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This blog is written by scholars and activists committed to positive social change, and to the transformation of violence towards ends that are more just, dignified and humane. Contributions are welcome, as in the joining of intellectual and vocational forces, we have greater power to realise the changes the world most needs.
GUEST AUTHORS
Volunteering in Calais: Experiences and Challenges by Liying Zhang
Photo credit: Liying Zhang You can connect with Liying on Instagram and via LinkedIn Calais, the northeast city of France, faces the UK across the...
It Takes a Village, by Birsu Karaarslan
Image credit: Heldáy de la Cruz Birsu Karaarslan is a former UN employee and a Master's graduate of the Geneva Graduate Institute. She is now based...
Thoughts on a month in Calais, France by Tobias Drilling
Thoughts on a month in Calais, France Tobias Drilling Tobias (they/he) is a social anthropologist, humanitarian, activist, and catalyst for systemic...
Embracing the (Extra)ordinary: Weaving Belief and Connection Amidst Uncertainty by Swarna Jain
Picture source: Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Artist: Hasui Kawase About the author: Swarna Jain is a 2023 IHEID...
If one stands, we must all stand together: Uniting our voices for women in Iran by Shirin Golkar
Image credit: Women's Entrepreneurship Program Shirin Golkar is the Iranian founder of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (WEP). She is a...
Why and how we can think about the situation of young Yemeni by Michèle Ndedi Batchandji
Photo Credit: Jakob Rubner Michèle Ndedi Batchandji is a 2019 graduate from IHEID in Geneva with a Master in Development Studies; her thesis was on...
Vegetarian by Sonali Wanigabaduge
Sonali Wanigabaduge is a lawyer and media professional from Sri Lanka. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Transitional Justice, Human...
The Transformative Potential of Art by Anna Blanck
Photo credit: @mana5280 Anna Blanck is a young professional with an MSc in Development from SOAS, and a BFA in Painting from KCAI. She is interested...
What does it mean to build trust in our communities during the covid19 crisis?
Photo credit: Nina Strehl Annika Erickson-Pearson is the Community and Communications Coordinator at the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform. She is...
The Dating App by Sonali Wanigabaduge
Sonali Wanigabaduge is a lawyer and media professional from Sri Lanka. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Transitional Justice, Human...
TRANSFORMING VIOLENCE
Geneva, this is Goma. Do you read me? Over.
Art credit: Miriam Nabarro Monday morning, the first messages arrive via WhatsApp: Good morning, Claudia. The bombs are falling again. There are...
Volunteering in Calais: Experiences and Challenges by Liying Zhang
Photo credit: Liying Zhang You can connect with Liying on Instagram and via LinkedIn Calais, the northeast city of France, faces the UK across the...
If one stands, we must all stand together: Uniting our voices for women in Iran by Shirin Golkar
Image credit: Women's Entrepreneurship Program Shirin Golkar is the Iranian founder of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (WEP). She is a...
Attention, please
Photo credit: Suad Kamardeen on Unsplash According to Johann Hari in his stunning new book entitled Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention,...
Transforming Violence by Manuel León
Photo credit: Fundación Santa Teresa, Proyecto Alcatraz Manuel León is a Venezuelan Economist and an MA candidate in Development Studies at the...
In the looking glass
“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate...
One View of the US Election from North Carolina: Better Things to Come by Eric G. Berman
Image credit: Rachel Berman Eric G. Berman has worked for the United Nations and the Small Arms Survey on arms control as well as peace and security...
Why and how we can think about the situation of young Yemeni by Michèle Ndedi Batchandji
Photo Credit: Jakob Rubner Michèle Ndedi Batchandji is a 2019 graduate from IHEID in Geneva with a Master in Development Studies; her thesis was on...
Vegetarian by Sonali Wanigabaduge
Sonali Wanigabaduge is a lawyer and media professional from Sri Lanka. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Transitional Justice, Human...
The Transformative Potential of Art by Anna Blanck
Photo credit: @mana5280 Anna Blanck is a young professional with an MSc in Development from SOAS, and a BFA in Painting from KCAI. She is interested...
The Myth of International Protection
War and Survival in Congo