JMU’s Center for International Stabilization and Recovery (CISR) leads interdisciplinary research and impact projects to address the consequences of armed conflict. We work with partners in government, education, and civil society to solve challenges in the humanitarian, demining, and security sectors.
Our mission: to strengthen responsible global citizenship.
CISR: A Center of Excellence
The Center for International Stabilization and Recovery (CISR) at James Madison University advances security and human dignity, especially in communities affected by conflict and crisis. Through research, training, and community programs, CISR supports efforts to reduce the impact of war, strengthen local capacity for recovery, and foster conditions for human flourishing and institutional effectiveness. We are a global leader in supporting the humanitarian mine action sector.
At JMU, we connect faculty, students, and external partners to meaningful opportunities in humanitarian assistance and the security sector, while developing JMU's commitment to engaged citizenship at the global level. Through CISR's work on campus, students and faculty engage in research and program opportunities that make a tangible difference for the global good.
CISR by the Numbers
16,500 people
reached through our risk educaton programs
$40 million
in grant funding over 30 years
200k downloads
of our Journal each year
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We could not achieve what we do without the researchers, faculty, students, donors, and global partners who contribute to CISR’s mission across humanitarian action through post‑conflict recovery.
