Got Conflict? Let's Talk Peacebuilding!

• Making Peacebuilding a First-Order Issue: Learning From the Past and Applying it to the Future

  How do we make peacebuilding a first-order issue? We know peacebuilding is the answer to conflict—so why do we, as a field, have such a hard time making that case to funders, policymakers, and the public?In this episode of AfP’s Got Conflict? Let’s Talk Peacebuilding! podcast, AfP’s Executive Director, Liz Hume, sits down with John Marks, founder of Search for Common Ground, to answer these questions and discuss his new book, From Vision to Action: Remaking the World Through Social Entrepreneurship. In this far-reaching conversation, Marks explores the importance of long-term bridge building, Search’s work in Burundi, peacebuilding in the U.S., and the structural challenges to funding peacebuilding. Support the show

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• Measuring Peace: How the Peacebuilding Field Can Enable and Evaluate Effective Interreligious Dialogue

  AfP was proud to partner with the Porticus Foundation to implement the program “Enabling Effective Dialogue: Developing Understanding and Effectiveness Measures." The goal of the initiative was to gather and assess the evidence about the effectiveness of interreligious dialogue (IRD) as a peacebuilding approach, and contribute to a strong culture of monitoring, evaluation, and learning across the IRD sector. A key part of this activity was establishing a peer learning community of global south IRD implementers, academia, and diverse NGOs who exchanged insights and best practices in assessing IRD. Longtime AfP collaborator Saurav Upadhyay was deeply involved in this project from inception. Join AfP’s Michele Piercey in a conversation with Saurav, where he talks about some of the most striking lessons learned from this project, and what he sees as the most promising avenues for further research. Support the show

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• AfP at 20: More than Two Decades of Peacebuilding

  In 2022, AfP celebrated its 20th anniversary, and today, it is a thriving and robust network of over 200 organizations and more than 30,000 global peacebuilders in 181 countries working to end violent conflict and build sustainable peace. But how did it all start? Over two decades ago, a small group of visionary peacebuilders established the Alliance for Peacebuilding, officially incorporating it in 2002. These founding leaders knew we needed to work together if we wanted to build and advance the peacebuilding field.Even though we have made some serious gains as a sector, violent conflict and fragility globally reached a 30-year high in 2018. Unfortunately, conflict and fragility are increasing, issues including climate change are compounding conflict, and we are experiencing democratic backsliding in the global north. Preventing and reducing global violent conflict and building sustainable peace are some of the most significant challenges of our time, and AfP’s 20th anniversary provides the opportunity to reflect on AfP and where we go from here.In this episode, host Liz Hume welcomes three leaders in the peacebuilding field who were critical to the founding of AfP:Melanie Greenberg, Managing Director for Peacebuilding, Humanity UnitedRob Ricigliano, Systems and Complexity Coach, The Omidyar GroupHrach Gregorian, MA International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program Director, American University School of International ServiceSupport the show

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• Building Bridges Amid Division: Understanding America's Conflict Dynamics

  The January 6th attack on the United States Capitol forced Americans to confront what conflict and peacebuilding experts have warned for years: that even before the 2016 elections, dangerous conflict dynamics are increasing in the U.S., resulting in greater instability and violence. The data shows that identity-based conflicts—fear of us versus them— are driving this win-lose conflict. But why now in the U.S. are political instability and violence becoming such serious threats to our democracy? In this podcast, AfP Executive Director Liz Hume discusses identity-based grievances, polarization, and social cohesion in the U.S. While conflict is inevitable, violent conflict is not, but it takes correct analysis of conflict drivers, resources, political will at all levels, and everyday people and communities working to prevent conflict and build sustainable peace. Liz welcomes three experts from across the political spectrum to discuss peacebuilding and conflict in the U.S.Dr. Peter Coleman: Expert on constructive conflict resolution and sustainable peace and Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia UniversityLisa Sharon Harper: Founder and president of FreedomRoad.usCharles Lieske: Expert in mediation and facilitation and Executive Director for Mediation WestSupport the show

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• Gender, Sex, & Peace: How the Security of Women & LGBTQ+ Communities Determines Security for All

  Just last month, the United Nations observed the 22nd anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, setting the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda. In recent years, the world has seen both tremendous achievements and setbacks in relation to the status of women and LGBTQ+ individuals—from Iran to Afghanistan to Myanmar. In this episode of AfP's Peace: We Build It! podcast, join host Tanya Domi and guests Dr. Valerie Hudson, University Distinguished Professor and George H.W. Bush Chair, Professor of International Affairs at Texas A&M University, and Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, for a discussion about the rising global crackdown on women and LGBTQ+ communities, and the critical importance of their inclusion and leadership in peace, democracy, and security initiatives. Learn how gender and sexual relations shape other social, economic, and political relationships, and how the WPS and LGBTQ+ communities can learn from each other to advance multidimensional inclusion, protection, and durable peacebuilding. Support the show

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