News & Events

We celebrated the official launch of Advancing Bangsamoro Aspirations by the esteemed Professor Abhoud Syed M. Lingga on February 27 in Cotabato City, Philippines. As a renowned scholar and peace advocate, Kaka Abhoud has dedicated his life to the Bangsamoro people’s struggle for self-determination. His new book offers an in-depth... Read More

A message to peace builders in challenging times – CPCS Board Chair Soth Plai Ngarm remarks to the Applied Conflict Transformation Studies (ACTS) Masters and Doctoral students. Read Ngarm’s full remarks here.

Inspired by the theme “Bridging Generations: Pathways to Peace,” the 12th Asian Peace Practitioners’ Research Conference (PPRC) hosted by CPCS brought together 132 peace practitioners, researchers, and scholars from across the region and other parts of the world to engage in meaningful discussions on the crucial role of intergenerational collaboration,... Read More

Delivered online on 25th October 2021 hosted by The Initiative for Peacebuilding “Cambodia’s journey from war towards peace: Reflections from Cambodian peacebuilders “Cambodia’s journey from war towards peace: Reflections from Cambodian peacebuilders on the 30-year anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Agreements”on the 30-year anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Agreements”

The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS) visited Pyongyang and the DMZ area in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) in November 2017. CPCS filmed a series of videos to share their learnings and experiences from this visit. These videos can be helpful in understanding... Read More

Peace is Living with Dignity showcases the second round of CPCS’ project listening to communities and their experiences with the peace process in Myanmar. Utilising CPCS Listening Methodology, the project aims to amplify the voices of people in ceasefire areas of Myanmar to inform and influence decision-makers in the peace process.... Read More

On July 13, in another momentous event, the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS), together with the Institute of Bangsamoro Studies (IBS), launched the publication Peace is for Everyone; Bangsamoro Stories of Hope, Survival, Pain and Resilience in Cotabato City, Philippines. Like the event held in Marawi City on... Read More

On July 12, the Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies (CPCS), together with the Institute of Bangsamoro Studies (IBS) officially launched the publication Peace is for Everyone; Bangsamoro Stories of Hope, Survival, Pain and Resilience at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City, Philippines. We would like to extend... Read More

The Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies (CPCS) would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all those who joined us for the official launch of “How do you solve a problem like the GPH-NDFP peace process? Paradigm shifts for 2016 and Beyond”, authored by Judge Soliman “Sol” Santos, Jr.... Read More

A new publication, Peace is for Everyone: Bangsamoro stories of hope, survival, pain and resilience, seeks to portray the individual and collective journey of the Bangsamoro people from conflict to peace. The book, authored by the Institute of Bangsamoro Studies (IBS) – a Mindanao-based non-governmental research institution – is the... Read More

The Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies (CPCS) would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all those who joined us for the official launch of We Want Genuine Peace – Voices of communities from Myanmar’s ceasefire areas 2015 on June 9 in Yangon, Myanmar. In particular, we would like... Read More

In violent conflict, communities are the ones who are the most affected and who experience first-hand any changes brought about by ceasefire agreements. These people need to be heard for a deeper understanding of how ceasefires arrangements, and wider peace processes, affect those at the forefront of the conflict. Listening... Read More

The recent election of a new administration of the Philippines opens a clear window of opportunity to revive the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Peace Process. Published by the Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies (CPCS), Judge Soliman (Sol) M. Santos... Read More

The CPCS publication Making Peace in Their Own Words: People of Myanmar’s Peace Process is now available online in Burmese. The book, launched late last year in Yangon and New York, presents an interwoven narrative of the views, origins and life experiences of key individuals from different sides of the... Read More

What is CPCS Listening Methodology and how is it carried out? How can listening projects be used in peacebuilding efforts to increase inclusivity and strengthen dialogue? What are the opportunities and challenges such an approach entails? How can listening methodology contribute to policy discussions to promote greater understanding and representation in peace... Read More

The CPCS publication We Want Genuine Peace: Voices of communities from Myanmar’s ceasefire areas in 2015 is now available in Burmese. Based on 772 conversations carried out between November 2014 and March 2015 with 1,072 people living in six states which have ceasefires, We Want Genuine Peace presents community opinions about... Read More

Using CPCS Listening Methodology, this publication elevates community voices from six locations in Myanmar that experienced communal violence to reveal a strong alternative narrative to the one commonly heard on the issue. Conversations were held in November 2014 with 220 community members from Meiktilla, Mandalay Region; Lashio, Shan State; Mandalay,... Read More

The CPCS publication Karen Unity Building Initiatives: Towards sustainable peace in Myanmar is now available online in Burmese. In light of ongoing unity-building measures in Myanmar, the CPCS Learning Paper examines the Karen history of conflict, seeking to analyse the push for greater unity amongst the Karen. It explores Karen opinions... Read More

Emma Leslie & Kristian Herbolzheimer The non-passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) by Congress did not come as a surprise. It was a scenario foreseen by many since early after the Mamasapano tragedy in January last year. In fact, given the risks that Congress might enact a law that was... Read More

On February 15, the Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies officially launched a new book, The Journey of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s First Ex-Combatants, at the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) in Cotabato, Mindanao, the Philippines, following a launch in Manila on February 12. Produced with support of the UK... Read More