Best Websites: Peace Studies

This site calls itself a “free knowledge base on more constructive approaches to destructive conflict.” The “Peace Education Essay” provided includes many references to useful articles on peace education. Also provided are links to student conflict research tools, exercises and simulations, case studies, and online courses. [College & Adult]

CRInfo stands for "conflict resolution information source." It is a free service, funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Along with links to over 20,000 Web, print, and organizational resources, as well as event listings and other conflict resolution-related resources, the site offers educational tools and collections of teaching materials. [K-12, College, Adult]

This site provides a wide array of available materials that support conflict resolution education or CRE. The site is arranged into broad areas based on the primary users of that material. One of the broad areas is “Teachers and Trainers.” Materials and information on subjects such as anti bias education, bullying prevention, dialogue programs, expressive arts programs, negotiation skills, peer mediation, restorative practices and violence prevention can be found there. [Grade 3 – Adult, College]

Founded by the Southern Poverty Law Center under the name Teaching Tolerance in 1991, Learning for Justice was originally created to prevent the growth of hate by reducing prejudice. Learning for Justice seeks to be a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements and advance the human rights of all people. They provide free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. [K-12]

The Peace Education Foundation is a leader in the field of conflict resolution curricula and training. Their mission is to educate children and adults in the dynamics of conflict and promote skills of peacemaking in our homes, schools, community, the nation, and the world. [K-12 & Adult, College]

Inspired by Dr. Francelia Butler, a professor of children’s literature, originally as a one-day festival uniting hundreds of children to share their visions and plans for peace, it was brought to Harvard University in 1992 and developed more fully. Today, Peace First works to teach young people the skills of courage, compassion, and collaborative leadership in order to unleash their moral imagination. By investing in those ideas, they can be helped to address some of the most challenging issues in their communities.[K-8]

Located in Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, Indiana and conceived in February 1997, the Peace Learning Center demonstrates what can be accomplished through community collaboration with its mission of being a proactive force for transformation and positive change in the community through holistic peace education initiatives that enhance respect for self, others, and the environment. [K-12 & Adult, College]

Established in 1984, the United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan federal institution created by Congress to promote the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts. It does this with programs, including research grants, fellowships, professional training, education programs from high school through graduate school, conferences and workshops, library services, and publications. [College, Adult]

The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies is a consortium of public and private institutions of higher learning in Wisconsin dedicated to encouraging and legitimizing teaching and research on the roots of violence, national and global security issues (including ecological security) and on all factors necessary for a just global peace. [College, Adult]