Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding

The Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) is the Geneva Graduate Institute’s focal point for advancing research and engagement on conflict, peacebuilding, and the links between security and development.

The CCDP bridges research, policy, and practice by conducting interdisciplinary and policy-relevant research on conflict, development, and peacebuilding. We work in inclusive partnerships with international agencies, governments, NGOs, local communities, and regional organisations to shape policies and practices that strengthen peace and security at both global and local levels.

The Centre is a founding partner of the Geneva Peace Forum and Geneva Peace Week, a member of the OSCE Network of Think Tanks and Academic Institutions, and works in sustained partnership with the Small Arms Survey, the Centre on Armed Groups, Everyday Peace Indicators, and Principles for Peace.

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Rethinking funding for climate and peacebuilding: insights from the CCDP and ECCP Community Fund

Co-authored by Annika Erickson-Pearson, Eliza Urwin, Jennifer Thornquest, and Amanda Woomer, the article reflects on a 2025 pilot of the ECCP Community Fund, a participatory micro-grant mechanism designed to support locally led initiatives.

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Rethinking funding for climate and peacebuilding: insights from the CCDP and ECCP Community Fund

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Research Projects

YES, I DO: A THEORY ON BELLIGERENT CONSENT TO UNITED NATIONS PEACE MISSIONS

Global Dynamics and European Security (GDES)

Juvenicide: Understanding and measuring lethal violence against youth

State-building and the Global Practices of Security Sector Reform

Cyber Operations, International Humanitarian Law, and Issues of Neutrality

Everyday Peace Indicators: Visualizing Local Voices

YES, I DO: A THEORY ON BELLIGERENT CONSENT TO UNITED NATIONS PEACE MISSIONS

Global Dynamics and European Security (GDES)

Juvenicide: Understanding and measuring lethal violence against youth

State-building and the Global Practices of Security Sector Reform

Cyber Operations, International Humanitarian Law, and Issues of Neutrality

Everyday Peace Indicators: Visualizing Local Voices

Faculty & Staff

Sara Hellmüller

Research Professor International Relations and Political Science

Faculty Associate, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP)

Eliza URWIN

Head of Research, Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding

PhD Researcher in International Relations & Political Science

Keith Krause

Director, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding

Honorary Professor of International Relations

Maëlys Glück

Operations and Knowledge Manager, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding

Jennifer Thornquest

Researcher, Center on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding

Communications Consultant, Hoffmann Center for Global Sustainability

Communications Consultant, Global Health Center

Apolline Foedit

PhD Candidate in International History and Politics

Doctoral Researcher Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP)

Alessandro Monsutti

PROFESSOR, ANTHROPOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY

FACULTY ASSOCIATE, CENTRE ON CONFLICT, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACEBUILDING

FACULTY ASSOCIATE, Global Migration Centre

Anna Leander

PROFESSOR, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/POLITICAL SCIENCE

Faculty Associate, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy

Faculty Associate, Gender Centre

Digital humanities and Multilateralism and CCDP

Christiana Parreira

Assistant Professor, International Relations/Political Science

Faculty Associate, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP)

Faculty Associate, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy

Davide Rodogno

Professor, International History and Politics

Head of Interdisciplinary Programmes

Academic Advisor, Executive Certificate in Advocacy and International Public Affairs

Co-director of the Centre for Digital Humanities and Multilateralism

Affiliated to the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Global Governance Centre, Global Migration Centre, Global Health Centre

Dominic Rohner

PROFESSOR, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

Co-director, HOFFMANN CENTRE FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY

André Hoffmann Chair in Political Economics and Governance

Faculty Associate, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP)

Gilles Carbonnier

PROFESSOR, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

FACULTY ASSOCIATE, CENTRE ON CONFLICT, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACEBUILDING, CENTRE FOR FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT, and Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy

Academic Advisor, Executive Certificate in Nature-Positive Economy

Michelle Weitzel

Assistant Professor, International Relations/Political Science

Faculty Associate, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP)

Stephanie Hofmann

Professor, International Relations/Political Science Department

Faculty Associate, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding

Advisory Faculty, Global Governance Center

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