At a glance
Our world faces major challenges today, and understanding how groups are glued together is crucial to addressing some of the biggest practical problems facing humanity. CSSC generates science-driven policy recommendations and practical interventions to address a range of issues, from violent extremism to how to harness religious belief to promote greener living practices.
CSSC is financially self-sustaining via a combination of research grants from conventional funding sources, charities, and philanthropic donations. We are passionate about the application and impact of the knowledge we generate, and seek to apply it practically to concrete challenges.
Current Partnerships
The CSSC is one of the home institutions of the Seshat: Global History Databank. Seshat brings together the most current and comprehensive body of knowledge about history in one place. This massive collection of historical information allows scholars to rigorously test different hypotheses about the rise and fall of large-scale societies across the globe and human history.
The CSSC has partnered with the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) to develop the Historical Peace Index (HPI). The HPI provides a historical dimension to the IEPs Global Peace Index and makes use of the data, methods, and platform of the Seshat project. The HPI will allow users to understand how varying degrees of historical peacefulness impacts the distribution of peacefulness today.
The CSSC is currently serving as an academic partner to the Twinning Project, a nationwide charity that connects major UK football clubs with their local prisons to deliver tailor made educational programmes ultimately aimed at reducing reoffending rates. As part of this 5+ year project, we are working closely with the Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty's Prison & Probation Service to co-ordinate sensitive and personal data at secure sites across the country.
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Engagement & Policy
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