a global directory of gender, peace and security research institutions

The Gender, Peace and Security area of the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) is currently developing a global directory of gender, peace and security research institutions. This searchable directory is geared towards researchers, practitioners and potential students to provide up-to-date information on gender, peace and security research institutions in order to facilitate networking, the exchange of materials and ideas, and encourage students to pursue studies in this area. The directory is in the final stages of development and will in short be available on INSTRAW’s website.

The directory will include institutions from around the world that conduct significant amounts of research on gender, peace and security issues such as universities and colleges, research institutions, NGOs, and UN institutions. Violence against women is one of the central topics. In addition, areas of research include women/gender combined with various peace and security issues: armed conflict, conflict resolution, international security, public security, political participation, refugees and internally displaced persons, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, human rights, international humanitarian law, security forces (military, police, etc.), peace processes, disarmament (nbc and small arms), justice and penal system and reconstruction and reconciliation.

We would like to encourage organizations, institutes and universities, especially within Africa, that conduct research within this field to send us information about their organization in order to be included in the global directory.
Please send your information to:

Nicola Popovic
Email: npopovic@un-instraw.org
Kristin Valasek
Email: kvalasek@un-instraw.org
Gender, Peace and Security
United Nations INSTRAW
www.un-instraw.org