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

27 January 2012
David Lanz gave an interview on
The Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
in a podcast, produced by the International Relations and Security Network (ISN). Link

19 January 2012
Elisabeth Baumgartner, Dealing with the Past Co-Head of Program speaks about
Victim Participation in International Criminal Justice
in a podcast, produced by the International Relations and Security Network (ISN). Link

18 January 2012
In collaboration with the Swiss FDFA, the swisspeace Dealing with the Past Program organizes the
Dealing with the Past Advanced Learning Course 2012
A specialized training for professionals, 13-24 August 2012 in Switzerland. Link

9 January 2012
swisspeace Director Laurent Goetschel has been elected by the Platform Science and Policy of the Swiss Academy of Science as
new president of the KFPE 
(Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries). Link.

5 December 2011
In collaboration with the Swiss FDFA, the swisspeace Mediation Support Project organizes the
Peace Mediation Course 2012.
A specialized training for practitioners. Apply by 31 January. Flyer

New Publications

Rubli, Sandra, 2011.
Knowing the Truth - What For? The Contested Politics of Transitional Justice in Burundi.
In: Journal für Entwicklungspolitik, 27(3), pp. 22-43. Link

Chiuri W. 2011..
The Political Economy of Coffee in Kenya: A Case Study from Rumukia and Mathira North Cooperative Societies in the Mount Kenya Area. 
NCCR North-South Dialogue 28. Bern, Switzerland: NCCR North-South.

Goetschel, Laurent (ED.), 2011.
The Politics of Peace: From Ideology to Pragmatism? 
Proceedings of the swisspeace 20th anniversary conference.
Introduction / order / table of contents / Book review in NZZ

Goetschel, Laurent, 2011.
Neutrals as Brokers of Peacebuilding Ideas?
In: Cooperation and Conflict 46 (3), pp. 312-333. Abstract