The objectives of the Centre for the Study of Ethnic Conflict are:

• to promote research within the School of Politics and International Studies in the field of Comparative Ethnic Conflict;
• to establish links with other organizations in Ireland that are engaged in research in the field of Comparative Ethnic Conflict and to take part in co-co-operative research projects;
• to encourage contact and exchanges with other bodies, including research institutes and universities in other deeply divided societies that are engaged in research of relevance to the Centre’s Research Agenda;
• to co-ordinate research being done in the field of Comparative Ethnic Conflict by individuals and groups from different Departments, Institues and disciplines within Queen’s.