Centre for Peace Studies (CPS), established in 1993 in New Delhi, was conceived as a platform for scholarship, dialogue, and action in the pursuit of peace and reconciliation. With branches in India and abroad, CPS has evolved into a truly international institution, guided by an Advisory Board of eminent academics, policy makers, diplomats, administrators, journalists, and Vice Chancellors. Its governing body and International Research Advisory Council ensure that the Centre remains firmly rooted in both scholarly rigour and practical engagement with global challenges.
CPS mission is to foster a culture of peace through research, education, and dialogue. It seeks to understand the origins and dynamics of social conflicts, to conceptualise frameworks for conflict resolution, and to develop strategies that emphasise non-violent methods of restructuring prevailing systems. By organising conferences, seminars, and interactive debates, and disseminating its findings through publications, CPS aims to build a community of scholars, experts, and activists committed to constructive discourse on peace, reconciliation, and human rights.
The Centre’s objectives encompass a wide range of pressing global concerns: the study of social conflicts and their linkages with governance and development; the promotion of human rights awareness; the role of religion as an instrument of peace; the protection of women and children in conflict situations; displacement, forced migration, and refugee issues; peace through disarmament and international law; the impact of global economic transformations on social tensions; and the role of media, environment, and governance in shaping conflict. CPS also emphasises education as a cornerstone for building civil society and addressing the challenges posed by armed conflicts and their effects on both state and society.
Though the Centre started with a special focus on South Asia, it has since diversified its scope to include broader regions across Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Oceania, and has expanded into strategic studies as well. This evolution reflects CPS’s commitment to addressing global challenges while retaining its expertise in South Asia, where issues of human rights, armed conflicts, displacement, and governance remain deeply intertwined.
Through its outreach to foreign missions, international NGOs, and civil society networks, CPS has positioned itself as a bridge between academia and policy-making. Its activities underscore the belief that peace is not merely the absence of conflict but the presence of intercultural understanding, human rights, and social harmony. By continually engaging scholars, activists, and policymakers in dialogue, CPS continues to work toward making the world a safer, more secure place to live.
- The origin and basis of Social Conflicts and their linkages with other social systems
- Religion as an Instrument of Peace
- Insurgency, Militancy and Terrorism and their effect on State and Civil Society
- Women and Children in Conflict situations
- Displacement, Forced Migration and Refugee issues
- Working towards a Culture of Peace
- Peace through Disarmament and International law
- Changing Global economic order and social conflict
- Globalism, Regionalism and Nationalism
- Development and Peace
- Human Rights Movements, Human Rights Education
- Role of Media in Conflict
- Environment and Conflict
- Problem of Governance
- Education for Peace
