BOOK LAUNCH INVITATION
The Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies (CPCS) cordially invites you to join distinguished guests at the official book launch for the book “We Want our Communities Back, No More Fighting and Violence: Voices of Communities from Myanmar’s Ceasefire Areas from 2017-18”. Date: 21st August 2018 Time: 9:30 am Location: Sedona Hotel Please RSVP to [email protected] if... Read More
Save the Date! Cambodia Peace Museum opens October 23, 2018
The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies is pleased to announce that the Cambodia Peace Museum will open on October 23, 2018. CPCS has chosen this date of the 27th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements in line with our aim to celebrate Cambodia’s journey from war to peace, with the agreements as a major... Read More
New Publication: War Was a Curse. We Can Live in Peace. Resilience and healing in Sri Lanka
War Was a Curse. We Can Live in Peace: Resilience and healing in Sri Lanka presents the stories of 29 men and women who have lived through the 28-year civil war in Sri Lanka. Weaving together personal narratives from across the country, the book uses a Peace History lens to capture the grey between the... Read More
Cambodia’s Journey: Told Through Stained Glass
Inspired by the museum’s commitment to celebrating Cambodia’s journey to peace, Australian artists Gerry Cummins and Jill Stehn have created a series of stained-glass windows that they are generously donating to the museum. Gerry says his inspiration to create the windows is routed in his reflections about the horrors of the Vietnam War and its... Read More
CPCS in Pyongyang and the Demilitarised Zone
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 the Korean Peninsula Conflict and... Read More
The Peace Museum needs your help! Peace Art Project Sculptures
The Cambodia Peace Museum is raising funds to purchase a unique sculpture created through the Peace Art Project Cambodia, transforming weapons into works of art that promote peace and unity. This has been an inspiring year for the Cambodia Peace Museum project. Thanks to our new partnership with the Friends Economic Development Association (FEDA), we... Read More
Save the Date! 21st October 2017: The Lotus Gala
The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS) is thrilled to announce the Lotus Gala, in support of the Cambodia Peace Museum project. The gala will at Malis Restaurant Siem Reap on October 21st 2017 beginning at 7:00pm. This year we’ve chosen the lotus as our theme. Humans, like the lotus, are fragile beings yet... Read More
Ramji Prasad Neupane
Ramji P. Neupane is working as National Programme Manager with the UNDP supported Micro-Enterprise Development Programme, which supports rural poor below poverty line in entrepreneurship development and employment generation. READ MORE
2017 Peace Practitioners Research Conference
The sixth annual Peace Practitioners Research Conference (PPRC) will be held on 17-18 November in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Under the theme of Voices of People Living in Conflict Affected Communities you are invited to join community leaders, peace practitioners and scholars from across Asia and beyond, to share together the wisdom of community voices alongside analysis... Read More
Peace & Perseverance: An evening with His Excellency Jose Ramos-Horta
On August 4th 2017 the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies hosted a special evening with His Excellency Jose Ramos-Horta GCL AC, former President of East Timor, and co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize. President Ramos-Horta reflected on East Timor’s journey from war to peace, noting the recent elections marked as a success because they were... Read More
Call for applications!
Applications for the 2019 CPCS Applied Conflict Transformation Studies (ACTS) Master’s Programme are open until October 31, 2018. Want to develop your skills and competence to build peace and justice in the Asia region and beyond? Want to strengthen your capacity to critically evaluate your own work and interventions, and to then apply these lessons to improving... Read More
Upcoming conference on the GRP-NDF Peace Process!
The Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies (CPCS) is pleased to announce an upcoming conference exploring the Government of the Philippines (GRP) – National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF) peace process. At this important moment in the GRP-NDF peace process, conference participants will have a chance to hear from distinguished guests and key stakeholders.... Read More
Strengthening Understanding through Dialogue: A Peacebuilding Approach to the Korean Peninsula Conflict
The Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies (CPCS) is pleased to announce our latest publication, Strengthening Understanding through Dialogue: A Peacebuilding Approach to the Korean Peninsula Conflict. This publication reviews the events that have brought the DPRK, the United States, the Republic of Korea, and the People’s Republic of China to the current state of tensions,... Read More
Celebrating the Music and Arts of Cambodia
The ChubMet Festival showcases the importance of music and arts as ways for people to share their experiences, their hopes for the future, and celebrate resilience in Cambodia. Siem Reap’s second annual ChubMet (Friendship Festival) kicked off on Friday night in Kandal Village. The weeklong festival celebrates friendship, community, and the importance of music and... Read More
Dr. Gabrielle Grant
ACTS Academic Director