The CERI Program for Peace and Human Security is a new thematic program whose mission is to engage in academic & practical work in the field of peace studies and human security
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NEWS

CONFERENCE: "The CPHS organized an international conference Liberal Peace: Value-Based External Models and Local Alternatives, on June 16-17, 2008 in Paris. The final report is now available, which provides a summary and analysis of the in-depth discussion on the underlying theoretical models of post-conflict peacebuilding and their practical applications."
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CONCENTRATION: CPHS has developed a concentration in Human Security for the Master of Public Affairs (MPA) at Sciences-Po.


CYCLE OF SEMINARS : CPHS has launched a cycle of closed seminars on "French actors in peacebuilding".

BOOK: Tadjbakhsh , Shahrbanou and Tomescu-Hatto, Odette, eds. Promoting Human Security : Ethical , Normative and Educational Frameworks in Eastern Europe. Paris: UNESCO 2007.

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BOOK: Tadjbakhsh , Shahrbanou, L'Institut d'études politiques, Paris, France and Chenoy, Anuradha, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, Human Security: Concepts and Implications. Routeledge 2006

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RESEARCH  The CPHS is currently engaged in a comprehensive and coordinated set of projects aimed at providing an alternative perspective of the liberal peace model based on the concept of human security. These include: Collaboration with the University of Kabul on Models of Peace and Perception Gaps (September 2007-July 2008) The CPHS is currently involved in a six month collaboration with the students and faculty of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at the University of Kabul, supported by the Embassy of France in Kabul. More... Afghanistan case study for the project "Ethics of Liberal Peace", in collaboration with the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO). More...

RECENT EVENTS

"Integrating for Peace: A Reflection on the Peacebuilding Commission’s Strategies for Integration" 7 November, 2007, Conference organized by the CPHS in collaboration with the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO)  more...

"The Afghan Quagmire: Whose Peace, Which Peace and How to 'Build' it", 1 November 2007, Conference organized by the CPHS and PRIO, Norway,  more...

"CPHS Human Security Training Program for UNESCO Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) Project", Between October 1, 2007 and October 5, 2007, a 5-day training workshop was organized by the CPHS for 4 participants from local institutions from the OPT that were engaged in collaborative projects with UNESCO Ramallah.   more...

"The Role of the United Nations in Afghanistan" 5 July, 2007, Presented by Mr. Tom KOENIGS, Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Afghanistan   more...

"The Impacts and Influences of the Developments of International Relations and Security Theories Upon One Another." Conference - May 31st – June 1st, 2007, co-organized by the University of Tromsø (Norway) and the Human Security Journal of Sciences Po (Paris).   Conference Minisite.

Les «Etats fragiles» constituent-ils une menace pour la sécurité internationale?
Conference - Tuesday, 27 March 2007. CERI, 56 rue Jacob, 75006 Paris
Conference Minisite.

"L'héritage de Lester B. Pearson et les évolutions récentes de la doctrine" - 8 February 2007, organized by CPHS, Ambassade du Canada à Paris, ROP, CERI. Conference Agenda

"Integrated Approaches to Peace-Building" - 2 June 2006, organized by CPHS and CERI - Conference Report.

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