Objective The European Union has identified peace making, the respect for human rights and the development of civil society as key priorities in its external relations. Non-governmental actors have become key players in ethno-political conflicts, both as violators and as promoters of human rights.This has been facilitated by the transformation of these conflicts, increasingly characterised by high intensity in intra-border ethno-religious tensions and strong international appeal to human rights protection. Yet neither have the precise inter-relationships underpinning the human rights-civil society-conflict nexus been fully understood, nor has the potential complementarity between non-governmental and EU actors been sufficiently explored.Shur's overall objective is thus to analyse the impact of civil society on ethno-political conflicts through human rights, and to identify the means to strengthen the complementary actions of civil society and EU actors. It does so by analysing four case studies in the European neighbourhood: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Turkey-Kurds, and Israel-Palestine. Through the comparative examination of these cases, Shur will draw-up policy guidelines tailored to governmental and non-governmental vil society action. Fields of science social scienceslawhuman rightsinternational protection of human rights Keywords civil society Programme(s) FP6-CITIZENS - Citizens and Governance in a knowledge-based society: Thematic Priority 7 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research Programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) CITIZENS-2004-6.2.2 - Human rights and conflicts CITIZENS - Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society Call for proposal FP6-2004-CITIZENS-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator LUISS LIBERA UNIVERSITA' INTERNAZIONALE DEGLI STUDI SOCIALI GUIDO CARLI EU contribution No data Address VIALE POLA, 12 ROMA Italy See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EUROPEAN PUBLIC LAW CENTER Greece EU contribution No data Address ACHAIOU 16 ATHENS - KOLONAKI See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FONDATION MAISON DES SCIENCES DE L'HOMME France EU contribution No data Address 54 boulevard Raspail PARIS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LUNARIA ASSOCIATION Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Salaria 89 ROMA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PHILIPPS-UNIVERSITAET MARBURG Germany EU contribution No data Address Biegenstraße 10 MARBURG See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, OSLO Norway EU contribution No data Address Hausmanns gate 7 OSLO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Edgbaston BIRMINGHAM See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITETET I OSLO Norway EU contribution No data Address Problemveien 5-7 OSLO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
