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Conflicts are inherent in social relationships. At some point of time it seems unavoidable in any social
relationship. In general, conflicts are seen as something negative and unpleasant while it is ignored that
conflicts are often the starting point of positive developments such as international agreements or technical
progress. The reason why conflicts are generally seen as something negative lies often in a confusion of the
nature of a conflict itself and the way we deal with it. While a conflict itself may bear the potential of
positive developments, deficits in the way these are handled can cause serious problems. Some conflicts are
the result of social complexity and a reduction of the complexity is a first step to finding a solution.
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Around the globe, a vast number of scholars from different disciplines are working on various issues of conflict
resolution using different methodologies and taking different perspectives. While some are more focused on the
analysis and design of institutions dealing with conflicts others concentrate on the control and guidance during
a process of conflict resolution.
The Centre of Conflict Resolution (CCR) provides a joint platform for these activities. It is a network that brings
together the research and teaching activities on conflict resolution undertaken in different CCR hubs. It offers
its members and interested third parties a forum for exchanging ideas and organizing joint research.
The general activities of CCR comprise:
- Joint Research: CCR aims to bring together scholars from different disciplines in order to undertake joint
research and to learn about other approaches and views to deal with conflicts.
- Conferences, Workshops & Seminars: CCR organizes interdisciplinary conferences, workshops and seminars
on conflict resolution where scholars from different disciplines have a chance to discuss and to exchange
ideas and views.
- Online Database: CCR offers a joint online database of research and teaching activities on conflict
resolution of all involved hubs and their cooperation partners. Moreover, it offers links to other
scholars and academic institutions or projects being active in the field of conflict resolution.
CCR currently consists of the following hubs:
- CCR Bergamo
- CCR Freiburg
- CCR Graz
- CCR Hamburg
- CCR Munich
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CCR was founded by Manfred Holler (Hamburg/ Munich), Hartmut Kliemt (Frankfurt), and
Hannu Nurmi (Turku).
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