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INCORE Guide to Internet sources on Religion and Conflict Resources updated by Niall Whelehan (February 2005) This Thematic Guide aims to aid those researching the theme of religion and conflict, whether academically or practically. A brief selection of primary documentation is provided, after which the focus is directed to secondary material, practical projects, and analyses on religion and conflict internationally. Finally, links are provided to subjects related to the field. Inclusion in this guide does not imply an endorsement by INCORE of the views expressed in any of these sources. If you have a complaint about this guide or believe that we have omitted a relevant source please read our information about the guides before writing to us. You may find that this will answer some of your questions. This includes a warning about the type of information included in the guide, information about our 'criteria for inclusion' in the guides and about our 'updating and additions policy'. Contents Inclusion in this guide does not imply an endorsement by INCORE of the views expressed in any of these sources.
Primary Documents United Nations. Declaration
on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination
Based on Religion or Belief. http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/religion.htm
Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on freedom of religion or belief . http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/religion/index.htm UNCHR Annual Report on Religious Intolerance. http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/religion/annual.htm UNCHR Press Releases on Religious Intolerance . http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/FramePage/intolerance?OpenDocument&Start=1&Count=7&Expand=1 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr. European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. http://www.echr.coe.int/Convention/webConvenENG.pdf International Religious Freedom Report, US Dept. of State. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/irf/ The Oslo Declaration on Freedom of Religion or Belief. http://www.oslocoalition.org/html/oslo_declaration.html
News Sources Church World Service is the relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations in the United States. Working in partnership with indigenous organizations in more than 80 countries, CWS works worldwide to meet human needs and foster self-reliance. Their news reports deal with humanitarian aid, conflict and religion. http://www.churchworldservice.org/news/news-release/index.html This radio station hosts several current affairs reports that treat contemporary issues pertinent to conflict, religion and discrimination.http://www.conflictradio.org/ Derechos: Human Rights News and Actions Weekly summaries of the most important and perhaps less reported news related to conflict and human rights, as reported by wire services, newspapers and human rights organisations. To join write to hrb@derechos.org with a message saying 'subscribe briefs'. http://www.derechos.org/news/. Oslo-based lobby group dedicated to promoting Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They run a daily news service on religious freedom around the world. http://www.forum18.org/NewsService.php La Agencia de Información Fray Tito para América Latina (Adital) Adital strive to bring up to date reports and commentaries on humanitarian issues and popular movements in Latin and South America. http://www.adital.com.br/site/index.asp?lang=ES Human Rights Media: News Info. HRM is an informational forum that deals with news related to conflict and human rights. This site provides investigations, reports, dossiers, and opinion on human rights issues. HRM does not provide up to date reporting; rather, it reviews and gives comment on significant events and situations presented in the media. http://www.rightsmedia.org/ This website deals mainly with news and events relevant to the current situation in the Middle-East, and the dilemmas of religion and peacemaking. http://www.jewishpeacefellowship.org/ The MPF is a group of peace and justice orientated Muslims that strive to create awareness of conflict issues in Muslim areasinternationally. http://www.mpfweb.org/mpf_purpose.html This is a UK-based news service in partnership with numerous NGOs, and has a number of recent reports and news stories from conflict areas. http://www.oneworld.net/section/current. Religion and Ethics Newsweekly A PBS website related to the weekly American television program that discusses religion and religious conflict within an ethical context. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/home.html The Vatican’s newspage hosts an information service, press office, online issues of l’Osservatore Romano, and a radio and television service. http://www.vatican.va/news_services/index.htm The WCC is a fellowship of numerous churches that includes Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox faiths. Religious and humanitarian news are regularly updated on their website. http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/english.html Zenit is a news agency dedicated to 'objective coverage of events, documents and issues emanating from or concerning the Catholic Church.' It features commentary on social and political issues, and regular analyses of the interaction of religion with public policy. http://www.zenit.org/
Training Programmes and Academic Institutions CURA Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs Directed by sociologist Professor Peter Berger and based at Boston University, the CURA Institute researches and gives seminar courses on the role of religion in public policy, focusing on a variety of thematic issues and geographical regions. http://www.bu.edu/cura/index.html University of Toronto - Peace and Conflict Studies Program. The Peace and Conflict Studies Program at the University of Toronto offers an undergraduate program to promote an understanding of the causes and nature of violence and peace. The program moves beyond the traditional study of International Relations by examining the causes of violent strife both among and within countries, including war, revolution, insurgency, and ethnic clashes. The program emphasizes practical knowledge, the interdisciplinary nature of peace and conflict, and the importance of bringing leading-edge research directly into the classroom .http://www.library.utoronto.ca/pcs Study Guide to Freedom of Religion or Belief. This guide includes international and regional instruments of protection, national protection and service agencies, advocacy, educational and training materials, and other resources. Prepared by the Human Rights Library of the University of Minnesota. http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/edumat/studyguides/religion.html Conflict Research Consortium – University of Colorado. The CRC provides online training courses and seminars in the field of conflict studies and provide a host of information regarding research, both practical and academic, in the field. http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/index_orig.html Cooperative Problem Solving Training Kit. A 15-unit training kit developed by Search for Common Ground and made available online through ITrainOnline.org. http://www.itrainonline.org/itrainonline/mmtk/cps.shtml. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa. The Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento, at Sant’Anna, in Pisa, offers a one year master’s programme in Human Rights and Conflict Resolution. The programme consists of an intensive six month semester of lectures and workshops (Feb-July) after which the student is required to begin an internship with a relevant international organization (Sept-Dec). http://www.sssup.it/sssup/jsp/section.jsp?sec_id1=503&sec_id2=64442&lang=it Limerick based research institute whose mission is to contribute to the process of peace-building through programmes of education, research and outreach directed to the development of mutual understanding and co-operation between the people of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. http://www.ul.ie/ipi The Irish School of Ecumenics (ISE) ISE is a postgraduate institute of Trinity College Dublin. ISE was established in 1970 as an academic institution committed to the study of peace and reconciliation in all forms and has offices in Dublin and Belfast. http://www.tcd.ie/ise/ Tanenbaum Centre for Intereligious Understanding. The mandate of the Tanenbaum Centre is to defuse verbal and physical violence perpetrated in the name of religion. To assist individuals in the resolution of conflicts, including religiously-based ones, the Tanenbaum Centre conducts skill-based conflict resolution training sessions.http://www.tanenbaum.org/tanenbaum/programs/conflict_resolution/default.aspx
Academic Articles and Policy Papers Religion and Conflict – International Journal of Peace Studies by Luc Reychler. At the core of this paper lies an analysis of how religious beliefs and organizations act both positively and negatively in conflict situations. http://www.gmu.edu/academic/ijps/vol2_1/Reyschler.htm Religions, Hard and Soft By Johann Galtung This essay was given at a 1994 UNESCO conference in Barcelona on the contribution of religion to world peace and is reprinted in the online edition of CrossCurrents. http://www.aril.org/galtung.htm Religion, Politics and the State: Cross-Cultural Observations. By N.J. Demerath and Karen S. Straight Worldwide, the volatile - and often violent - combination of a religious state with religious politics is on the rise. Of the alternatives, the author finds the secular state with religious politics most promising. But it is increasingly rare. Published in the on-line journal CrossCurrents. http://www.aril.org/Demerath.htm Conflict in Northern Ireland : A Background Essay. by John Darby Historical overview that treats background of religious conflict in Northern Ireland. This essay is part of the edited collection Facets of the Conflict in Northern Ireland. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/facets.htm Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth). Encyclical issued by Pope John XXIII discussing peace and conflict, and the Catholic Church' approach to global justice issues. http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_xxiii/encyclicals/documents/hf_j-xxiii_enc_11041963_pacem_en.html Islam and Islamization in Sudan: The Islamic National Front by Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud. This essay focuses on ‘Islam andIslamization” through the example of Islamic National Front in Sudan and their politicalachievements in the past three decades.http://www.usip.org/religionpeace/rehr/sudanconf/Mahmoud.html Religious
Nationalism and Human Rights. By David Little,. Muslims in Hindu Nationalist India. A recorded conversation with Asghar Ali Engineer and Paul R. Brass. At a seminar held at the Ethics and Public Policy Center on January 20, 2004, two experts on religious conflict in South Asia discussed the possible impact of increasing religious militancy -- both Hindu and Muslim -- on the Indian democratic state.http://www.eppc.org/docLib/20040430_cc28.pdf. Religious Education in Northern Ireland: Towards New Relationships. By Norman Richardson. Northern Ireland continues to include Religious Education in its curriculum. The author assesses educational developments againstthe regions background of sectarian antagonism. http://www.iarf.net/REBooklet/Ireland.htm Religion – Fueling Conflict or Fostering Peace? By Charanjit Ajitsingh. This short paper treats the tensions that exist in the UK in multi-ethnic communities and the gaps in government policy and practice.http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/interreligious/cd33-18.html The
Philosophy of Non-violence. By David McReynolds Faith-based NGOs and International Peacebuilding Part of the the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) Religion and Peacebuilding Program, this report looks at the role of and different approaches used by faith-based NGOs in peacemaking and conflict transformation. http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr76.html
Non Governmental Organisations Ethics and Public Policy Centre The EPPC examines religious, moral and ethical issues as they relate to domestic US politics and society, and within the context of geopolitics and globalisation. http://www.eppc.org/ Pax
Christi International is a non-profit, non-governmental Catholic
peace movement working on a global scale on a wide variety of issues
in the fields of human rights, security and disarmament, economic
justice and ecology. Tanenbaum Centre for Intereligious Understanding The mandate of the Tanenbaum Centre is to defuse verbal and physical violence perpetrated in the name of religion. To assist individuals in the resolution of conflicts, including religiously-based ones, the Tanenbaum Centre conducts skill-based conflict resolution training sessions. http://www.tanenbaum.org/tanenbaum/programs/conflict_resolution/default.aspx The United States Institute for Peace (USIP) The Special Initiative on Religion, Ethics and Human Rights (REHR) was established by the Institute of Peace in 1988 to explore the significance of religion and ideology as both a source of conflict and a source of peace. The site includes conference reports and on-line publications and papers by USIP scholars. http://www.usip.org/research/rehr.html The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief is a coalition of experts and representatives from religious or belief communities, academia, NGOs, international organizations and civil society, which monitors and promotes freedom of religion or belief on a worldwide basis. Their website contains some valuable information for researchers in the field of religion and conflict which includes reports of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief; UN resolutions; international legal instruments; and, country based reports and legislation. http://www.hri.ca/partners/forob/welcome.htm The Life & Peace Institute, LPI, is an international and ecumenical centre for peace research and action. Founded in 1985 by the Swedish Ecumenical Council, LPI aims to further the causes of justice, peace and reconciliation through a combination of research, seminars and publications. http://www.life-peace.org Churches for Middle East Peace CMEP is a coalition of nineteen public policy offices of national churches and agencies -- Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant. CMEP began its work in 1984 out of the conviction that the policy perspectives and long Middle East experience of member bodies should be more widely known in the public policy arena. Their site is orientated at putting pressure on Washington but does contain some notable primary documents.http://www.cmep.org/ The National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors NISBCO is a nonprofit service agency sponsored by a broad association of religious bodies who join to protect, defend, and extend the rights of conscientious objectors. The website includes several articles exploring the religious roots of pacifism. http://www.nonviolence.org/nisbco/ Mennonite Central Committee: Churches and Religion The Mennonites are heavily involved in peace and reconciliation programs all around the world. Their website contains reports on their involvement in religious conflicts, academic essays about religious conflict, bibliographies, and news on global conflicts. http://www.mennonitecc.ca/ The Centre for Religious Freedom is a division of Freedom House, a US-based NGO dealing with civil liberites worldwide. The CFR looks at issues of religious toleration and freedom of worship around the world and published regular country-specific reports. http://www.freedomhouse.org/religion/ The World Conference of Religions for Peace. Based in New York, near UN headquarters is the largest international coalition of representatives from the world's religions who are dedicated to achieving peace. http://www.wcrp.org/RforP/RFP_1_MAIN.html Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - Islam Program This program analyses the interaction between Islam and other social, economic, political, and cultural forces as well as its consequences both for the internal evolution of Muslim countries and for their external relations. http://www.csis.org/islam/index.cfm International Crisis Group - Islamism, Conflict and Reform Compliation of ICG country and region-specitific reports on the role of Islamist movements in Muslim societies and the relationship between Islamism, violent conflict and pressure for reform. http://www.icg.org/home/index.cfm?id=2969&l=1 IFOR - International Fellowship for Reconciliation IFOR is an international spiritually-based movement of people committed nonviolence as a way of life and as a means of transformation. IFOR has consultative status with the United Nations. http://www.ifor.org Catholic Relief Services (CRS) CRS is the aid and development agency oif the Catholic bishops in the US. It works in 90 countries around the world and works with communities on the ground in arreas affectdd by social and political conflict. http://www.catholicrelief.org/ American Friends Service Committee. The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker organization which includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service.http://www.afsc.org/ A lay Catholic organisation founded after the Second Vatican Council, the Community promotes dialogue as a means of conflict resolution and has worked on dialogue projects in Mozambique and Algeria. http://www.santegidio.org/en/ |
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