Programs

	Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations Peace doesn't automatically return when the guns stop firing or an agreement is signed. This team works to advise newly-forming governments and institutions, promote and maintain community reconciliation, and help different groups on the ground to coordinate their efforts to maintain security and provide services. Featured Initiatives: Arab Awakening \| Haiti Working Group \| Lessons Learned: Oral History Project
	Combating Serious Crimes in Postconflict Societies The Serious Crimes handbook is a reference tool for policymakers and practitioners who are designing strategies for tackling serious crimes in postconflict environments.
	Justice and Security Dialogue Justice and Security Dialogue brings together stakeholders at the local community level to strengthen rule of law and security by building lines of communication, increasing trust, sharing information, promoting accountability, and providing input on justice and security reform needs and options.
	Rule of Law USIP's Rule of Law Center conducts research, identifies best practices, and develops new tools for policymakers and practitioners working to promote the rule of law. It has played a significant role in shaping the field and in advancing the rule of law in fragile and post-conflict societies.	Initiatives Justice and Security Dialogue Constitution Making, Peacebuilding, and National Reconciliation The Role of Non-State Justice Systems in Fostering the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Societies International Network to Promote the Rule of Law (INPROL) Rule of Law Courses Strengthening the Rule of Law in Iraq Transitional Justice Model Codes for Post-Conflict Justice Combating Serious Crimes in Postconflict Societies International Law and Armed Conflict Full List
	Strengthening Security and the Rule of Law in Nepal USIP pioneered a process for establishing Justice and Security Dialogues (JSD) between security forces, government officials and civil society to build trust and achieve common understanding on issues related to security sector reform, rule of law and improved governance in conflict zones.
	Transitional Justice in Nepal
	Universities for Ushahidi The U4U training program brings young people from conflict zones around the world to train them in the use of crowdsourced mapping tools like Ushahidi as well as in the skills of conflict management, helping them address community needs in-country, train others, and join a growing community of global crisis mappers and technology-enabled peacebuilders.