The Peace Academy blog combines research and practical contributions on topics relating to civil conflict transformation and crisis prevention. It thus makes a targeted contribution to strengthening peace science and peace policy dialogs between science, practice, civil society and politics.
The blog provides a platform for pointed and opinionated communication of the research results of the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate. It offers researchers and practitioners from related topics and fields of work a forum to publish contributions. Cooperation partners, for example from practical peace education, conflict transformation, international cooperation or related areas, are also invited to present their projects and initiatives on the blog and thus enrich research discourse from a practical perspective.
Main topics
The blog is thematically structured in three categories in line with the Peace Academy's main areas of work:
- Environmental and resource conflicts
- Peace perspectives and conflict transformation
- Peace education and conflicts over democracy
Types of contributions
There are different types of contributions on the pages of https://rptu.de/friedensakademie/blog:
- Research: Contributions condense scientific findings into a pointed argument and highlight their significance for practice and politics. They provide concise analyses that open up new perspectives or get to the heart of empirical findings. (1000-2000 words)
- Debate: Contributions take a position and argue pointedly from a scientific or practical perspective. They take up current debates, provide impetus and take a critical stance on political or social developments. (500 to 1000 words)
- Networking: Contributionspresent practical initiatives and make their approaches, goals and effects visible. The articles offer insights into specific projects and show how theory is put into practice. (approx. 500 words)
Review process
The submitted contributions will receive content-related and editorial feedback from two reviewers from the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate team. When selecting the first reviewer, attention is paid to the greatest possible professional proximity. The second person pays particular attention to the greatest possible understanding, even for readers who are not familiar with the topic.
The joint work on the text offers you professional exchange and feedback on content, as well as an external perspective with regard to comprehensibility. The review process should not be an obstacle, but offers you the opportunity to further develop the text communicatively.
