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swisspeace is a practice-oriented #peace and research institute: our mission is to contribute to the improvement of #conflict prevention and transformation 🕊️
✨Another highlight of the month: the Mediation and Peacemaking Course.
A total of 25 people completed the three intensive but informative #course days. A range of exercises, including role-play, completed the experts inputs. It was a pleasure to work with you!

Interested?
➡️https://buff.ly/jhiJCiV
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📰We just released an Essential by Dr. Michel Thill, highlighting the power of The Most Significant Change (MSC) method. It draws on an evaluation conducted by Cordaid in conflict-affected areas of the DRC. Check it out now: shorturl.at/H9tOJ.
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
⏰In about ten weeks, the 10th edition of the Basel Peace Forum begins. We're working hard to make January 22 a success. Until then, join us every Thursday on the BPF Social Media Channels for a throwback journey through a decade of rethinking peace and innovating the future.
➡️ buff.ly/aFkmPj8
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
💡Ambiguous loss is the state of not knowing: when loved ones are missing but not confirmed dead.

Since 2011, ~177,000 people have disappeared in Syria. Our SUPPSAL project supports displaced women coping with the psychosocial impact of ambiguous loss.

🔗 suppsal.swisspeace.ch
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
📢VERANSTALTUNG: Möchtest du mehr darüber erfahren, wie #Archive zu einem nachhaltigen #Frieden beitragen und warum ihr Schutz so wichtig ist?

📅 November 27, 2025
⌚ 19:00 - 20:30
📍 kHaus Basel
➡️ Anmeldung: buff.ly/YQ9ibI0
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🎨Dive into the intersection of Art & Peace in our new #CAS and learn how art can transform conflicts and contribute to peace. A collaboration between the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW, swisspeace, and Atelier Mondial.

Apply by December 1, 2025:
buff.ly/nMEHEnT
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What exciting three-course days 🙌 ! The Creative & Innovative Methodologies for Inclusive Peacebuilding course really lived up to its name. The refreshing approaches fitted the November weather. Thanks to the participants for the warm atmosphere!

👉 Join us: buff.ly/z2g6gHn
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
👏 Warm #congratulations to our colleague Samantha Gamez on successfully defending her #PhD thesis, “Reverberations of Reform: How Kenya’s New Constitution affects Local Peacebuilding”! We wish you every success in your next career steps, Dr. Samantha Gamez💐
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Reposted by swisspeace
✨The revised Guide for Global Research Partnerships is now available✨
The 6 principles for Global Research Partnerships point at the main pillars of global collaboration. Background information you in strengthening Global Research in practice.
👉 www.grp-guide.ch
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Last Friday, we listened to the concluding presentation from 27 of our dedicated #CAS students. Each student designed and presented a poster highlighting what they learned in the different modules during their studies.
#Congratulations on your hard work and the diploma! ✨
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Apply by Dec 15, 2025 and join us in Basel on 04 – 06 February 2026 for our expert-led course. Leave with the tools necessary to ask the right questions that help you plan effective state-building interventions.

👉 Apply now: swisspeace.ch/courses
November 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Dialogue has the potential to prevent or de-escalate violence by building understanding & trust between different groups. This virtual course provides tools to benefit from the potential of dialogue in today’s complex conflicts.

👉 Apply by Dec 15: swisspeace.ch/courses
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A huge thank you to all the participants from our course "Conflict-sensitive Communication in International Cooperation" for their lively participation! 🤗
Our discussions on responsible storytelling, positionalities, and the critical use of language and imagery were truly inspiring. 🌱
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
#Archive sind zentral für die #Aufarbeitung konfliktbelasteter Vergangenheiten. Wie tragen sie zu einem nachhaltigen #Frieden bei?
Darüber spricht der swisspeace-Experte Corsin Blumenthal am 27. November, hier im KHaus.

Sei dabei!
➡️Anmeldung: buff.ly/g60A0Uf
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Apply by November 9 for an exciting #internship with our Dealing with the Past Program!

✔️ Prepare and implement the Dealing with the Past Dialogues
✔️ Assist in the organization of courses, conferences and workshops
✔️ Support design & implementation of projects and mandates

➡️https://buff.ly/GR6MsIo
November 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The annual Mediation Support Network meeting co-hosted with the Center for Security Studies (CSS), the Folke Bernadotte Academy & the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue took place last month: lnkd.in/dQ2YpntC.

Grateful for this opportunity to address mediation in complex contexts 🙏
November 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🎨Are you ready to explore the potential of #art in peacebuilding? Art creates a unique space for dialogue and can contribute to sustainable conflict transformation and #peace.

Curious?
Join our online information event (MS Teams) on Thursday November 4, 2025, 12:30–13:30.
➡️https://buff.ly/rIPKF9f
October 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
💬What makes power-sharing agreements work?

📖 swisspeace’s Sahar Ammar and colleagues found that it’s not just about signing an agreement. The real test comes later: how flexible the agreement is, how strong the institutions are, and whether leaders keep their commitments 👉https://buff.ly/6Zsg6w5
Power-sharing between adoptability and durability insights from Lebanon and Iraq
Under what conditions do power-sharing agreements come into being? Once agreed, how might an agreement’s perceived acceptability affect its ability to deliver functional governance and durable peac...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Despite renewed optimism following the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, swisspeace’s Co-Head of the Analysis & Impact Program, Roland Dittli, reflects on the deeper challenges that must be addressed to achieve lasting peace and justice in the region: buff.ly/MXKrkui 🔎
October 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🚨 We want to hear your experiences!
Our new #study examines the (over)use of the #terms “Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) nexus”, “conflict sensitivity” and “peace(building)”.

Share your experience: buff.ly/8ig3oEn
Note: All answers will be treated confidentially and anonymously.
October 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Happening tomorrow!
Women play a crucial role in peace negotiations. Come and listen to experts addressing this key topic, exploring hands-on experiences, cutting-edge research, and ideas for shaping future multi-level approaches to peacebuilding. Register here: buff.ly/mWwuxwu
October 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🙏 Thank you to everyone who participated in our Disappeared & Missing Persons in Peacebuilding course!
🎓 A special thanks also to our faculty, who shared so many powerful and moving examples from their own experiences. Check out our other peacebuilding courses: buff.ly/ZG0TR0v
October 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Seba Abudaqa and Tom Kellner, co-founders of Clean Shelter, as well as Roland Dittli from swisspeace, to discuss the current situation and practical ways to support people and institutions in Gaza.
👉free entry, please register: buff.ly/hu833XZ
October 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Last week, we kicked off our new 4-year research project "From Pixels to Peace", which explores the role of #visual_communication in #peacebuilding and #conflict_transformation. A collaboration between Karlstad University, University of Basel, and Università della Svizzera italiana, funded by SNSF.
October 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🚀 Are you searching for an engaging #internship with political relevance? Gain valuable experience as part of our #DealingWithThePast team and get insights into work at the intersection of research and policy.
ℹ️ Intern | 100% | 6 months | Starting February 1
👉 Apply by November 9: swisspeace.ch/jobs
October 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM