Nelson Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution

Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi-110025

Director: Prof. Radha Kumar

Office Telephone Number : +91(11) 26981717 Ext. 4361

Telefax : +91(11) 26985473

E-Mail: centreforpeace@rediffmail.com, dir.cpcr@jmi.ac.in

About the Centre

The Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution was launched in 2004, and was one of the first centres for peace and conflict resolution to be established at an Indian university. While the chief focus of the Centre is comparative and contemporary studies, it also aims to fill a gap in Indian academic life – the lack of serious and purposeful analysis of types and sources of conflict in our country and neighborhood, and the methods of dealing with them that India has adopted. There is a wealth of Indian literature on war-making and peace settlements through the ages, but it has not yet been collated or analyzed from a doctrinal point of view.

The Centre has and hopes to develop further an active programme of: research, curriculum development, teaching, seminars/conferences and training courses for faculty, administration and civil society, as well as partnerships with other university centres/departments and institutions working in the field of peace and conflict studies.

Objectives of the Centre

To research and document Indian approaches to the promotion of peace, at home and abroad.
To develop a curriculum of peace and conflict studies based on national, regional and global experiences.
To build capacity for conflict prevention and resolution in government and civil society agencies.
To promote a community of academic expertise in conflict prevention, management, and post-conflict peace-building.