Peace Processes in Community Conflicts: From Understanding the Roots of Conflicts to Conflict Resolution
The overall objective of PEACE-COM is to analyse the causes and developments of community conflicts in Europe and in accession countries, and to develop tools and options for conflict resolution. This project is divided in 8 work packages: WP1 will review the history of community conflicts in Europe and investigate the effects of European integration on existing conflicts. It will also set up a typology of community conflicts in Europe; After having selected the 100 " target actors" per conflict, WP2 will build the questionnaire to be sent to these actors, and ensure its sending and translation into the relevant languages; WP3 will study the main actors of each conflict, and the institutions that are central to their development. It will analyse the data obtained on these subjects through the questionnaires previously sent, conduct in-depth interviews and observation; WP4 will study the actions undertaken by the groups in conflict. This WP will distinguish general types of action and link these to the characteristics of each conflict; WPS will focus on policies or initiatives set up to handle these conflicts. This work package will analyse the conditions of success or failure of these policies. It will also identify "holes" in accommodation policies, leaving room for additional measures; WP6 will elaborate measurable indicators for monitoring community conflicts, and test their transferability to other conflicts. The aim of this WP is therefore twofold: to offer a forecasting and policy function, and to transform the data gathered in the previous work packages into indicators; WP7 will ensure that the knowledge and expertise gained through the project is transferred to the political level as well as to the wider academic community for further exploitation; WPO will deal with all aspects relating to the project's management, its objective being to ensure the timely completion of the project and the delivery of high quality research.
Deliverables :
- Final report
- Deliverable 1 - “Community Conflicts in Europe: A Review of the literature – Mapping Conflict Dimensions”
- Deliverable 2
- Deliverable 3 – “Accommodation Policies in European ethnic Conflicts. Review of current Theories”
- Deliverable 4 – “Indicators to Monitor Community Conflicts in Europe”
- Deliverable 5
- Deliverable 6 – “Actors of Community Conflicts: Identity, Sources of Influence and Patterns of Interaction”
- Deliverable 7 – “Models of Action”
- Deliverable 8 – “The Key Determinants of Community Conflict Escalation and De-escalation in Europe: A systematic comparative Analysis (QCA)”
- Deliverable 9 – “Community Conflicts and Modes of Conflict Resolution in Europe: A Typology”
- Deliverable 10 – “Actors of Community Conflicts: Camps, Factions and Discourses”
- Deliverable 11 – “Means and Repertoires of Action in Community Conflicts”
- Deliverable 12 – “Accommodation Policies in Community Conflicts: Models and Areas of Intervention”
- Deliverable 13 – “Community Conflicts in Europe: A monitoring System”
- Technical Annexe
