The Conflict Research Group (CRG) is a multidisciplinary research unit at the Department of Conflict and Development Studies, Ghent University (Faculty of Political and Social Sciences). It studies the micro-level dynamics of civil conflict and political violence and brings together close to 40 researchers.

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Universiteit Gent in België: 11 faculteiten, meer dan 200 opleidingen en onderzoek in diverse wetenschappelijke disciplines. #UGent #durfdenken https://t.co/LtpmN3UwuV

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ugent UGent @ugent ·
23 Jul

Muziek kan gevoelens van euforie en genot oproepen, net als bepaalde drugs. Moeten we muziek dan zien als een drug? Kan je dan ook verslaafd zijn aan muziek? Musicologe Edith Van Dyck zocht het uit.

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rvdwalle Rik Van de Walle @rvdwalle ·
19 Jul

"Wat is het eerste wat je doet tijdens je vakantie?" Naar jaarlijkse gewoonte ging het ook zonet richting http://Urgent.fm, @UGent-medialab en stadszender bij uitstek. Voor een babbel ter gelegenheid van de start van de Gentse Feesten.
¿Qué? https://www.urgent.fm/wie-zijn-we

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ugent UGent @ugent ·
15 Jul

Dankzij virtuele menselijke tweelingen kunnen artsen behandelingen personaliseren en vroeg de impact van een behandeling beoordelen. De #UGent leidt het project @VITALhorizonEU dat deze technologie ontwikkelt.

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CRG celebrated its 20 years of existence in 2022. It was founded with the aim of providing grounded analyses of the local dynamics of civil conflicts as they unfold.

Rather than analyzing what explains the beginning of such conflicts and what is needed to prevent them, we look at the larger social dynamics of which they are part. To that end, we conduct long-term field research drawing mostly on qualitative research methods in a variety of locations around the world.

New Publication: The Battle for Bangladesh: Students Lead the Charge Against Autocracy

Bangladesh is witnessing a renewed wave of student-led protests, pushing the Awami League government to the brink of collapse.

by Julian Kuttig

Proceedings: Advancing Alternative Regionalism From Below – People and Planet First | Proceedings

Debates and discussions on alternative regionalism from below with special focus on Southeast Asia.

by Mary Ann Manahan

New Publication: Xerox soldiers, YouTube commanders and Twitter brigades: information warfare in eastern Congo

The article argues that information warfare amplifies with the advent of social media.

by Christoph Vogel
by Josaphat Musamba

New Publication: Fertile Soil? Rural Young Men’s Navigation of Changing Environments and the Potential Expansion of Jihadi Actors in Sikasso, Mali

This article proposes the framework of social navigation to make sense of the diverse trajectories of rural male youth.

by Marte Beldé

New Publication: ( in French) Administration de « la brousse » et prémices des conflits armés au Burkina Faso : le cas des groupes Koglweogo 

This article describes the ordinary violence that plagued rural Burkina Faso.

by Tanguy Quidelleur

New Publication: A Multilingual Collection of Facebook Comments on the Moro Identity and Armed Conflict in the Southern Philippines

This dataset is a collection of 12,478 social media comments related to the Moro identity and armed conflict in the southern Philippines.

by Frances Cruz

New Publication: unmasking green colonialism behind the ’decarbonization consensus’

Green colonialism has emerged as a defining feature of contemporary capitalism, particularly within the context of decarbonization efforts.

by Mary Ann Manahan

EVENT: Conflict Cafe: Shifting Security Landscape in the Sahel

July 3 (Wed) 6PM. (Please click TO REGISTER ) This café will discuss pertinent issues on the shifting security landscapes in the Sahel.

by Koen Vlassenroot

New Publication: Discussion Paper: Philippine Identities and Digital Humanities in the Age of Machines, Social Media and Artificial Intelligence

By adopting digital tools, the digital humanities brings transformative change in
humanities research and teaching.

by Frances Cruz

Our Research

Our research is structured around four main clusters: Spaces of conflict: offers a spatial approach to the study of dynamics of violence, war and peace, Contested resources: focuses on the politicization of contested resource access, Armed politics: analyzes the different political actors, processes and outcomes of armed mobilization and Interventions: studies the practice, legitimization, implementation, and consequences of international interventions.

Armed Politics

This thematic cluster analyzes the different political actors, processes and outcomes of armed mobilization.

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Spaces of conflict

This thematic cluster of CRG Ghent University offers a spatial approach to the study of dynamics of violence, war and peace.

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Interventions

This thematic cluster brings together projects that study the practice, legitimization, implementation, and consequences of international interventions.

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Contested Resources

This thematic cluster of Ghent University’s Conflict Research Group (CRG) focuses on the politicization of contested resource access.

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