Non-violence Research Group (CNRG)

CPRS is home to a newly launched applied research group – CPRS Non-violence Research Group (CNRG).

The development of CPRS was informed by a commitment to the study of how to promote peace, justice and human rights through nonviolent means. Integral to this approach has been the conviction that popular movements of civilian resistance have played (and continue to play) a vital role in the pursuit of such ends. It is out of this background that CNRG has emerged.

CNRG aims to:

• Encourage and engage in applied research projects in three main areas:
  1. History and dynamics of civilian-based nonviolent movements, with particular focus on East Africa and the Middle East
  2. The significance of civilian-based nonviolent movements in relation to the pursuit of social justice and the Millennium Development Goals
  3. Nonviolent intervention in conflict zones
• Organise seminar series, discussion forums and conferences aimed at deepening understanding of the significance of nonviolent action in processes of conflict transformation and ‘bridging the gap’ between researchers and practitioners. 
• Develop a publication profile

The first book to come out of CNRG is Andrew Rigby, Palestinian resistance and nonviolence, East Jerusalem, PASSIA, 2010.

• Provide scholarships to assist suitable students to undertake postgraduate studies on our MA in Peace and Reconciliation Studies or the Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution Skills.
• Develop teaching and training resources to be made available on-line for distance-delivery
• Seek out institutional partners with a view to developing joint research and related activities
• Undertake consultancy and work and training in nonviolence

CNRG has a steering group consisting of Dr Carol Rank, Howard Clark, Dr Marwan Darweish, Professor David Hardiman and Professor Andrew Rigby.

For further details and to be put on our e-mailing list, contact Dr Rank, c.rank@coventry.ac.uk .