Researching to Learn How UCP/A Works

Collaborative and community research enables the Community to continually improve our practice by documenting, providing evidence, and analyzing our work while supporting ongoing reflection on UCP/A practice and theory.

  • The UCP Research Data Base is a portal to find the latest research on unarmed civilian protection, community self-protection and related topics. It contains information on academic research publications, working papers and NGO documents, which you can easily search using keywords or specific regions and countries. Users can also contribute to the database by uploading information not yet featured in it.

  • Community self-protection and Unarmed Civilian Protection/Accompaniment: a way to decolonize peace English | Spanish

    The Creating Safer Space Participatory Evaluation and Learning Methodology for UCP/A English | Spanish | French

    Unarmed Civilians Can Protect Civilians without Using Weapons English

    Wielding Nonviolence in the Midst of Violence (Summary) English | Purchase the Book Here

    Creating Safer Space working paper series and other publications English

    Creating Safer Space Brochure English

  • Research takes place in both academic institutions and UCP/A organizations.

    For Example:

    Creating Safer Space Research Network

    Cure Violence Global