The Research Cluster on Policing, Security, Anti-Terrorism, Conflict, and Peace (PEACE) is an officially established academic research unit within the Graduate School of Sustainable Development, Universitas Indonesia. Founded in 2025, the Cluster responds to the evolving landscape of global security challenges shaped by digital transformation, geopolitical shifts, transnational threats, and complex social dynamics.
Our mission is to advance rigorous, policy-relevant, and interdisciplinary research that contributes to sustainable peace, institutional resilience, and responsible security governance. We strive to bridge academic scholarship and practical policy engagement at the national, regional, and international levels.
Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding Strategies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the root causes, dynamics, actors, and impacts of violent and non-violent conflicts, while developing systematic approaches to prevent escalation and foster sustainable peace. Drawing from political science, sociology, psychology, international relations, and security studies, conflict analysis seeks to identify structural inequalities, identity-based tensions, governance failures, economic disparities, and external influences that contribute to instability. It emphasizes evidence-based assessment tools—such as stakeholder mapping, conflict trees, and risk analysis—to understand how conflicts emerge, evolve, and potentially transform.
Police Reform and Institutional Governance refers to the systematic transformation of policing institutions to ensure professionalism, accountability, transparency, and respect for human rights within a democratic framework. Police reform aims to strengthen law enforcement agencies so that they effectively maintain public order and security while upholding the rule of law and protecting civil liberties. It encompasses structural, operational, cultural, and legal reforms designed to enhance public trust and institutional legitimacy.
National Security and Human Security Frameworks represent two complementary paradigms for understanding and addressing threats in the contemporary world. The traditional concept of national security centers on the protection of state sovereignty, territorial integrity, political stability, and national interests from external and internal threats. Rooted in realist traditions of international relations, national security frameworks prioritize military preparedness, intelligence capabilities, border control, counterterrorism, and strategic alliances. Institutions such as the United Nations and regional defense organizations operate within this paradigm to maintain international order and prevent interstate conflict.
Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Resilience-Building are interconnected strategies aimed at restoring individuals and strengthening communities affected by conflict, violence, extremism, crime, or social disruption. These approaches move beyond punitive measures by emphasizing recovery, transformation, and long-term social stability. Together, they form a holistic framework that addresses psychological healing, social inclusion, and the capacity of individuals and institutions to withstand future risks.
Counter-narratives and prevention of online disinformation refer to strategic efforts aimed at challenging false, misleading, or extremist content in digital spaces while promoting accurate, credible, and constructive information. In an era where social media platforms accelerate the spread of content, disinformation campaigns can influence public opinion, deepen polarization, undermine democratic institutions, and fuel radicalization. Counter-narrative strategies seek not only to refute false claims but also to offer alternative messages that promote critical thinking, social cohesion, and democratic values.
Terrorism, Radicalization, and Violent Extremism constitute interconnected phenomena that pose significant challenges to national, regional, and global security. Terrorism generally refers to the deliberate use or threat of violence by non-state actors (and in some contexts state actors) to intimidate populations or coerce governments for political, ideological, or religious objectives. Radicalization is a complex and gradual process through which individuals or groups adopt increasingly extreme beliefs that justify hostility or violence. Violent extremism represents the stage at which radical ideologies translate into the endorsement or use of violence to achieve ideological goals.
AI-Assisted Risk Assessment and Deradicalization refers to the use of artificial intelligence technologies to identify, evaluate, and address risks associated with radicalization and violent extremism. By leveraging machine learning, natural language processing, predictive analytics, and big data systems, AI tools can analyze large volumes of online and offline data to detect patterns of extremist narratives, recruitment strategies, and behavioral indicators. These technologies enhance early-warning capabilities and support evidence-based decision-making in prevention and intervention efforts.
At the Research Cluster on Policing, Security, Anti-Terrorism, Conflict, and Peace, we develop strategic research designed to address complex national and global security challenges.
We integrate psychological, legal, policy, intelligence, and peacebuilding approaches to generate rigorous, data-driven policy recommendations.
