The Peace project focuses on strengthening the conditions, institutions, knowledge and relationships that enable societies to prevent conflict, manage tensions and sustain peaceful, inclusive and resilient communities. It views peace not simply as the absence of violence, but as a product of social cohesion, responsive institutions, democratic resilience, dialogue, justice and effective cooperation.
The project will generate research and evidence on emerging and persistent peace challenges and translate these into policy dialogue, institutional engagement and practical approaches to peacebuilding. It will examine the structural and governance factors that can undermine peace including exclusion, institutional weaknesses, insecurity, environmental and social pressures and identify opportunities to strengthen resilience and peaceful coexistence.
A key focus will be on strengthening the peace ecosystem by connecting government institutions, civil society, communities, researchers, development actors and other relevant stakeholders. Through knowledge generation, dialogue, collaboration and policy engagement, Peace will contribute to stronger peacebuilding systems and more effective responses to evolving peace and security challenges.
Key Areas of Engagement:
- Conflict Prevention & Early Response: Identifying emerging tensions and supporting approaches that prevent escalation.
- Social Cohesion & Community Resilience: Strengthening inclusion, trust and community capacity to peacefully manage tensions.
- Dialogue & Peacebuilding – Promoting constructive dialogue and locally relevant approaches to resolving and transforming conflict.
- Democratic Resilience & Institutions: Examining how accountable, responsive and inclusive institutions contribute to peaceful societies.
- Peace Research & Policy: Generating evidence and analysis to inform peace and security policy and practice.
- Emerging Peace Challenges: Examining evolving factors that may affect peace, stability and social resilience.
- Peace Networks & Partnerships: Strengthening connections among institutions, practitioners, civil society, researchers and other actors within the peace ecosystem.
- Regional & International Cooperation: Supporting knowledge exchange and collaborative approaches to shared peace and security challenges.