The Mershon Center for International Security Studies seeks to advance interdisciplinary research and collaborative approaches to international, national, and human security. The overall aim of our peacebuilding portfolio is to foster durable peace through comprehensive research, effective practice, and sound policy. From programs to research to policy briefs, our Associate Director for Peacebuilding Research Teri Murphy spearheads initiatives with global impact. 

Global Affiliations

By working with national and international organizations dedicated to peacebuilding, the Mershon Center amplifies our outreach and outcomes. Below is the group of just some of our recent institutional collaborators. 

• Bradford University, United Kingdom
• Brunel University, United Kingdom
• Cornell University, United States
• Georgetown University, United States
• Guernica 37 Group
• OSCE Academy, Kyrgyzstan
• Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
• Queen’s University, Northern Ireland
• St. Andrew’s University, Scotland
• Ulster University, Northern Ireland
• United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
• University of Basque Country, Spain
• University of Bristol, United Kingdom
• University of Deusto, Spain
• University College Stockholm, Sweden
• Universidad EAFIT, Columbia
• University of Leuven, Belgium
• Utrecht University, The Netherlands
• Warrington Peace Centre, England
• Young Peacebuilders, Sweden