swisspeace

The Swiss Peace Foundation is a practice-oriented peace research institute. We analyze the causes of violent conflicts and develop strategies for their peaceful transformation.

 

News

17 May 2013
Apply now for the
Postgraduate Course in Civilian Peacebuilding (CAS) 2013/2014

starting in September 2013. Applications close on 31 May. More information

17 May 2013
SDC and KFPE organize a
Research Fair - Forschungsmarkt

on Wednesday, 5 June in Bern to provide an opportunity for exchange and dialogue between science, policy, and practice. Registration requested by 20 May 2013. More information.   

17 May 2013
KOFF organizes together with Peace Women Across the Globe (PWAG) an panel discussion on
Women's Rights in Conflict - the Case of Mali
Discussions with ICC Judge Fatoumata Diarra, Barbara Brank (KOFF) and Carmela Bühler (FDFA), 24 May in the Käfigturm, Bern. More information.  

16 May 2013
Elisabeth Baumgartner gave SRF4 News an interview on
Kriegsverbrechen: Öffentliche Archive gegen das Vergessen
the 6 minute radio interview is accessible on the web. 

14 May 2013
NCCR North-South organizes a policy event on
Research partnerships with the global South – A paradigm shift for Swiss research policy and development cooperation?
on Tuesday, 4 June 2013, University of Bern. Program

13 May 2013
swissinfo.ch published an article on
Negotiating the “crowded field” of mediation
with an expert input by Rachel Gasser. Link:  E / D / F / I (orig.)

 

New Publications

Pfister, Marco, Jan Rosset, 2013

What makes for peaceful post-conflict elections?

swisspeace Working Paper, 2|2013, May 2013, ISBN 978-3-908230-87-8. Order / download.


Rubli, Sandra, 2013

(Re)making the Social World: The Politics of Transitional Justice in Burundi

Africa Spectrum, 48, 1 (2013), pp. 3-24. Link.


Alluri, Rina M. and Francesca Cerletti, 2013

Doing Business in Myanmar: Potential Challenges and Ways Forward

Critical Reflection on the KOFF Myanmar Roundtable. Download.


Stamm, Sibylle, 2013

Conflict Dimensions of International Assistance to Refugees from Syria in Lebanon

A Discussion Paper by KOFF and swisspeace. Link.