Explore our publications, from research papers and series to educational materials, covering all aspects of conflict transformation and peace promotion.
Organisations working in and on conflict face unique challenges that can impact their work and approaches on peacebuilding and conflict transformation. Do we know how to deal with them?
To improve the development of mechanisms and processes that suit the complex nature of peacebuilding endeavors, this article examines how Organisational Development (OD) can contribute to strategies that help to overcome organisational challenges.
The quest for inclusive pathways for peace has become one of the cornerstones of the international peacebuilding agenda in the past few years. While there is a growing consensus that the inclusion of various constituencies and interests in conflict resolution processes is a crucial factor in building sustainable peace, there is still a great deal of confusion and disagreement on the right timing and sequencing of multiactor inclusion in peace process design in order to bring about legitimate, equitable and lasting solutions to complex protracted armed conflicts. This report contributes to this debate by conducting a comparative assessment of ‘incremental inclusion’ approaches for non-signatory armed groups and civil society actors during the negotiation and implementation of four peace/ceasefire agreements.
This policy brief provides evidence-based lessons learnt and recommendations on the timing, sequencing and modalities of inclusion of nonsignatory armed groups and civil society actors in peace processes. It aims to inform a strategic understanding on how to design and implement peace processes that are effective in bringing about an inclusive political, economic and social transformation.
Ce document fournit des leçons tirées de données empiriques sur le thème de l’inclusion progressive des groupes armés non signataires et des acteurs de la société civile dans les processus de paix. Elle vise à éclairer une compréhension stratégique sur la manière de concevoir des processus de paix permettant une transformation politique, économique et sociale inclusive.
Este policy brief brinda lecciones aprendidas y recomendaciones, basadas en evidencia, sobre el momento, la secuencia y las modalidades de inclusión de grupos armados no signatarios y actores de la sociedad civil en los procesos de paz. Tiene el objetivo de informar un entendimiento estratégico sobre cómo diseñar e implementar procesos de paz que sean eficaces para lograr una transformación política, económica y social incluyente.
The conflicts in Syria and Iraq and the rise of the Islamic State (IS) have attracted thousands of foreign fighters from European countries to join the conflict in the Middle East. A large number of foreign fighters are second and third-generation migrants from the Middle East, North Africa and the Western Balkans. This paper aims to provide some groundwork for research on the radicalisation of immigrants, by investigating why some Kosovar immigrants in Germany have joined violent extremism organisations like IS and Hayat Tahrir al Sham. In particular, the paper identifies some of the consequences of shifting social dynamics and identity formation as the ties between the diaspora community and the country of origin change over time. The paper concludes with a few policy recommendations both to German and Kosovar political authorities on increasing the resilience of Kosovar diaspora living in Germany against radicalisation and violent extremism.
In this review of 2019, we want to present a concise picture of our work, using one example from each region to highlight the wide variety of approaches we take to try to transform conflict.
Wir wollen hier die Erfahrungen teilen, die wir in Rahmen der internationalen Zusammenarbeit bei der Förderung und Schaffung von Räumen für Multi-Stakeholder-Dialoge, also Dialoge zwischen vielen unterschiedlichen Akteuren, in Kolumbien gemacht haben. Aus dem Buch: Mehr Dialog Wagen! Eine Ermutigung für Politik, gesellschaftliche Verständigung und internationale Friedensarbeit.
Year2020
Author(s)José Miguel Abad, Andrés Home, Barbara Unger
Mediation and constitutional processes are tasked with transforming the root causes of protracted societal conflicts, as well as redressing abuses of power and human suffering caused by conflict. This paper examines the most critical substantive or thematic issues which lie at the heart of both peacemaking and constitution-building endeavours: inclusive political governance; territory and power; security sector reform and governance; and transitional justice. The report then concludes by proposing a number of approaches and strategies to address some of these challenges, based on lessons learnt from past experiences and expert interviews.
Year2020
Author(s)Véronique Dudouet, Sara Abbas, Charlotte Huch
