Presentation of the Centre and its current research projects
The Center for Conflict and Peace Studies (CCP) was created in 2016, within the International Relations Research Center (Núcleo de Pesquisa em Relações Internacionais - NUPRI) at the University of São Paulo. The CCP seeks to build an institutional space for research and analysis in the dynamics of conflict, violence, war, and peace.

VISION
As a center positioned within the critical, post-positivist spectrum of IR and social sciences, in general, CCP challenges the understanding of a sole, reductionist conceptualization of peace. Peace is a value-driven concept and values change over time and space. Peace, conflict, violence, and security are concepts in transit, reflecting also the everyday struggles, concerns and human needs of both members of societies and individuals alike. Therefore, in our research, the focus on political and social change is paramount. We hope to engage social and State actors everywhere in a mutual learning process in order to promote critical and innovative thinking on conflict and conflict transformation through non-violent means.