Peacebuilding and Art: Towards an Embodied Dramaturgy of Care
Building peace through theatre is not easy, and its effects are neither immediately nor readily evident.
When Photography Goes Peacebuilding
The use, development and ambivalences of photography are widely debated, especially considering the digital revolution.
Machi/Nations of Indigenous Peace & Poetry: The Wolves We Feed
ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏓ. Nvwadohiyada. What is peace, and what does it have to do with poetry?
Dancestorming Decolonial Possibilities in Peacebuilding
“Considering your own location in colonial systems, as well as in the web of relationships, what next step can you and your organization take to nurture decolonial possibilities?”
Cities at the Crossroads: Spaces of Conflict for Combatants or Spaces of Cohesion for Communities?
Cities have been targeted since time immemorial, evidenced by the plunder and pillage of ancient cities such as Carthage—one of the most powerful trading and commercial centers from 650 B.C.E. to 146 B.C.E.—that was razed to ground by Roman military forces.
War in Cities: The Foreseeable Loss of the Mundane and the Magical
In responding to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of war in cities, it is crucial to pay attention to every individual death, injury, and incident of destruction and also to indirect harm to the collective population and its shared spaces—to the very fabric of the city.
Bringing Peace to the Ruins of War: Post-War Urban Reconstruction
The city as a unit is the expression of a sum greater than its parts: homes, centers of community and culture, roads to work and school, infrastructure and architecture, and the people living there; it is both political and politicized.
Lost and Found Regard for the Law of Peace
In one of the most dramatic moments in international legal history, advocates for South Africa argued before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Israel’s resort to and conduct of war in Gaza violates the Genocide Convention.
The International Court of Justice and Genocide in Gaza
It is difficult to predict at this stage the impact of South Africa’s application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) charging Israel with genocide over its response to Hamas’s October 7 attack and massacre.
A Call for an International Solidarity
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1 indicates the obligation of universal solidarity as a foundation for human rights: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”
