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Established in 1993 as a UN centre for excellence, and celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2023, INCORE is globally recognised.

The research at INCORE is highly interdisciplinary in nature and draws on a broad range of expertise that spans criminology, community work, governance, peace-making, political science, psychology, history, public administration, public policy, restorative practice, social policy, sociology, geography, social work and youth work.

Research themes

The following thematic areas of research supported at the school capture the practice and community -oriented spirit of our research that employs innovative and critical research methodologies to both record and address injustices and discrimination:

  • Storytelling, Oral History, and Memory
  • Arts, Culture, and Heritage
  • Gender, Bodies, and Feminist Peace Research
  • Education, Youth, and Peacebuilding
  • Community-led, Participatory, and Bottom-up Approaches to Peacebuilding
  • Systemic Approaches to Violence, Power, and Inequality

Our work

INCORE drives forward interdisciplinary research and teaching, uncovering and explaining the causes and consequences of conflict.

The work of INCORE is highly applied in nature, aimed at supporting both policymakers and practitioners working within communities and civil society.

Internationally, our research explores contexts where societies are confronting histories of violence, division, discrimination, abuse of power and associated policy challenges in regions such as the Balkans, Central Asia, the European Union, North America, the Middle East, South America, the South Pacific, and Southern Africa.

This global orientation stems from the outstanding contribution research at the school has made to understandings of the conflict and peace process in Northern Ireland.

Our Civil Society Partners

The INCORE Community Liaison Group (CLG), which meets at least four times a year, ensures that INCORE’s activities remain connected to the lived realities and needs of affected groups. As a community of practice, the CLG keeps INCORE accountable to the community and helps shape its work locally and globally.  The CLG current members are: