Transitional Justice for Whom? A Reading Response
In Rethinking Transitional Justice for the Twenty-First Century: Beyond the end of history, Dustin Sharp explores in chapter three the question to whom transitional justice is aimed at by placing emphasis on victims and communities’ transitional justice initiatives...
The Paradox We Overlook: Sustainable Consumption, The Environment, and You
Our environment is in distress, and we are paying a dire price through famine, floods, drought, environmental pollution, wildfires, rising sea levels, ozone depletion, heatwaves, and extreme rainfall, amongst other things. Unfortunately, many have yet to connect what...
A Generation Interrupted: Youth Mental Health and Sudan’s Future
Aging generals and career politicians have contested for power in Sudan for three years following the outbreak of violent conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023. Yet, a critical crisis remains neglected amidst...
Bridging Policy and Practice: Strengthening Ethiopia’s Position as a Climate Leader
Libya’s Entanglement: Any Credible Roadmap?
Intentionality or Lethargy: Education Through a Peace and Security Lens
Women in the Horn of Africa
Extension of Deadline: Call for Abstracts | Submission for a Workshop on Ontologies of Peace in Ethiopian Societies
Introduction The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in collaboration with the CoRE on Interdisciplinary Peace is organizing a workshop titled “Ontologies of Peace in Ethiopian Societies”. While conventional research often prioritizes the mechanics of...
IPSS Engages Global Partners at UM6P International Staff Exchange Week in Rabat
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) participated in the International Staff Exchange Week hosted by the University of Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) in Rabat, Morocco, from April 9–11, 2026. The institute joined leading universities from around the...
Call for Abstracts: Submission for a Workshop on Ontologies of Peace in Ethiopian Societies
Introduction The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in collaboration with the CoRE on Interdisciplinary Peace is organizing a workshop titled “Ontologies of Peace in Ethiopian Societies”. While conventional research often prioritizes the mechanics of...
Call for Abstracts: CoRE on Interdisciplinary Peace Invites Abstract Submission from Member Universities for a Workshop On Critical Minerals, Energy and Conflict
Abstract deadline: 11 March 2026 Announcement of selected abstracts: 20 March 2026 Full paper submission: 30 April 2026 Workshop date: 08 June 2026, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia All submissions should be made to: [email protected] Introduction The Norwegian Centre for...
ARUA EARLY CAREER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 2026
The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the Mastercard Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is launching this Early-Career Research Fellowship program. The initiative will fund up to forty-two (42) early-career ...
High-Level Courtesy Visit
The ARUA Secretary-General, Prof. John Owusu Gyapong, along with Prof. Worash Getaneh, Vice President for Research and Innovation at Addis Ababa University, visited us today. During the visit, Dr. Mercy Fekadu, IPSS and the ARUA CoE Director along with ARUA research...
Critical Minerals, Energy and Conflict
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo in collaboration with the...
Ontologies of Peace in Ethiopian Societies
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in collaboration with the CoRE on...