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Associated Centres / Institutes

This page will provide basic information on the associated centres, institutes, agencies, and other institutions and groups that the CCRU has been closely involved with since 1989.

Government Agencies
Northern Ireland Statisitcs and Research Agency (NISRA)

Many of the research and statistical staff that work in the Central Community Relations Unit (CCRU) are seconded from the NISRA.

The Northern Ireland Statisitcs and Research Agency aims to:

  • provide government in Northern Ireland with a statistical and research service to support the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of social and economic policies
  • inform debate in Parliament and the wider community about social and economic issues
  • register key life events for members of the population
Northern Ireland Civil Service
Northern Ireland Office

Other Agencies
The Community Relations Council (CRC)

The Community Relations Council (CRC) is wholely funded by the Central Community Relations Unit (CCRU). The CRC have published a range of reports and other publications.

The Community Relations Council was set up in 1990 as an independent charity to promote better community relations and the recognition of cultural diversity in Northern Ireland. The Council has no view on what form a political solution should take in Northern Ireland but regards the development of tolerance and mutual understanding within the community as a fundamental part of the process.

The Council seeks to influence people at all levels, from working class estates to the executive boardrooms. Much constructive work is already being done by groups and individuals and the Council supports and encourages this. But the debate about community relations and cultural diversity needs to be widened and developed and in this the Council hopes to involve the entire community.

The Cultural Diversity Programme
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One of the main programmes of the CRC is the Cultural Diversity Programme. This initiative was first established as the Cultural Traditions Group in 1988 and was subsequently reconstituted in 1990 as a sub-committee of the N.I. Community Relations Council. The work of the programme involves initiating cultural diversity projects, providing resources for such projects, funding local cultural traditions events, supporting research, advising government and establishing contacts with other organisations in the field.

For more information on the CRC and the Cultural Diversity Programme contact: 

          Community Relations Information Centre
          21 College Square East, Belfast BT1 6DE
          Northern Ireland
          Tel: +44-(0)1232-311881
          Fax: +44-(0)1232-244364
          mark@nicrc.thegap.com
Extern Organisation
Belfast

Institute for Enterprise Strategies

Research and Evaluation Services
Belfast ?

Academic Institutions
Centre for Applied Voluntary Studies
The University of Ulster

Contact: Arthur Williamson, UU

Centre for Health and Social Research (CHSR)
The University of Ulster

Centre wound up in 1995 ?

Centre for Policy Research (CPR)
The University of Ulster

Contact: Bob Osborne, UU

Centre for Research on Higher Education (CRHE)
The Queen's University of Belfast

Contact: Tony Gallagher, QUB

Centre for Research in Public Policy and Management
The University of Ulster

Contact: Colin Knox, UU

Centre for Research on Women (CROW)
The University of Ulster

Centre wound up 1996?

Centre for Social Research (CSR)
The Queen's University of Belfast

Contact: Bob Millar, QUB

Centre for the Study of Conflict (CSC)
The University of Ulster

List of, and links to, Centre publications
Contact: Seamus Dunn, UU

Cost of the Troubles Study, The
The University of Ulster
Details of project and publications
Contact: Marie Smyth, UU

Ethnic Studies Network (ESN)
The University of Ulster

Contact: Lyn Moffett, UU

Future Ways Programme
The University of Ulster

Contact: Derick Wilson, UU

Housing Research Centre
The University of Ulster

Contact: Brendan Murtagh, UU

Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity (INCORE)
The University of Ulster

Contact: Mari Fitzduff, UU

Institute of Irish Studies
The Queen's University of Belfast

Contact: QUB

Northern Ireland Regional Research Laboratory (NIRRL)
The Queen's University of Belfast and The University of Ulster
Contact: Derick Bond, UU

Policy Research Institute (PRI)
The University of Ulster

Templegrove Action Research Limited
The University of Ulster
Details of, and extracts from, publications
Centre wound up in 1997?

Other Groups
Community Development Review Group
Belfast ?

Democratic Dialogue
Belfast

Peace and Reconciliation Group
Derry / Londonderry
additional information
Playboard
Belfast ?

Women's Centre
Derry / Londonderry

Women's Education Project


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