The Conflict Research Group (CRG) is a multidisciplinary research unit at the Department of Conflict and Development Studies, Ghent University (Faculty of Political and Social Sciences). It studies the micro-level dynamics of civil conflict and political violence and brings together close to 40 researchers.

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17 Apr

Wij blijven als universiteit de grote nood aan meer betaalbare kwaliteitsvolle studentenhuisvesting benadrukken. En we nemen onze verantwoordelijkheid op. Samen met de bouwsector en overheden kunnen en zúllen we voor meer studentenhuisvesting zorgen.

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11 Apr

Vier nieuwe ERC Advanced grants voor UGent'ers! Proficiat @TijlDeBie, @Kevin_VanGeem, Peter Van Nuffelen en Stijn Vansteelandt. 👏
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10 Apr

De klauwen van de klauwkikker hebben dezelfde bestanddelen als het haar van zoogdieren: wat leert dat ons over de oorsprong van menselijk haar?

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10 Apr

Waarom noemen wetenschappers #microalgen 'het groene goud'?🤔

Naast biobrandstoffen⛽️ & astronautenvoeding 👩🏽‍🚀kan je er ook zonnecrème 🧴 mee maken! Elke Vereecke @ILVOvlaanderen @ugent onderzoekt hoe microalgen te telen boordevol zonlichtwerende stoffen

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CRG celebrated its 20 years of existence in 2022. It was founded with the aim of providing grounded analyses of the local dynamics of civil conflicts as they unfold.

Rather than analyzing what explains the beginning of such conflicts and what is needed to prevent them, we look at the larger social dynamics of which they are part. To that end, we conduct long-term field research drawing mostly on qualitative research methods in a variety of locations around the world.

New Publication: Conflit, Coltan, Cliché?

French edition of Christoph Vogel's book on conflict minerals and white saviourism out soon with Goma-based Editions Mlimani.

by Christoph Vogel

Roundtable: Gentse Gronden’-sessie: Grond is Landbouw

Jeroen Adam moderates a roundtable on city of Ghent-owned land and farming.

by Jeroen Adam

Public Lecture: Histor(iograph)y: an ideological-identitarian frontline?

Discussing Gulag commemoration and nation-building in Kazakhstan together with Aimar Ventsel and Bruno De Cordier.

by Bruno De Cordier

New Publication: Singing truth to power

Transformative (gender) justice, musical spatialities and creative performance in periods of transition from violence

by Maria Martin de Almagro Iniesta

New Report: Climate Change and Conflict in the Ruzizi Plain (DRC)

The report discusses the way in which climate change effects play out locally in South Kivu’s Ruzizi Plain, and how they interact with, add to, or alter existing conflict dynamics in this territory.

by Tomas Van Acker

Seminar: Women, Peace and Security

Discussion the important role of women in conflict situations and the need for inclusive approaches to avoid or resolve conflicts.

by Maria Martin de Almagro Iniesta

New Publication: “The Eyes of All Acholiland Were Turned Towards This Hill”

CRG's Sara Weschler, along with Arthur Owor from the Centre for African Research, shared the historical narratives of the Lamogi Rebellion from the British colonial report archive to the Acholi community in an educational book.

by Sara Weschler

Roundtable: Understanding ongoing conflict in North Kivu

A Conversation on Forgotten Struggles, Challenges and Prospects

by Christoph Vogel

Conference: “neglected crisis, not forgotten’: Democratic Republic of Congo

Conference in collaboration with MSF on the humanitarian situation in Eastern DRC.

by Koen Vlassenroot

Our Research

Our research is structured around four main clusters: Spaces of conflict: offers a spatial approach to the study of dynamics of violence, war and peace, Contested resources: focuses on the politicization of contested resource access, Armed politics: analyzes the different political actors, processes and outcomes of armed mobilization and Interventions: studies the practice, legitimization, implementation, and consequences of international interventions.

Armed Politics

This thematic cluster analyzes the different political actors, processes and outcomes of armed mobilization.

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Spaces of conflict

This thematic cluster of CRG Ghent University offers a spatial approach to the study of dynamics of violence, war and peace.

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Interventions

This thematic cluster brings together projects that study the practice, legitimization, implementation, and consequences of international interventions.

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Contested Resources

This thematic cluster of Ghent University’s Conflict Research Group (CRG) focuses on the politicization of contested resource access.

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