About the Policy and Practice Unit
INCORE recognises the need to ensure the centre's academic research makes a difference to the lives of people on the ground in conflict-affected countries, as well as the potential in working with policymakers and practitioners to promote more evidence-based approaches to peacebuilding and conflict resolution internationally. The mission of INCORE's Policy and Practice Unit is therefore to:
"Improve the interface between research, policy and practice in the field of peacebuilding and conflict resolution."
Upcoming Events
INCORE and the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence are hosting Unity Team Meetings with the three participating schools in the Unity Project in Derry/Londonderry from the 20-23 October 2008. For more information on the Unity Project click here
Recent Events
As part of its Journeys Out project, INCORE piloted a module at its international Summer School 16th-20th June 2008 focusing on the transition from a post-settlement to a post-conflict society in Northern Ireland and internationally.
INCORE, Intercomm and the Peace and Reconciliation Group hosted seminar on ‘Dealing with the Past from the Bottom Up’ on 18th June 2008 at the Magee Campus, University of Ulster which was well attended by academics, community-based organisations, funding bodies and other interested parties.
A major Diversity Conference on 'Race and the Media' with over 90 attendees was hosted by INCORE's Diversity in Action Project on Wednesday 3rd October 2007. The final report of this conference has now been published, to access the report and for more information click here
Current Projects and Programmes
For further details of the Policy and Practice Unit's current projects and programmes please follow the links below:
| Journeys Out |
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| Unity Project |
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| Diversity
in Action (DiA) |
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| Sharing the Story Project |
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| Northern Ireland/Middle East Programme |
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| Northern Ireland/Sri Lanka Programme |
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Past Projects and Programmes
| Evaluation |
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| Northern
Ireland Centre for European Co-operation (NICEC) |
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| Local
International Learning Project (LILP) |
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| Research
Impacting Policy (RIP) |
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Publications
The Policy and Practice Unit produces a range of policy and practice-oriented publications. Further details of publications produced in relation to each of the Unit's projects and programmes can be found by following the links above. Recent reports and papers published through the Unit's projects and programmes include:
| Racism and Sectarianism: Two Sides of the Same Coin? |
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| Northern
Ireland Centre for European Co-operation (NICEC) Final Report |
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| Community Capacity for Addressing Racism & Intolerance |
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| New Trends in Community Development |
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| Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland |
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| NGOs At the Table - Strategies for Influencing Policy in Areas of Conflict |
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| Mind the Gap - Policy Development and Research on Conflict Issues |
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For more information about INCORE's Policy and Practice Unit please
contact:
Ms Gráinne Kelly, Policy/Practice Coordinator
Tel: +44 (0) 28 7137 5500
Email: g.kelly@ulster.ac.uk
