Category: Point of View

The Intersection of Peacemaking and Placemaking: A Personal Reflection

 Peacemaking is more than an idea, it is a place. But, where is this place? ...

School shootings and lone wolf attacks: What’s the difference?

By James M. Dorsey A recent school shooting in the US state of Washington and...

Music Plays Crucial Role in Non-Violent Civic Movements

From the U.S. Institute of Peace blog The Olive Branch. You can also read the post...

The Syrian Civil Defence group: our mission is to save life, not to take it.

This blog is written by a member of The Syrian Civil Defence — a group...

Guide to Storytelling

  Stories matter to people, and when you get one that really hits, it’s incredibly...

The 'Dark Matter’ of Peacebuilding

The "Dark Matter" of Peacebuilding   From the U.S. Institute of Peace blog The Olive...

Sport as a peacebuilding tool: Experiences from Nigeria by Michael Olufemi Sodipo

Sport can be a powerful tool for building peace. Nigerian organisation, the Peace Initiative Network...

Strategies for High Risk Negotiations: Talking, Trust, Connecting, Rapport and Empathy

Strategies for high risk negotiations: talking, trust, connecting, rapport and empathy   “What is destroyed...

Can peace be achieved the same way social change has thru the use of new media and digital technologies?

This article was originally published on Insight on Conflict. The leading online resource for local peacebuilding...

Conflict Resolution work with Gangs: Lessons from El Salvador

On the eve of the inauguration of El Salvador’s new government on June 1, 2009,...
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