School teacher teachers her students with the help of a laptop at the rural school (West Bengal, India).

Knowledge Base

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

- Mahatma Ghandi (1869 -1948)

This knowledge platform for scholarly publishing is provided by the ECPC. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited based on its relevance to early childhood development, social cohesion, violence prevention and peace promotion, and more. Additional literature will be added as it becomes available.

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Cities Welcoming Refugees & Migrants: Enhancing effective urban governance in an age of migration. Paris, France: UNESCO; 2016.
G20 Initiative for Early Childhood Development: Building human capital to break the cycle of poverty and inequality.; 2018.
&Peace IE. Global Peace Index 2019: Measuring peace in a complex world. Sydney, Australia: Institute for Economics & Peace; 2019.
Aber L., Biersteker L., Dawes A., Rawlings L. Social Protection and Welfare Systems: Implications for Early Childhood Development. In: al P.RBritto, editor. Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy. New York: Oxford Univ. Press; 2013. 2. p. 260-274p.
Aboud F. Evaluation of an early childhood parenting programme in rural Bangladesh. J Health Popul Nutr. 2007;25(1):3-13.
Aboud F., Yousafzai A. Very Early Childhood Development. In: Black R.E, Laxminarayan R., Temmerman M., Walker N., editors. Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 2). Washington (DC); 2016.
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Abramowitz S., Marten M., Panter-Brick C. Medical humanitarianism: anthropologists speak out on policy and practice. Med Anthropol Q. 2015;29(1):1-23.
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Childfund A. Small voices, BIG dreams 2019: Violence against children, as explained by children. New York City: ChildFund Alliance; 2019.
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ChildRightsGlobalCompacts. Ten acts for the Global Compact: A civil society vision for a transformative agenda for human mobility, migration and development. Child Rights in the Global Compacts; 2017.
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Chopra D., Krishnan M., UNICEF. Linking family-friendly policies to women's economic empowerment. An evidence brief. New York, NY: UNICEF; 2019.
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Christie D., Panter-Brick C., Behrman J., Cochrane J., Dawes A., Goth K., et al. Healthy human development as a path to peace. In: Leckman J., Panter-Brick C., Salah R., editors. Pathways to Peace: The Transformative Power of Children and Families. Vol 15. MIT Press; 2014. 2. p. 273-302p.
Christie D. What is peace psychology the psychology of ? J Soc Issues. 2006;62:1-17.
Chugani HT, Behen ME, Muzik O, Juhász C, Nagy F, Chugani DC. Local brain functional activity following early deprivation: a study of postinstitutionalized Romanian orphans. Neuroimage. 2001;14(6):1290-301.
Chzhen Y., Gromada A., Rees G. Are the world’s richest countries family friendly? Policy in the OECD and EU. Florence, Italy: UNICEF; 2019.
Cicchetti D. Resilience under conditions of extreme stress: a multilevel perspective. World Psychiatry. 2010;9(3):145-54.
Cicchetti D. Annual Research Review: Resilient functioning in maltreated children--past, present, and future perspectives. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2013;54(4):402-22.
Cicchetti D., Valentino K. An Ecological Transactional Perspective on Child Maltreatment: Failure of the Average Expectable Environment and Its Influence Upon Child Development. In: Cicchetti D., Cohen D.J., editors. Developmental Psychopathology, Risk, Disorder, and Adaptation. Vol 3. New York: Wiley; 2006. 1. p. 129-201p.
Cicchetti D., Rogosch F., Toth S., Sturge-Apple M. Normalizing the development of cortisol regulation in maltreated infants through preventive interventions. Dev Psychopathol. 2011;23(3):789-800.
CivilSocietyActionCommittee. 12 Key ways for states to get back on track. Civil Society Action Committee; 2021.
Claessens SE, Daskalakis NP, van der Veen R, Oitzl MS, E de Kloet R, Champagne DL. Development of individual differences in stress responsiveness: an overview of factors mediating the outcome of early life experiences. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2011;214(1):141-54.
Clark H, Coll-Seck AM, Banerjee A, Peterson S, Dalglish SL, Ameratunga S, et al. A future for the world's children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission. The Lancet. 2020.
Clarke AR, Barry RJ, McCarthy R, Selikowitz M, Magee CA, Johnstone SJ, et al. Quantitative EEG in low-IQ children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Clin Neurophysiol. 2006;117(8):1708-14.
Clemens J. Peace and Conflict Studies Versus Peace Science. In: Christie D.J., editor. The Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology. New York: Wiley; 2012. 7. p. 767-771p.
Clement J. Changed Lives: The Effects of the Perry Preschool Program on Youths Through Age 19. High/Scope Foundation; 1984.
CMPS. 2019 Edition of the minimum standards for child protection in humanitarian action (CPMS). Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action; 2019.
Cochrane J. Religion, Health and the Economy. In: , editor. In: The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell; 2012. 4. p. 430-442p.
Cohen S, Janicki-Deverts D, Chen E, Matthews KA. Childhood socioeconomic status and adult health. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010;1186:37-55.
Cohen R. Negotiating Across Cultures: Communication Obstacles in International Diplomacy. United States Institute of Peace Press; 1991.
Cohrs J., Christie D., White M., Das C. Contributions of positive psychology to peace: toward global well-being and resilience. Am Psychol. 2013;68(7):590-600.
Cole C., Labin D., M. Galarza de. Begin with the children: What research on Sesame Street's international coproductions reveals about using media to promote a new more peaceful world. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 2008;32:359-365.
Cole C., Lee J., Bucuvalas A., Sirali Y. Seven essential elements for creating effective children's media to promote peacebuilding: Lessons from international co-productions of Sesame Street and other children's media programs. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2018;2018(159):55-69.
Coleman PT. Characteristics of Protracted, Intractable Conflict: Toward the Development of a Metaframework-I. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. 2003;9:1-37.
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CollaborationCountdownTo. Countdown to 2030: tracking progress towards universal coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health. Lancet. 2018;391:1538-1548.
Collins K. Evaluation of the Media Initiative for Children-Respecting Difference Programme in the Education Sector.; 2015.
Comrie-Thomson L, Mavhu W, Makungu C, Nahar Q, Khan R, Davis J, et al. Male involvement interventions and improved couples’ emotional relationships in Tanzania and Zimbabwe: ‘When we are walking together, I feel happy’. Culture, Health & Sexuality. 2019:1-18.
Conger R., Neppl T., Kim K., Scaramella L. Angry and aggressive behavior across three generations: a prospective, longitudinal study of parents and children. Journal of abnormal child psychology. 2003;31:143-60.
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Connolly P., Fitzpatrick S, Gallagher T, Harris P. Addressing diversity and inclusion in the early years in conflict‐affected societies: A case study of the Media Initiative for Children - Northern Ireland. Int J Early Years Education. 2006;14:263-278.
Connolly P., Miller S., Eakin A. A cluster randomised trial evaluation of the Media Initiative for Children: Respecting Difference Programme, Centre for Effective Education. Belfast, Ireland: Center for Effective Education, Queen's University Belfast; 2010.
Connolly P., Hayden J., Levin D., Shulman L., Foundation WF, Organisation NI. From conflict to peace building: The power of early childhood initiatives: Lessons from around the world. World Forum Foundation; 2007.
Connolly P. Using survey data to explore preschool children’s ethnic awareness and attitudes. Journal of Early Childhood Research. 2011;9:175-187.
Connolly P., Smith A., Kelly B., Council CR, Staff CR, Four C. Too Young to Notice?: The Cultural and Political Awareness of 3-6 Year Olds in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Community Relations Council; 2002.
Connor RC. Cooperation beyond the dyad: on simple models and a complex society. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. 2010;365:2687-2697.
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Cook P., Cohen N., Oguniyi A., Sewanou J.,. Community engagement to strengthen social cohesion and child protection in Chad and Burundi: “Bottom Up” participatory monitoring, planning and action. International Insituted for Child Rights and Development (IICRD); 2016.
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