About the Peace & Conflict Learning Hub
The Peace and Conflict Hub was a horizontal learning community that linked academics, policy makers and practitioners working on issues of faith and peace/conflict, within two areas:
- A ‘faith based approach’ to peacebuilding, conflict prevention & conflict resolution and
- Multi faith/inter religious co-operation and programming
The Peace and Conflict Learning Hub published a scoping study outlining practical actionable recommendations in these areas for programmes and policy. Members of the Hub hoped to increase effective partnerships/collaboration between members of the Hub (secular and faith based) in conflict situations. The Hub focused on what is currently known within these areas, and how do we better communicate it. Then what do we need to know in terms of gaps to be addressed through further research and learning, with an emphasis on practical application afterwards.
In May 2016, the Peace and Conflict Learning Hub launched their scoping report at a side event at the World Humanitarian Summit. Chris Shannahan and Laura Payne of Coventry University authored “Faith-based Interventions in Peace, Conflict and Violence: A Scoping Study”, in close collaboration with the JLIF&LC Peace & Conflict Hub Members and Co-Chairs.
Practitioner Co-Chairs
- Sarah Pickwick, Senior Conflict Adviser, World Vision
- Lucy V. Salek (Moore), Senior Policy Advisor, Conflict Transformation & Fragile States, Islamic Relief
Academic Co-Chairs
- Professor Alpaslan Ozerdem, Co-director of the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies at Coventry University
- Dr Chris Shannahan, Research Fellow, Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies at Coventry University
SPOTLIGHT
Past Hub Events

Youth Efforts in PVE, Conflict and Religion Research: Global Experiences
2022-12-09
15:00:00
UTC

PEACECON@10 COVID, Climate, and Conflict
2022-01-26
00:00:00
UTC

PeaceCon 2020 ‘Pandemics, Peace, and Justice: Shaping What Comes Next’
2020-12-07
09:00:00
UTC

PaRD General Assembly of Members
2020-08-31
00:00:00
Africa/Freetown

The COVID-19 Crisis: Faith Engagement Between Peace and Conflict in Asia
2020-05-21
09:00:00
UTC-4

Religion for Peace World Council: Multi-religious and Multi-stakeholder Partnership for Peace and Development
2019-11-12
00:00:00
UTC

High Level Political Forum 2019 Side Event – PaRD work-stream Sustaining Peace
2019-07-16
09:00:00
UTC-5

How to Cultivate Peace Amidst Religious Conflict: Insights from Social Science and Theology
2018-12-07
12:00:00
UTC-5