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##  Our Mission 

#### Our mission is to improve intergroup relations in regions impacted by “identity-driven” conflicts, such as those ostensibly waged along ethnic, religious, or related lines. By fostering interdisciplinary dialogues among scholars and policy practitioners, we aim to uncover root causes of these conflicts and develop strategies to diffuse them. This approach not only advances global scholarly understanding but also generates practical solutions that can be applied in real-world contexts.



 

 

 

In the News

### 2025 Conference in Sarajevo Media Reporting 

 

On September 19–20, 2025, the conference "[Intergroup Norms after Violent Conflict: Insights from Research and Practice](/event/2025-annual-conference "2025 Annual Conference")" was held at the University of Sarajevo.

Check out some of the media coverage from the conference.



 [ Read about the 2025 conference arrow\_circle\_right ](https://gsnic.wcfia.harvard.edu/news/2025/09/2025-conference-sarajevo-media-reporting) 

 



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##  Co-founders 

 



  [### Melani Cammett

 ](/people/melani-cammett) <mcammett@g.harvard.edu>Director, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Identity and Conflict

Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Department of Government, Harvard University

 

 

**Research interests**: Development; religion and ethnicity; conflict; and Middle East politics.



 

 

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   [### Richard English

 ](/people/richard-english) <r.english@qub.ac.uk>Professor of Politics, Queen’s University Belfast.

 

 

**Research interests:** history of political violence, terrorism, and nationalism, with a particular focus on Ireland and Britain



 

 

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