Publications
Special Reports
Religion in World Affairs: Its Role in Conflict and Peace
February 2008 | David Smock
The Diversity of Muslims in the United States: Views as Americans
February 2006 | Qamar-ul Huda
Applying Islamic Principles in the Twenty-first Century: Nigeria, Iran, and Indonesia
September 2005 | David Smock
Teaching about the Religious Other
July 2005 | David Smock
Ijtihad: Reinterpreting Islamic Principles for the Twenty-first Century
August 2004 | David Smock
What Works? Evaluating Interfaith Dialogue Programs
July 2004 | Renee Garfinkel
Islamist Politics in Iraq after Saddam Hussein
August 2003 | Graham E. Fuller
Can Faith-Based NGOs Advance Interfaith Reconciliation? The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
March 2003 | Branka Peuraca
Building Interreligious Trust in a Climate of Fear: An Abrahamic Trialogue
February 2003 | David Smock
Would an Invasion of Iraq Be a "Just War"?
January 2003 | David Smock
Islam and Democracy
September 2002 | David Smock
Islamic Perspectives on Peace and Violence
February 2002 | David Smock
Faith-Based NGOs and International Peacebuilding
October 2001 | David Smock
Catholic Contributions to International Peace
August 2001 | David Smock
Sudan: Ending the War, Moving Talks Forward
May 1994
USIPeace Briefings
Engaging the Darfur Diaspora for Peace
February 21, 2008 | Susan Hayward
New Strategies for Darfur
April 13, 2007 | David Smock
The Crisis in Interfaith Relations in the Middle East
March 8, 2007 | Paul Wee
Islamic Reform Relating to Conflict and Peace
October 12, 2006 | Qamar-ul Huda
How to Respond to Somalia's Current Crisis
August 21, 2006 | David Smock and Emily Hsu
Responding to Crisis in Nigeria
April 26, 2006 | Paul Wee
Peaceworks
Religious Contributions to Peacemaking: When Religion Brings Peace, Not War
January 2006 | David Smock
Healing the Holy Land: Interreligious Peacebuilding in Israel/Palestine
August 2003 | Yehezkel Landau
The Chaplain's Evolving Role in Peace and Humanitarian Relief Operations
July 2002 | Paul McLaughlin
Conference Papers
The Challenges of Peace
Conference Paper, 1997 | Discusses the likelihood of a south-south war is not supported by the history of ethnic relations in the Sudan.
An Ideology of Domination and the Domination of Ideology: Islamism, Politics and the Constitution in the Sudan
Conference Paper, 1997 | Examines the emergence and introduction of Islam as a source of law in the successive Sudanese constitutions.
Islam and Islamization in Sudan: The Islamic National Front
Conference Paper, 1997 | Explores the nature of Islam and Islamization in Sudan.
The Limits and Dilemmas of 'Secular' Re-Islamisation Programmes: The Case of the Sudan
Conference Paper, 1997 | Explores the nature of Islam and Islamization in Sudan.
Religion and Politics in Sudan: A Humanitarian Agency's Perspective
Conference Paper, 1997 | Discusses the role which religion plays in the conflict and the implications it has on the role of religion for resolving the conflict.
Tolerance, Equal Freedom, and Peace: A Human Rights Approach
Edited Remarks by David Little, November 1996 | Examines how intolerance is related to conflict and how tolerance is related to peace.
The Universality of Human Rights
Edited Remarks by David Little, March 1996 | Explores the question of whether human rights are universal or not and looks at the issue of cultural relativism as an argument against the universality of human rights.
Belief, Ethnicity, and Nationalism
Issue Paper, 1995 | Discusses the relationship of ethnic conflict to intolerance and discrimination, as defined by human rights standards.
Human Rights, East and West
Issue Paper, 1995 | Focuses on the challenges posed by Asian governments and others to what are thought to be prevailing "Western" interpretations of human rights.
Religious Nationalism and Human Rights
Issue Paper, 1994 | Explores the linkage between religion and nationalism with a look at three case studies: Bulgaria, Iran, and Sri Lanka.
The Nature and Basis of Human Rights
Issue Paper, 1993 | Looks at the current place and function of human rights norms in the international community and discusses the definition and justification of human rights.
Sino-Tibetan Coexistence: Creating Space for Tibetan Self-Direction
Conference Paper, 1993 | Examines the state of relations between Tibetans and the Chinese government, attempting to identify the fundamental sources of conflict and to determine realistic steps toward amelioration.
Event Transcripts
Religion, Nationalism, and Peace in Sudan: Welcoming Remarks and Introduction
Transcript, September 16, 1997 | Includes comments by Chester A. Crocker, U.S. Institute of Peace; David Little, U.S. Institute of Peace; and Francis Deng, Brookings Institution.
Religion, Nationalism, and Peace in Sudan: Islam and Islamization in Sudan
Transcript, September 16, 1997 | Includes comments by Mohammed Mahmoud, Tufts University; Abdelwahab El-Affendi, University of Westminster; and Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, Rhode Island College.
Religion, Nationalism, and Peace in Sudan: Religion and Identity in the South
Transcript, September 16, 1997 | Includes comments by Francis Deng, Brookings Institution; Marc Nikkel, Episcopal Church; and Bona Malwal, Sudan Democratic Gazette.
Religion, Nationalism, and Peace in Sudan: Intra-Regional Conflicts and the Implications for North-South Reconciliation
Transcript, September 16, 1997 | Includes comments by Wal Duany, Indiana University; Steven Wondu, Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement; Taisier Mohamed Ahmed Ali, Univ. of Toronto; Ann Mosely Lesch, Villanova University; and David Smock, U.S. Institute of Peace.
Religion, Nationalism, and Peace in Sudan: Western Perspectives on Religion and Politics in Sudan
Transcript, September 16, 1997 | Includes comments by Kate Almquist, World Vision; John Voll, Georgetown University; and Jemera Rone, Human Rights Watch.
Religion, Nationalism, and Peace in Sudan: Religious Pluralism, Constitutional Issues and Reconciliation in Sudan
Transcript, September 16, 1997 | Includes comments by Peter Nyot Kok, Max Planck Institute; Adam Abdelmoula, Georgetown University; and Ann Mayer, University of Pennsylvania.
Religion, Nationalism, and Peace in Sudan: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy
Transcript, September 16, 1997 | Includes comments by John Prendergast, National Security Council; Roger Winter, U.S. Committee for Refugees; Ted Dagne, Congressional Research Service; and William Lowrey, Presbyterian Church (USA).
USIP Press Books
Unity in Diversity: Interfaith Dialogue in the Middle East
Institute Book, August 2007 | Explores the role of interfaith dialogue in the polarized climate of the Middle East. The book focuses on four different settings: Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan and demonstrates the desire for interfaith dialogue and the extent to which religious communities are connecting with each other.
Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding
Institute Book, June 2002 | Explores the formidable potential of interfaith dialogue. Drawing on their extensive experience in organizing interaction and cooperation across religious boundaries in the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, Northern Ireland, and the Balkans, the contributors explore the formidable potential of interfaith dialogue.
Religious Perspectives on War: Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Attitudes Toward Force
Institute Book, 2002 | Explores Jewish, Muslim, and Christian perspectives on such issues as the just war doctrine, explaining their differences and finding often surprising common ground.
Perspectives on Pacifism: Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Views on Nonviolence and International Conflict
Institute Book, 1995 | Brings together Christian, Jewish, and Muslim theologians and activists to debate the role of nonviolence in peacemaking and conflict resolution, yielding rare insight into the complexities of modern religious thought on justice and peace.
Islam and Democracy: Religion, Politics, and Power in the Middle East
Institute Book, 1992 | Examines the relationship between religion and politics generally, as well as the global wave of democratization in the late twentieth century, as background to different interpretations of political Islam.
Ukraine: The Legacy of Intolerance
Institute Book, 1991 | Examines the complex history of the Ukrainian conflict, explores the contending claims of the different churches, and analyzes the prospects for resolution.
