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Information for authors
The Peace Academy Blog combines research and practiconers' perspective on topics of civil conflict resolutionand crisis prevention. Thereby, it contributes specifically to strengthening dialogues on peace studies and peace policy between academia, practice, civil society and politics.
The blog provides a platform for pointed and opinionated communication of the Peace Academy's research results. It provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to publish contributions relating to our research areas. Cooperation partners, for example from peacebuilding, conflict transformation, international cooperation or related fields, are also invited to intorduce their projects and initiatives and thereby enrich research discourses from a practical perspective.
Main topics
In line with the research areas of the Peace Academy, the blog is structured thematically into three categories:
- Environmental and Resource Conflicts
- Crisis Prevention and Civil Conflict Resolution
- Peace Education
Contribution Formats
On rptu.de/friedensakademie/blog you can find examples of different contribution formats:
- Research articles: In this format, research findings are communicated in a compact, pointed manner that is understandable to a non-specialist audience. As a rule, the results are related to current discourses/events (1000-2000 words).
- Commentaries: Here you will find opinionated contributions by experts on central concepts, phenomena and strategies, mostly from the research areas of the Peace Academy as well as Peace Policy, usually with current social relevance (500 to 1000 words).
- Introducing: In this format, institutions, initiatives, groups, etc., which are engaged in peace policy or in the thematic fields of peace and conflict research, can introduce themselves (approx. 500 words).
- Video interviews: In short video clips, peace researchers and conflict workers both active regionally, nationally and internationally, present their tasks and professional fields as well as their motivation for their work.
Review process
Two reviewers of the Peace Academy's team will provide content-related and editorial feedback to the submitted contributions. When selecting the first reviewer, care is taken to ensure the greatest possible professional proximity. The second person pays particular attention to understability, especially for readers who are not familiar with the topic.
The joint work on the text offers professional exchange and feedback on content, as well as an external perspective with regard to comprehensibility. The review process is not intended to be an obstacle, but offers you the opportunity to further develop the text communicatively.
