Peace and conflict studies

The theme of the 7th Annual International Conference on Ethnic and Religious Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding is Ethnic, Racial and Religious Conflicts Globally: Analysis, Research and Resolution. To increase our understanding of ethnic, racial and religious conflicts in different countries around the world, the conference will consider submissions from multidisciplinary fields of study and practice. Qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods research studies from university scholars and researchers are accepted. Case studies, lessons learned, success stories, policy analysis or design, and best practices from policy makers, practitioners, and indigenous peoples are also accepted.

With a long history of armed conflicts and insecurity in Uganda and the entire Great Lakes Region,Uganda Peace Foundation is organising an International Conference on Peace and Security.The purpose of the event is to craft concrete practical solutions to prevent conflicts and insecurity including terrorism in the region and the entire world.Relative to terrorism if we can generate solutions in harmony with what the former US President George W.Bush said, it would be a big success.He said,"......I think you can create condtions so that those who use terror as a tool are less acceptable in parts of the world."(Bush,2004).

The 2nd International Conference on ‘Religion and Culture in Conflict and Peace’ offers opportunities for peacebuilding scholars and practitioners from all over the world to collaborate in exploring some of the most complex and pressing challenges we face today. The conference aims to go beyond reporting on ‘religious peacebuilding activities’, and examine critically the role of religion in conflict and peacebuilding, and the contribution of religious leaders and organisations to societal harmony. It is hoped that the conference will propose new avenues for research and practice.