Emergent Evidence-Based Practices Supporting SDG16
Hosted by Better Evidence Project in the Center for Peacemaking Practice Drawing from across local and global agencies, we examine emergent evidence-based practices that support […]
Hosted by Better Evidence Project in the Center for Peacemaking Practice Drawing from across local and global agencies, we examine emergent evidence-based practices that support […]
This 2.25-hour session will include first five minutes of introduction from the award-winning film maker William Watson, then 92 minutes of screening the film Soldiers […]
Our field faces a challenge in understanding and telling the story of peace. We have a wealth of research, experience, and inputs from a wide variety of experts across the world; however, we need a structure by which people can interact and engage with each other so the evidence they produce propels us forward. Currently, research and M&E frameworks compete with one another, and do not always link to the decisions practitioners need to make for optimal impact. Evidence also remains most accessible to those with resources, excluding people most affected by conflict. At a minimum, evidence-based peacebuilding must result from collaboration with and be informed by input from the expertise and insights of local practitioners and researchers in conflict-affected societies. If, however, we don’t hold ourselves accountable to do so, and without a rigorous and inclusive approach, we risk falling short of addressing gaps and creating a much-needed alignment of existing evidence. Over the past year, including using digital technology during a global pandemic, several organizations represented in this session have partnered across issues of conflict and evidence to find alignment. By creating better understanding of how different types of data intersect to improve our knowledge about conflict dynamics, these organizations are working to ensure the evidence we build collaboratively is relevant for people most affected by conflict.
This session will highlight insights and experiences from practitioners about evidence-based peacebuilding to jumpstart discussions with the audience about how greater coordination around lessons learned and complementary evidence-building can be achieved.
Evidence-Based Peacemaking: What We Need to Know; What We Need to Share; What We Need to Learn Facilitator: Jeffrey Helsing, Executive Director, Better Evidence Project, […]
Presented by Carter School Better Evidence Project This session will focus on the importance of local peacemaking initiatives and how outside intervenors can complement rather undermine […]
Fall 2022 Peace Week will be held September 19th through September 23rd, focusing on the theme "Rethinking Peace: 2022 and Beyond." The Russian invasion of Ukraine, mass […]
This session will be a platform for the 5 IREX Community Solutions fellows being hosted at the Carter School to discuss their projects--their goals, program design and plans for implementation upon return to their communities at the end of the fall semester. They are from Bangladesh, Guatemala, Palestine (West Bank), Palestine (Gaza), and Slovakia.
This panel session will spotlight the Carter School's new Evidence to Action for Peace Initiative. It is designed to: --Strengthen efforts, both local and international, to prevent armed conflicts, end wars, and build sustainable peace. --Bridge theory and practice. --Promote and draw upon local and international knowledge and local and international practice. --Embody a cycle of continuous learning and sharing
Too often, in conflict resolution work and in the peacebuilding field, we use different terms or mean different things with the terms we use. This hampers our engagement and collaboration between local and international actors or across sectors when working in shared conflict and humanitarian space. This panel will explore how we can more effectively engage with each other rather than talk past each other given the stakes both in the US and globally.
On Tuesday, October 25 at 9:30am ET, the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) and George Mason University's Better Evidence Project will host a conversation with Chris Blattman on his new book. Blattman is the Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago’s Pearson Institute and Harris Public Policy. He is an economist and political scientist who studies violence, crime, and underdevelopment.