Tunisian Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies: TIPCS is an independent, nonpartisan think-do tank in Tunisia turning research on peace, security and sustainable development into practical action.
Latest research
Peace and Conflict in TIPCS's 13 Countries: a regional outlook and indicator framework
The thirteen countries where the Tunisian Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (TIPCS) has offices include some of the most violent settings recorded in 2025, some of the most stable, and several in transition.
Research report
Water, climate and peace across the Mediterranean, Sahel-edge and Horn: evidence for cooperation
Research report
Young people, work and voice: what the evidence says about preventing violence and building trust in the Mediterranean region
Research report
Crossings, routes and regular pathways: evidence for safer and more orderly mobility in the Mediterranean region
Research report
Publications
Heritage, Culture and Peacebuilding in the Mediterranean: protection, memory and shared futures
Research report
Women, Peace and Security in the Mediterranean region and its neighbourhood: from resolutions to implementation
Research report
Civic Space and Resilient Civil Society in the Mediterranean and its neighbourhood
Working paper
Featured
Heritage, Culture and Peacebuilding in the Mediterranean: protection, memory and shared futures
Cultural heritage is now treated in international law, Security Council practice and development policy as part of how societies prevent conflict and recover from it. This brief reviews that claim against the public evidence.
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Research
Conflict Transformation
Dialogue, mediation and locally led problem-solving between communities and institutions.
Environment and Climate
Water, heat and waste as flashpoints and as reasons to cooperate; climate communication that takes gender into account.
Youth and Intergenerational Dialogue
Youth participation, safe reporting channels, campus and municipal dialogue, skills for employability.
Digital Peace and AI
Dialogue apps, campus media labs, digital mediation tools and AI for Peace.
Culture for Peace
Art, heritage and culture as entry points to peace, linked to the UNESCO agenda.
Gender
Gender-responsive approaches across programmes, led by the Gender Studies Department.
Migration and Mobility
Safe, legal pathways as an alternative to irregular migration; analysis of Mediterranean crossings.
Governance and Civil Society
Mapping and strengthening civil-society organisations, and democratic governance inside associations.
Departments
- Conflict Studies
- Peace and Security Studies
- Environmental Studies Department
- Gender Studies Department
- Cultural Studies Department
- Youth and Intergenerational Dialogue
- Digital Peace and AI
- Migration and Mobility Studies
- Governance, Democracy and Civil Society
- Law and Transitional Justice
- Economic Studies and Sustainable Development
- Training and Academy
- Communications, Publications and Data
Programme concepts
Concept in design · Climate and water
Shared-water register and local water-dispute research
An open register of shared-water instruments in thirteen countries and a study of how communities allocate scarce water.
Concept in design · Youth
Youth co-research on trust, work and voice
A pre-registered study with young co-researchers, with safeguarding and do-no-harm built in from the start.
Concept in design · Women, peace and security
Open tracker of national action plans on women, peace and security
Coding every available plan for costing, institutional location and independent monitoring.
Concept in design · Migration and mobility
Barriers to regular pathways and cohesion in host towns
Testing whether access barriers, not only quotas, limit the use of regular labour routes.
Concept in design · Digital peace and AI
Evaluation sets and a do-no-harm protocol for AI in peacebuilding
Documented, annotator-reviewed tests of language tools on Arabic and French conflict-related text.
Concept in design · Culture for peace
Heritage, return and cohesion: a comparative study
Repeated household surveys and case studies, adapted from existing instruments so results can be compared.
Planned convenings
Upcoming · General Assembly
General Assembly 2026 (AGA26)
Technical dialogue on shared-water data and local water disputes
Youth co-research forum: indicators on trust, work and voice
Roundtable on implementing national action plans on women, peace and security
Learning exchange among municipalities on social cohesion
Academy
Course in design
Conflict analysis and peace research methods
Designing a study, reading indices critically, and ethics and safeguarding in fieldwork.
Course in design
Using evidence in peacebuilding: from data to policy brief
Sourcing, citing and presenting figures; writing for policy-makers.
Course in design
Organisational resilience for civil society: funding, compliance and safeguarding
Legal literacy, donor due diligence and policies that organisations can adopt.
Course in design
Information integrity and responsible AI for peacebuilders
Recognising manipulated information, using language tools with human oversight, do-no-harm.
Country offices
Partners
- ISAM Kasserine
- Dynamique Autour de l’Eau
- National Coalition of Alternative Media
- OTEF
In the media: Al Janoubia TV · Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) · Sabra FM
Open about who we are, who funds us and how we work
- For funders and partners →Registration, governance, accounts and verification.
- Policies (PDF) →Safeguarding, anti-fraud, conflicts of interest, sanctions, research ethics.
- Funding and foreign funding register →Where the money comes from and what we accept.
- Report a concern →Confidential, with protection against retaliation.
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