The Centre for Conflict Resolution is housed in the Old Medical School of the Hiddingh Hall Campus of the University of Cape Town, as shown on this map. The campus is located in the suburb of Gardens. When walking from the city centre, the campus is at the top of Government Avenue in the Company Gardens, accessible through the security gate to Bertram House. The entrance for vehicles is at the T-junction intersection of Rheede and Orange Streets.

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... in the Peace Library

• New publication by Adekaye Adebajo, new Director of the Centre:
  In search of warlords: hegemonic peacekeeping in Liberia and Somalia. International Peacekeeping, Vol. 10 No. 4, Winter 2003, pp.62-81.

• The latest issue of Track Two, Vol. 12 Nos. 1&2, Sept. 2003, features two case studies on the demobilisation and reintegration of former soldiers into civilian life in South Africa.
  • Lephophotho Mashike and Mafole Mokalobe write on former MK and APLA combatants.
  • Guy Lamb discusses retired Special Forces operators.
  Inquiries regarding subscriptions to Track Two can be addressed to the Publications Secretary Certain back issues are also available on our web site
• Our featured web site is Campus Mediation Resources. The primary objective of the Campus Conflict Resolution Resources project (Campus-adr.org) is to significantly increase administrator, faculty, staff and student awareness of, access to, and use of conflict resolution information specifically tailored to the higher education context.

The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR) was founded by the University of Cape Town in 1968 as an independent non-profit organisation. It was previously known as Centre for Intergroup Studies. It is based in the Western Cape and works nationally and elswhere in Africa to fulfill its mission:

to contribute towards a just and sustainable peace in South Africa and other African countries by promoting constructive, creative and co-operative approaches to the resolution of conflict and the reduction of violence.

Find out more information about the Centre's programmes, projects and journal Track Two.