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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14 Oct

Wat betekent integer onderzoek voeren? In de VLIR podcast Mind the GAP duiken UGent’ers, samen met onderzoekers van de vier andere Vlaamse universiteiten, dieper in het onderwerp. https://www.ugent.be/nl/actueel/podcast-mind-the-gap-integer-onderzoek.htm

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10 Oct

Ghent University researchers and faculty have been working with Indian colleagues for years. And there is more to come. We had a great meeting with the ambassador of India @AmbSaurabhKumar, which led to even stronger ties based on excellence.

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10 Oct

Meeting with the ambassador of Armenia @tbalayan. Explaining who we are and what we stand for. Highlight excellent research and education of @UGent. Seeking opportunities for collaboration.

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#UGent-onderzoeker Xavier Saelens: “We lokken virussen in de val waardoor ze hun genetisch materiaal voortijdig vrijgeven. Deze ontdekking opent nieuwe wegen voor antivirale therapieën.” Wooow! @ugent_fwe

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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.

Publication: Can some sort of Donbas and Transnistria separatism happen in Kazakhstan?

A look at (potential) enhancers and impediments.

by Bruno De Cordier

CRG Book Launches: The Natural Border: Bounding Migrant Farmwork in the Black Mediterranean.

The Natural Border tells the recent history of Mediterranean rural capitalism from the perspective of marginalized Black African farm workers. 

by Jeroen Adam

New Publication: River Sand Commodity Chains in Ethiopia: Governance, Stakeholders, and Socio-Ecological Implications

The report explores the stakeholders involved, governance structures, and socio- ecological impacts of sand mining in the Alage and Sankura districts of Ethiopia.

by Bert Suykens
by Siyum Adugna Mamo

PhD Defence: The logics of camp historicity in Uganda’s Nakivale refugee settlement

Coloniality, Sanctuary, and 'the national order of things'.

by Jolien Tegenbos

New article: Conflits à l’Est du Congo, repenser la centralité des minerais

Rethinking the centrality of minerals for conflicts in the DRC, this article is part of a special issue in Alternatives Sud on the reproduction of predations in Congo.

by Josaphat Musamba

New article: Rural Radicalism and the Tactic of Third-Party Leverage

How Acholi Peasants Drew a UN Agency into Their Struggle against Land-Grabbing by the Ugandan State

by Sara Weschler

New article: Rural Radicalisms and the Politics of Order: Authority, Precarity, and Globality in Africa

This special issue traces new forms and practices of rural radicalism.

by Koen Vlassenroot

New Book Chapter Publication: “Democratic Republic of the Congo” in Africa Yearbook Vol. 20

Two dynamics dominated the political and social context in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. One was the electoral process, and the second dynamic was the further intensification of the conflict with the Rwandan-backed M23 in North Kivu Province.

by Koen Vlassenroot
by Josaphat Musamba

Book Launches 12: Farianas’ Post-Armed Struggle Feminist Militancy by Priscyll Anctil Avoine

María Martín de Almagro will join Priscyll Anctil Avoine to discuss the politics and lives of the farianas—the former women guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP

by Maria Martin de Almagro Iniesta

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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