This new article argues that strategies to advance democracy in the US are fragmented with white peacebuilders mainly focusing on…
The COVID-19 Pandemic, Digital Threats and Urban Violence Prevention
This new report offers city leaders ideas for and examples of urban innovations in the use of social media to…
New Book!
This new book explains how social media is affecting the world, and why social media companies’ profit models seems to…
12 Peacebuilding Strategies for the White American Insurgency
I welcome feedback and ideas for this article. I will continue adding to and improving this set of ideas for what can be done to unravel the white supremacist narrative and drivers of violence.
QAnon and Mass Digital Radicalisation: Peacebuilding and the American Insurgency
Several factors fed into the January 6 siege on the Capitol. First Republican leader’s undermined public trust in media and…
Social Media Impacts on Conflict Dynamics: A Synthesis of Ten Case Studies & A Peacebuilding Plan for Tech
Click here Abstract: In 2019, the Toda Peace Institute’s research programme on “Social Media, Technology and Peacebuilding” published a series…
25 Spheres of Digital Peacebuilding & Peacetech
Click here! This new policy brief outlines twenty-fives spheres where technology can contribute to peacebuilding goals and describes five generations…
7 Approaches to Local Ownership and 4 Problems with Trickle Down Peacebuilding
2 May 2019 What would an international framework for peacebuilding support look like that is a better fit for sustaining…
State of Peacebuilding 2019: Seven Observations
After attending several large peacebuilding conferences last year, I wrote a blog on 12 observations on the state of the…
Response to ‘Christchurch Call’ must define violent extremism, include civil society
Last week, there was a summit on the spread of violent extremism on social media hosted by New Zealand’s Prime…
Mapping Solutions to Social Media Threats
Click here to read the full report on Mapping Responses to Social Media Threats. The report identifies social media threats on…
11 African Innovations in Peacebuilding
Nearly 40 African peacebuilding experts gathered at a recent conference on “Next Generation African Peacebuilding” convened by Wilton Park in…
Progressive Christians & Antisemitism: From Ignorance to Arrogance on Israel & Palestine
Click here for a PDF: Summary Antisemitism and Progressive Christians Full Report on Antisemitism and Progressive Christians …
Afghanistan needs a Dignified, Inclusive Peace Process
Click here to read my OpEd in The Hill on the Afghan Peace Process. Afghanistan Needs a Dignified, Inclusive Peace…
The State of Peacebuilding 2018: Twelve Observations
Over the last couple of months, there have been a variety of global peacebuilding conferences, including the Alliance for Peacebuilding’s…
Social Media: A Peacebuilding Perspective
Social media is both an asset and a threat to social and political goods like human rights, democracy, peace, and…
10 Ethics of Peacebuilding
10 Ethics of Peacebuilding Click here for a 30-minute interview on how I apply these ethics in a variety of…
Building a Trauma-Sensitive Change Movement to Address Israeli and Palestinian Interests
Click here for a PDF of this blog: Building a Trauma Sensitive Change Movement to Address Israeli and Palestinian Interests to…
The Pros and Cons of BDS
Click here for a PDF of this article: The Pros and Cons of BDS This blog is an update and excerpt…
Identifying Antisemitism and Racism in Talk about Israel and Palestine
Click here for a PDF of this article: Identifying Antisemitism and Racism in our Talk about Israel and Palestine Note: This…
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