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The Peace Academy Blog

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.

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Focus-Peace: the podcast

We shed light on current topics and talk to experts in order to understand the connections in peace dynamics. We want to highlight the potential for peace and create spaces for action for peaceful transformation processes. We understand peace as diverse and "shapeable".

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Dates

Poster: Talking Peace. A bicc DIALOGUE SERIES. Organized in collaboration with RPTU and UNU-EHS. #1 Energy, Conservation, and Climate Adaptation Projects: Infrastructures for Peace or Drivers of Conflict? with Janpeter Schilling. Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate/RPTU. Thu, Nov 12, 2026. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CET. Scan the QR code to join the event. Logos: UNU EHS, RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate, bicc

12. November 2026

The online series "Violent Environments and Infrastructures" begins on November 12, 2026

Do environmental changes, climate adaptation projects, species conservation programs, and resource use tend to lead to conflicts, or can they also promote cooperation and peace? An online series…

15. October 2026

“Hope Instead of Hate”: Four discussion events with “Combatants for Peace” in Mainz, Kirchheimbolanden, Neustadt/Weinstr., and Ludwigshafen/Rhein

Once again this year, the Rhineland-Palatinate Peace Academy is hosting a series of discussions with “Combatants for Peace.” Events will take place from October 15 to 18 in Mainz, Kirchheimbolanden,…

Givat Haviva: Public Event—Lecture and Discussion. Photo: Dikla Tomer-Kayal & Yakoub Ibrahim (Givat Haviva). Test: Toward an Equitable Coexistence

24. September 2026

Two evenings with Givat Haviva in Speyer and Mainz: "Toward an Equal Society"

Givat Haviva is Israel’s largest and oldest civil society educational institution dedicated to Jewish-Arab understanding and a sustainable, equitable democracy. Since 1949, the organization has been…