International Peace Research Association
International Peace Research Association (IPRA) is a peace research organization founded in 1964. It is member of the International Social Science Council.
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History [edit]
Founded in 1964, IPRA developed from a conference organized by the Quaker International Conferences and Seminars in Clarens, Switzerland, 16-20 August 1963.
The participants decided to hold international Conferences on Research on International Peace and Security (COROIPAS), which would be organized by a Continuing Committee similar to the Pugwash Conferences.
Under the leadership of John Burton[disambiguation needed], the Continuing Committee met in London, 1-3 December 1964. At that time, they took steps to broaden the original concept of holding research conferences. The decision was made to form a professional association with the principal aim of increasing the quantity of research focused on world peace and ensuring its scientific quality.
An Executive Committee including Bert V A. Roling, Secretary General (The Netherlands), John Burton[disambiguation needed] (United Kingdom), Ljubivoje Acimovic (Yugoslavia), Jerzy Sawicki (Poland), and Johan Galtung (Norway) was appointed.
This group was also designated as Nominating Committee for a 15-person Advisory Council to be elected at the first general conference of IPRA, to represent various regions, disciplines, and research interests in developing the work of the Association.
Since then, IPRA has held seventeen biennial general conferences, the venues of which have been chosen with a view to reflecting the association's global scope.
In 1989, IPRA received the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education.
Conferences [edit]
- Groningen, Netherlands (1965)
- Tallberg, Sweden (1967)
- Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia (1969)
- Bled, Yugoslavia (1971)
- Varanasi, India (1974)
- Turku, Finland (1975)
- Oaxtepec, Mexico (1977)
- Königstein, West Germany (1979)
- Orillia, Canada (1981)
- Gyor, Hungary (1983)
- Sussex, England (1986)
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1988)
- Groningen, Netherlands (1990)
- Kyoto, Japan (1992)
- Valletta, Malta (1994)
- Brisbane, Australia (1996)
- Durban, South Africa (1998)
- Tampere, Finland (2000)
- Suwon, South Korea (2002)
- Sopron, Hungary (2004)
- Calgary, Canada (2006)
- Leuven, Belgium (2008)
- Sydney, Australia (2010)
Secretaries General [edit]
- 1964-1971 Bert V. A. Roling (Netherlands)
- 1971-1975 Asbjørn Eide (Norway)
- 1975-1979 Raimo Väyrynen (Finland)
- 1979-1983 Yoshikazu Sakamoto (Japan)
- 1983-1987 Chadwick Alger (USA)
- 1987-1989 Clovis Brigagao (Brazil)
- 1989-1991 Elise M. Boulding (USA)
- 1991-1994 Paul Smoker (USA)
- 1995-1997 Karlheinz Koppe (Germany)
- 1997-2000 Bjørn Møller (Denmark)
- 2000-2005 Katsuya Kodama (Japan)
- 2005-2008 Luc Reychler (Belgium)
- 2009 onwards Kevin P. Clements (New Zealand)
Presidents [edit]
- 1994–98 Kevin P. Clements (New Zealand)
- 1998–2000 Ursula Oswald Spring (Mexico)
Vice-presidents [edit]
- 1994–96 Saana Osserian (Lebanon)
- 1994–98 Maria Elena Valenzuela (Chile)
- 1994-98 Diyanama Ywassa (Togo)
- 1996–98 Judit Balasz (Hungary)
- 1998–2000 Katsuya Kodama (Japan)
- 1998–2000 Regine Mehl (Germany)
At the conference in 2000, the posts of President and Vice Presidents were abolished.
Regional associations [edit]
IPRA has five regional associations:
- Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA)
- Africa Peace Research and Education Association (AFPREA)
- European Peace Research Association (EUPRA)
- Latin American Peace Research Association (CLAIP)
- Peace and Justice Studies Association (North America).
Commissions [edit]
- Art and Peace Commission
- Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building Commission
- Eastern Europe Commissio
- Ecology and Peace Commission
- Forced Migration Commission
- Gender and Peace Commission
- Global Political Economy Commission
- Indigenous Peoples' Rights Commission
- Internal Conflicts Commission
- International Human Rights Commission
- Nonviolence Commission
- Peace Culture and Communications Commission
- Peace Education Commission
- Peace History Commission
- Peace Journalism Commission
- Peace Movements Commission
- Peace Theories Commission
- Reconciliation Commission
- Religion and Peace Commission
- Security and Disarmament Commission
- Youth and Peace Commission
Working Groups [edit]
- Development and Peace Working Group
- Earth Charter Working Group
- Evaluation of Development and Peace Activities Working Group
- Knowledge and Peace Working Group
- Middle East Working Group
- Peace Negotiations and Mediation Working Group
- Peace Psychology Working Group
- Sport and Peace Working Group
- World Governance and Peace Working Group
