Conflict and crisis: actors, norms, transformation

Contemporary conflicts relate to land and water governance, to environmental degradation, to development models that skew opportunities for large sections of the population, to an ever-diminishing civic and political space, and to power imbalances that sustain oppressive structures. They are protracted, or move in and out of violence, and between different forms of violence. 

At CAHR, we focus on understanding how actors and norms shape each other in conflict, crisis and post-conflict settings, and whether and how such interactions can lead to transformative processes. We work in partnership with non-, inter- and governmental partners ranging from organisations with global reach to local social movements and indigenous groups.