A comprehensive list of think tanks and thought leaders that conduct research and publish regular content on peacebuilding. Get connected and find some great resources to support your peacebuilding efforts. by Taylor O’Connor | 17 August 2023 Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash “The task is… not so much to see what no one has yet seen; but …
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Discover these ten global peacebuilding networks that are building peace all over the world. Check them out! Get connected! by Taylor O’Connor | 2 March 2021 “Power does not reside in institutions, not even the state or large corporations. It is located in the networks that structure society.” — Manuel Castells There’s a lot of organizations and …
“To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.” — Sun Tzu This is for all of you dreamers and idealists out there, you activists and selfless souls dedicating your life to a cause. I hate to do this, but I’m gonna rain on …
“The absence of a shared perception of what constitutes ‘peacebuilding practice’ remains a challenge.” — White Paper on Peacebuilding (2015) by Geneva Peacebuilding Platform Let’s do an experiment, shall we? Step 1: Put ten peacebuilders in a room. I won’t ask where you find them or how you got them there. This is all up to …
“Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: this is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better.” — Studs Terkel Excuse me while I karate-chop this old cliché. So when we hear about people who have really changed the world, we tend to hear about …
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“The constructing of peace begins in our minds as a vision of something new for the future.” — Sevilla Statement on Violence While there are many people, groups, and organizations dedicated to advancing the cause of peace, there are shockingly few blogs that show us how to build peace. This is really unfortunate because, after …
