Globalization, Violent Conflict, and Peacebuilding
IDRC Research Competition

The Peacebuilding and Reconstruction Program of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is inviting research proposals on the theme “Globalization, Violent Conflict, and Peacebuilding”. The purpose of the competition is to identify and support promising new research that sheds light on the various conflict-related impacts of globalization, seen as a complex and wide-ranging phenomenon with political, economic, as well as socio-cultural ramifications. Specifically, the competition wants to encourage research around the following four themes:

· Conflict-Related Impacts of Economic Liberalization
· Methodologies for Assessing the Conflict-Related Impacts of Globalization
· Revisiting the Role of the Private Sector
· The Role of Migration in Building Peace and Preventing Conflict

The competition is aimed at researchers based in the developing world, but partnerships with researchers in developed countries are possible. Comparative, multi-country research projects are particularly welcome.

Up to two grants with a maximum value of $400,000 (four hundred thousand Canadian dollars) will be available.

For further details, please consult the Call for Proposals and the Application Kit at: http://www.idrc.ca/peace [2].

The deadline for submitting proposals is 17 December 2004.