Skip to main content

Conflict, Peace and Security research group launch event

19th March 2025, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Henry Daysh Building 1.09

About the Group

This new interdisciplinary GPS research group builds on our existing and emerging research expertise in an array of critical issues and research approaches/methods, within the broadly defined fields of conflict, peace and security.

It will provide a friendly and welcoming space for all colleagues across the School to participate in an exciting range of dialogues and activities, in order to amplify the impact of our collective research efforts.

With your help, we will foster a vibrant interdisciplinary community, well connected to other Research Clusters and Groups, to tackle a whole host of challenges in relation to conflict, peace, in/security, social justice, and human rights.

Launch/Scoping Event Details

3pm: Start/Welcome from your co-convenors Deniz, James, Jocelyn and Karenza

3.15pm to 4.15pm: Small group discussions about ‘Conflict, Peace, Security’

Colleagues will be invited to move between four tables (each facilitated by a coconvenor) to discuss the following questions/provocations:

  1. Your area(s) of research expertise and interest? Ie. conflicts you research; populations you focus on; theories, methods etc you use
  2. How are ‘conflict’, ‘peace’ and ‘security’ conceptualised in (and/or disrupted by) your work?
  3. Key journals, publishers, conferences, main funders, existing collaborators etc?
  4. What would you like to see from (and contribute to) this GPS research group?

4.15pm: Comfort Break

4.30pm: Brief summary of discussion themes, and next steps

5pm: Post-event drinks in the Northern Stage Cafe-Bar (venue TBC) Please bring your own refreshments to HDB. For anyone unable to attend at 3pm, or wanting to continue our conversations after the event, we will make our way to the Northern Stage Cafe-Bar (if possible, if not, the local pub), just before 5pm.

Please let us know by reply to karenza.moore@newcastle.ac.uk if you plan to attend this first event by Monday 3rd March 2025, and/or if you would like to become a member.