Website of the Month: INCORE.
INCORE (International Conflict Research) is dedicated to multi-disciplinary, comparative, and international research involving conflict issues, issues of governance and diversity, and research methodology in violent societies. This research and policy work provides useful information for the resolution of ethnic, political and religious conflicts. INCORE’s research informs and influences conflict organizations nationally and worldwide. The website offers many valuable features for those interested in conflict resolution.
These include:
About INCORE provides background information on INCORE and the research it is involved in as well as a PDF-style pamphlet with more complete information on the organization.
Research details the themes that INCORE regularly researches with listings of both ongoing and complete research projects.
Policy and Evaluation states the goals of INCORE in terms of policy and evaluation work. A list of Policy and Evaluation themes is provided along with links to publications, documents, and projects.
Publications provides links to INCORE’s publications, including Occasional Papers, Conference Reports, Research Reports, and Annual Reports.
Country Guides includes a map as well as a listing of world regions and their corresponding countries. Each country is matched with a website concerning conflict or ethnicity issues relevant to that area.
Peace Agreements includes a map of the world where peace agreements from a chosen country or region can be downloaded. Includes a link to a publication entitled “Discussion of Recent Peace Agreements and Cease-fires.”
Researcher Database allows people to research INCORE’s Ethnic Conflict Database, providing information about trainers, policy-makers, institutions and current research in conflict resolution. Researchers can be searched by surname, country, institution, etc. Keywords may also be used.
Information Bank provides many links to INCORE Guides, including “Journal Concerned with Peace and Conflict,” “Organizations and Institutions Concerned with Peace,” and “Relevant Fellowships.”
Ethnic Conflict Research Digest publishes journal, book, and research paper reviews about conflict resolution. This section allows people to search digest reviews by year of publication and by subject. A keyword search is also available along with downloading options.
What’s New provides
information on any news involving INCORE and its website. INCORE’s upcoming
events, site additions and updates, employment opportunities, and
announcements are all provided in this section.
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/home/
Heather Bixler
September 2003
