A critical and evolving aspect of contemporary conflict mediation is the impact of social media on conflict dynamics and mediation processes. Mediators are beginning to address this impact through standalone social media agreements, pre-process codes of conduct, or the inclusion of specific social media clauses in broader ceasefire or peace agreements. While traditional media clauses … Read more
Digital technologies affect how we experience conflict. Whether it’s hate speech in our social media or bringing together diverse groups for online training, digital tools can harm and help our peacebuilding initiatives. But where to start? How to know if it’s best to build a chatbot, make a video game or teach people about misinformation? … Read more
This toolkit is a collaboration between Build Up and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. Our objective is to offer a pathway for peacebuilders and mediators to go from social media data to programming insights. Many mediators and peacebuilders are interested in using information about actors and narratives on social media to inform programming. Our starting assumption … Read more
This guide provides advice, exercises and notes for local peacebuilders who wish to facilitate a participatory video (PV) process in order to enhance the resilience and peacebuilding capacities of their communities. We believe PV processes can be an important tool to build peace in a community by giving voice to grassroots, alternative narratives of peace that might otherwise not be heard. The guide outlines ways in which a PV … Read more