The aim of the Peace Studies Section is to seek a better understanding of the causes of war and violence and of the conditions of peace in the international system. To this end, the Peace Studies Section links scholars of various disciplines and methodologies, develops, encourages, and disseminates research, and facilitates research-based teaching in peace and conflict studies.

Peace Studies Section encourages cooperative relationships with other sections and regions of ISA and other professional and scholarly organizations that share its interests.