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COST Action A25
European Small Arms and the Perpetuation of Violence
This Action aims to better integrate and coordinate European research into issues associated with small arms and light weapons. More information about COST Actions can be found on the COST webpage here. The Action's page on the COST website can be found here. COST's rules and procedures are available here.
The Action funds a series of meetings, workshops and scholarly visits (though not salary costs). Researchers can participate once their government has signed the action. Currently, the Action includes the following countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
The Action's next, and final, activity, will be a conference in Brussels, 17-19 March 2008. Click here for more information.
Please download the original Memorandum of Understanding (which contains an overview of the Action’s proposed activities). The Action is is organised by a Management Committee, and structured into three working groups:
1)
methodology
2) transfers
3) armed
violence.
To see future activities by the Action, please click on the 'Forthcoming' button to the left.
The Action’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) lists the Action’s four objectives:
- to allow organisations currently producing the most advanced research to share data, methodologies and best practice to augment their own activities.
- infrastructure will be developed in which nascent research capability, especially in accession to EU states, can be encouraged and developed.
- information and analysis on small arms provided by the Action will help decision-makers make better policy in a highly relevant area, and improve NGO and citizens ability to influence political debate.
- many fields of enquiry, such as the effects of armed violence or arms trafficking, require links to grass roots research (especially in developing countries). A Europe wide network will provide researchers with access to colleagues with field experience.