The Peacebuilding Practitioner Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:41:27 -0500 https://www.thepeacebuildingpractitioner.org en-gb © 2026 The Peacebuilding Practitioner yes 8ed0b28f-c303-56c2-88df-0265ad70a8d6 Bjoern serial false A podcast for people working in and on conflict. A show where we talk about key peacebuilding concepts. A show where we stimulate debate and encourage exchange. A show that offers hands-on and tested advice.


]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) peacebuilding, peace, conflict, social justice, human rights, violence, conflict transformation, conflict resolution Bjoern https://storage.buzzsprout.com/plqb65vd6cjjc60hzxwic8fhl57c?.jpg The Peacebuilding Practitioner https://www.thepeacebuildingpractitioner.org The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Nicole Rieber, Head of Unit Peace Education of the Berghof Foundation The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Nicole Rieber, Head of Unit Peace Education of the Berghof Foundation The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Nicole Rieber, Head of Unit Peace Education of the Berghof Foundation

Today's guest is Nicole Rieber. She works as Head of Unit for the Peace Education team at Berghof Foundation. In her work, she focuses on digital peace education, in particular phenomena like misinformation, hate speech and conspiracy theories and what influence those have on individuals and (democratic) societies. She leads the projects #vrschwrng and Culture of Conflict 3.0 and is editor for the internet portal frieden-fragen.de, a peace internet portal for children and youth. Before joining the Berghof Foundation, she coordinated a research group at the University of Tübingen. Nicole holds a PhD in psychology and a master in media science. In 2022, Nicole received the Landecker Democracy Fellowship.

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]]> The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Nicole Rieber, Head of Unit Peace Education of the Berghof Foundation

Today's guest is Nicole Rieber. She works as Head of Unit for the Peace Education team at Berghof Foundation. In her work, she focuses on digital peace education, in particular phenomena like misinformation, hate speech and conspiracy theories and what influence those have on individuals and (democratic) societies. She leads the projects #vrschwrng and Culture of Conflict 3.0 and is editor for the internet portal frieden-fragen.de, a peace internet portal for children and youth. Before joining the Berghof Foundation, she coordinated a research group at the University of Tübingen. Nicole holds a PhD in psychology and a master in media science. In 2022, Nicole received the Landecker Democracy Fellowship.

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website.

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjoern Buzzsprout-17513948 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0200 1667 4 2 full false The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Grace Connors focussing on peacebuilding and disinformation The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Grace Connors focussing on peacebuilding and disinformation The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Grace Connors focussing on peacebuilding and disinformation


Today's guest is Grace Connors. Grace is an  alumna of the University of Notre Dame with a double major in Computer Science and Peace Studies. Her role as a digital peacebuilder has led me to a diverse array of experiences across sectors and countries, including work in effective philanthropy, start-ups, and strategic communications in the US, social impact technology in Ireland, anti-genocide advocacy in Rwanda, and farming monitoring and analysis in Ghana. After recently completing a Scoville Fellowship with ReThink Media to expand upon her passions in the peacebuilding space, she now serves as a research assistant in the Do Good Institute in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. In this role, she works alongside a team to develop innovative research at the intersection of philanthropy, nonprofits, and volunteerism, with the ultimate goal of advancing the social impact sector.

Outside of her full-time work, she also serves as a Technical Program Manager with Data Science for Sustainable Development, a nonprofit which completes pro bono technical projects for organizations working on the UN’s SDGs, and work as a research assistant in the PeaceTech and Polarization Lab at the University of Notre Dame. Taking all of this together, the underlying theme of Grace's work is a passion for working for the common good through a tech-enabled peacebuilders lens.

To learn more about Grace's work, please check out her LinkedIn profile.

Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

Berghof Disinformation Study:


Pyramid Graph: 


Algorithms / Platform Design: 

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]]> The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Grace Connors focussing on peacebuilding and disinformation


Today's guest is Grace Connors. Grace is an  alumna of the University of Notre Dame with a double major in Computer Science and Peace Studies. Her role as a digital peacebuilder has led me to a diverse array of experiences across sectors and countries, including work in effective philanthropy, start-ups, and strategic communications in the US, social impact technology in Ireland, anti-genocide advocacy in Rwanda, and farming monitoring and analysis in Ghana. After recently completing a Scoville Fellowship with ReThink Media to expand upon her passions in the peacebuilding space, she now serves as a research assistant in the Do Good Institute in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. In this role, she works alongside a team to develop innovative research at the intersection of philanthropy, nonprofits, and volunteerism, with the ultimate goal of advancing the social impact sector.

Outside of her full-time work, she also serves as a Technical Program Manager with Data Science for Sustainable Development, a nonprofit which completes pro bono technical projects for organizations working on the UN’s SDGs, and work as a research assistant in the PeaceTech and Polarization Lab at the University of Notre Dame. Taking all of this together, the underlying theme of Grace's work is a passion for working for the common good through a tech-enabled peacebuilders lens.

To learn more about Grace's work, please check out her LinkedIn profile.

Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

Berghof Disinformation Study:


Pyramid Graph: 


Algorithms / Platform Design: 

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website.

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjoern Buzzsprout-17339093 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0200 2093 4 1 full false The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Martina Richard and Karolin Loch from the Civil Peace Service of AGIAMONDO The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Martina Richard and Karolin Loch from the Civil Peace Service of AGIAMONDO The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Martina Richard and Karolin Loch from the Civil Peace Service of AGIAMONDO

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guests are Martina Richard and Karolin Loch and we talk about virtual memory places, moving museums into the digital realm, and the importance of meaningful dealing with the past processes after times of mass violence. 

To learn more about the work of the Civil Peace Service of AGIAMONDO, please check out the organisation's homepage.

And here are the resources mentioned during the interview:

  • Casa de la Memoria in Guatemala - for more information click here.
  • Genocide Memorial in Guatemala - - for more information click here. 

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]]> The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Martina Richard and Karolin Loch from the Civil Peace Service of AGIAMONDO

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guests are Martina Richard and Karolin Loch and we talk about virtual memory places, moving museums into the digital realm, and the importance of meaningful dealing with the past processes after times of mass violence. 

To learn more about the work of the Civil Peace Service of AGIAMONDO, please check out the organisation's homepage.

And here are the resources mentioned during the interview:

  • Casa de la Memoria in Guatemala - for more information click here.
  • Genocide Memorial in Guatemala - - for more information click here. 

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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjoern Eser, Martina Richard & Karolin Loch Buzzsprout-14653726 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100 3461 3 9 full false The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Nina Strumpf from the Berghof Foundation The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Nina Strumpf from the Berghof Foundation The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Nina Strumpf from the Berghof Foundation

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is Nina Strumpf from the Berghof Foundation

To learn more about Nina's work, please check out the organisation's homepage or follow her on LinkedIn/follow Berghof on LinkedIn.

Nina's special resource recommendations mentioned during the show are the following two:

  • Sealing the Cracks: An intersectional feminist perspective on digital peacebuilding - for more information click here
  • Book: Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein: Data Feminism - for more information click here


Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

  • Digitalisation by Berghof Foundation - for more information click here
  • Digital Technologies, Peacebuilding and Civil Society - for more information click here


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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Nina Strumpf from the Berghof Foundation

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is Nina Strumpf from the Berghof Foundation

To learn more about Nina's work, please check out the organisation's homepage or follow her on LinkedIn/follow Berghof on LinkedIn.

Nina's special resource recommendations mentioned during the show are the following two:

  • Sealing the Cracks: An intersectional feminist perspective on digital peacebuilding - for more information click here
  • Book: Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein: Data Feminism - for more information click here


Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

  • Digitalisation by Berghof Foundation - for more information click here
  • Digital Technologies, Peacebuilding and Civil Society - for more information click here


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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjoern Buzzsprout-14529435 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100 1994 3 8 full false The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Emma Baumhofer from swisspeace The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Emma Baumhofer from swisspeace The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Emma Baumhofer from swisspeace

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is Emma Baumhofer from swisspeace.

To learn more about Emma's work, please check out the organisation's homepage or follow her on LinkedIn/follow swisspeace on LinkedIn.

Emma's special resource recommendations mentioned during the show are the following two:

  • BuildUp and Search for Common Ground: The Digital Peacebuilding Guide - for more information click here
  • Podcast: The Tech Policy Press - for more information click here


Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

  • The swisspeace course on digital peacebuilding - for more information click here


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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Emma Baumhofer from swisspeace

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is Emma Baumhofer from swisspeace.

To learn more about Emma's work, please check out the organisation's homepage or follow her on LinkedIn/follow swisspeace on LinkedIn.

Emma's special resource recommendations mentioned during the show are the following two:

  • BuildUp and Search for Common Ground: The Digital Peacebuilding Guide - for more information click here
  • Podcast: The Tech Policy Press - for more information click here


Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

  • The swisspeace course on digital peacebuilding - for more information click here


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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjoern Eser and Emma Baumhofer Buzzsprout-14463303 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100 2264 3 7 full false The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With George Katz from Bellingcat The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With George Katz from Bellingcat The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With George Katz from Bellingcat

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is George Katz from Bellingcat.

To learn more about Bellingcat's work, please check out the organisation's homepage or follow the team on LinkedIn.

George's special resource recommendation mentioned during the show is the page of the Public International Law & Policy Group. 


Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:


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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With George Katz from Bellingcat

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is George Katz from Bellingcat.

To learn more about Bellingcat's work, please check out the organisation's homepage or follow the team on LinkedIn.

George's special resource recommendation mentioned during the show is the page of the Public International Law & Policy Group. 


Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:


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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website.

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjoern Eser and George Katz Buzzsprout-14427050 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100 2362 3 6 full false The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Helena Puig-Larrauri from BuildUp The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Helena Puig-Larrauri from BuildUp The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Helena Puig-Larrauri from BuildUp

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is Helena Puig-Larrauri from BuildUp.

To learn more about Helena's work, please check out the homepage of BuildUp or follow her on LinkedIn.

Helena's special resource recommendation mentioned during the show is The Cyber Peace Institute: https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/



Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Helena Puig-Larrauri from BuildUp

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is Helena Puig-Larrauri from BuildUp.

To learn more about Helena's work, please check out the homepage of BuildUp or follow her on LinkedIn.

Helena's special resource recommendation mentioned during the show is The Cyber Peace Institute: https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/



Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjoern Eser and Helena Puig-Larrauri Buzzsprout-14111356 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0100 1851 3 5 full false The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Matilde Vaca Torrico from the Civil Peace Service of GIZ/Bolivia The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Matilde Vaca Torrico from the Civil Peace Service of GIZ/Bolivia The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Matilde Vaca Torrico from the Civil Peace Service of GIZ/Bolivia

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is Matilde Vaca Torrico, a methodological advisor in dialogue and conflict transformation as well as a facilitator for dialogue processes

To learn more about Matilde's work, please check out the homepage of GIZ in Bolivia or follow her on LinkedIn.

Matilda's special resource recommendation mentioned during the show are the theories about experimential learning by Kolb and can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolb%27s_experiential_learning

Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Matilde Vaca Torrico from the Civil Peace Service of GIZ/Bolivia

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is Matilde Vaca Torrico, a methodological advisor in dialogue and conflict transformation as well as a facilitator for dialogue processes

To learn more about Matilde's work, please check out the homepage of GIZ in Bolivia or follow her on LinkedIn.

Matilda's special resource recommendation mentioned during the show are the theories about experimential learning by Kolb and can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolb%27s_experiential_learning

Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website.

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjöern Eser and Matilda Vacca Torrico Buzzsprout-14011743 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0100 1664 peacebuilding, Digital Peacebuilding, conflict transformation, emerging technologies, social justice 3 4 full false The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Daniel Duke Odongo from Ushahidi The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Daniel Duke Odongo from Ushahidi The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Daniel Duke Odongo from Ushahidi

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is Daniel Duke Odongo from Ushahidi in Nairobi/Kenya.

To learn more about Daniel's work, please check out the Ushahidi homepage and various social media accounts or follow Daniel on LinkedIn.

Daniel's special resource recommendation mentioned during the show is the organisation How to Build Up. More information about this organisation can be found here. More information about the December 2023 conference in Nairobi can be found here.

Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Daniel Duke Odongo from Ushahidi

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is Daniel Duke Odongo from Ushahidi in Nairobi/Kenya.

To learn more about Daniel's work, please check out the Ushahidi homepage and various social media accounts or follow Daniel on LinkedIn.

Daniel's special resource recommendation mentioned during the show is the organisation How to Build Up. More information about this organisation can be found here. More information about the December 2023 conference in Nairobi can be found here.

Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website.

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjöern Eser and Daniel Duke Odongo Buzzsprout-14105761 Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0100 1799 peacebuilding, Digital Peacebuilding, conflict transformation, emerging technologies, social justice 3 3 full false The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Anne-Marie Buzatu from the ICT4Peace Foundation The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Anne-Marie Buzatu from the ICT4Peace Foundation The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Anne-Marie Buzatu from the ICT4Peace Foundation

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is Anne-Marie Buzatu, the Executive Director of the ICT4Peace Foundation in Geneva/Switzerland.

To learn more about Anne-Marie's work, please check out the ICT4Peace Foundations' homepage or follow her on LinkedIn.

Anne-Marie's special resource recommendation mentioned during the show is from the ICRC and the ICRC's blog on humanitarian law and policy can be found here as articles or here as  podcast. 

Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

  • Fondation Hirondelle's homepage can be found here.
  • ICRC article  '8 rules for “civilian hackers” during war, and 4 obligations for states to restrain them' can be found here.
  • ICRC's podcast 'Humanity in War' can be found here.
  • Swiss Government and the ICRC: The Montreux Document on Private Military and Security Companies can be found here.
  • United Nation's Open Ended Working Group working on responsible state behaviour in cyber space can be found here.
  • Ideas by Costa Rica about responsible behaviour in cyber space can be found here, with comparisons to the position of the USA, the EU, or Canada.
  • Yanis Varoufakis' book Technofeudalism can be found here.

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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Anne-Marie Buzatu from the ICT4Peace Foundation

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Today's guest is Anne-Marie Buzatu, the Executive Director of the ICT4Peace Foundation in Geneva/Switzerland.

To learn more about Anne-Marie's work, please check out the ICT4Peace Foundations' homepage or follow her on LinkedIn.

Anne-Marie's special resource recommendation mentioned during the show is from the ICRC and the ICRC's blog on humanitarian law and policy can be found here as articles or here as  podcast. 

Additional resources mentioned in the podcast are as follows:

  • Fondation Hirondelle's homepage can be found here.
  • ICRC article  '8 rules for “civilian hackers” during war, and 4 obligations for states to restrain them' can be found here.
  • ICRC's podcast 'Humanity in War' can be found here.
  • Swiss Government and the ICRC: The Montreux Document on Private Military and Security Companies can be found here.
  • United Nation's Open Ended Working Group working on responsible state behaviour in cyber space can be found here.
  • Ideas by Costa Rica about responsible behaviour in cyber space can be found here, with comparisons to the position of the USA, the EU, or Canada.
  • Yanis Varoufakis' book Technofeudalism can be found here.

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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjöern Eser and Anne-Marie Buzatu Buzzsprout-14011538 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0100 2961 peacebuilding, Digital Peacebuilding, conflict transformation, emerging technologies, social justice 3 2 full false The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Bjoern Eser from The Peacebuilding Practitioner The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Bjoern Eser from The Peacebuilding Practitioner The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Bjoern Eser from The Peacebuilding Practitioner

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Conflict transformation and peacebuilding has entered the 21st century. And not just yesterday. For decades - slowly in the beginning, but with increasing speed, force, and significance in recent years - technological developments, digital infrastructure, and modern communication habits have impacted conflict dynamics on the one hand as well as peacebuilding options on the other hand.

Today's show is an introduction into the new season by exploring the above-mentioned topics more in detail.


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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Bjoern Eser from The Peacebuilding Practitioner

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

Conflict transformation and peacebuilding has entered the 21st century. And not just yesterday. For decades - slowly in the beginning, but with increasing speed, force, and significance in recent years - technological developments, digital infrastructure, and modern communication habits have impacted conflict dynamics on the one hand as well as peacebuilding options on the other hand.

Today's show is an introduction into the new season by exploring the above-mentioned topics more in detail.


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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website.

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjöern Eser Buzzsprout-14050137 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100 1168 peacebuilding, Digital Peacebuilding, conflict transformation, emerging technologies, social justice 3 1 full false The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - Teaser for Season 3 The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - Teaser for Season 3 The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - Teaser for Season 3

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

The countdown is on. Only one week to go before season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner podcast will be launched. A season packed with amazing interviews shedding light on a still developing aspect of our work that is both an immensely exciting and hope-inspiring force for good as well as a scary and potentially very destructive force layering additional complexity to conflict situations.

Starting on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, there will be a new episode every second week. In each episode, a guest will be joining me and together we will be exploring specific angles of this still emerging and up until now only vaguely defined field of digital peacebuilding.

In each episode I will be joined by an acclaimed expert in his or her field. While they come from a wide variety of backgrounds - computer programmers and data analysts, human rights lawyers and journalists, community organisers and advisors to the United Nations - they all have two things in common: They have a proven track-record of shaping pioneering digital peacebuilding initiatives. And they are willing to share their knowledge, their skills, and stories here on the Peacebuilding Practitioner podcast.

So, that means we are in for an exciting ride. Infotainment at its best. And it all will start on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. And then every two weeks after that.

As always, the show will be available on all of your favourite podcast players.

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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - Teaser for Season 3

Welcome back to season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner’s podcast. Season three is all about digital peacebuilding, this highly complex, tremendously exciting, often messy, and quickly developing intersection where emerging technologies and the digital world on the one hand and conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights and social justice work on the other hand meet.

The countdown is on. Only one week to go before season three of The Peacebuilding Practitioner podcast will be launched. A season packed with amazing interviews shedding light on a still developing aspect of our work that is both an immensely exciting and hope-inspiring force for good as well as a scary and potentially very destructive force layering additional complexity to conflict situations.

Starting on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, there will be a new episode every second week. In each episode, a guest will be joining me and together we will be exploring specific angles of this still emerging and up until now only vaguely defined field of digital peacebuilding.

In each episode I will be joined by an acclaimed expert in his or her field. While they come from a wide variety of backgrounds - computer programmers and data analysts, human rights lawyers and journalists, community organisers and advisors to the United Nations - they all have two things in common: They have a proven track-record of shaping pioneering digital peacebuilding initiatives. And they are willing to share their knowledge, their skills, and stories here on the Peacebuilding Practitioner podcast.

So, that means we are in for an exciting ride. Infotainment at its best. And it all will start on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. And then every two weeks after that.

As always, the show will be available on all of your favourite podcast players.

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Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. In episode 8 - the last one from this season -, Antonia talks about the role of the media in democracies and why journalists cannot be peace advocates.

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Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. In episode 8 - the last one from this season -, Antonia talks about the role of the media in democracies and why journalists cannot be peace advocates.

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic


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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjoern Eser and Antonia Koop Buzzsprout-12965953 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0200 1205 peacebuilding, conflict transformation, journalism, conflict sensitive journalism, peace, conflict, conflict resolution 2 8 full false Conflict Sensitive Journalism VII Conflict Sensitive Journalism VII TPP Podcast 02/07: Conflict Sensitive Journalism VII
Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. Episode 7, Antonia zooms in on two of the main questions in the media world: Who are we actually reporting for? And how much of they need to know?

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

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Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. Episode 7, Antonia zooms in on two of the main questions in the media world: Who are we actually reporting for? And how much of they need to know?

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

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]]> Bjoern Eser and Antonia Koop Buzzsprout-12650284 Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200 2188 peacebuilding, conflict transformation, journalism, conflict sensitive journalism, peace, conflict, conflict resolution 2 7 full false Conflict Sensitive Journalism VI Conflict Sensitive Journalism VI TPP Podcast 02/06: Conflict Sensitive Journalism VI
Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. Episode 6 is all about essential Dos and Don'ts of conflict sensitive journalism.

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic



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Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. Episode 6 is all about essential Dos and Don'ts of conflict sensitive journalism.

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic



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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjoern Eser and Antonia Koop Buzzsprout-12650287 Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200 1171 peacebuilding, conflict transformation, journalism, conflict sensitive journalism, peace, conflict, conflict resolution 2 6 full false Conflict Sensitive Journalism V Conflict Sensitive Journalism V TPP Podcast 02/05: Conflict Sensitive Journalism V
Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. Episode 5 focusses on the role of the media and how it effects decision-making processes in the newsroom. So lean back and enjoy.

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic


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Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. Episode 5 focusses on the role of the media and how it effects decision-making processes in the newsroom. So lean back and enjoy.

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic


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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

]]> Bjoern Eser and Antonia Koop Buzzsprout-12650278 Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200 848 peacebuilding, conflict transformation, journalism, conflict sensitive journalism, peace, conflict, conflict resolution 2 5 full false Conflict Sensitive Journalism IV Conflict Sensitive Journalism IV TPP Podcast 02/04: Conflict Sensitive Journalism IV
Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. Episode 4 looks at tested ways to avoid over-simplification when reporting about highly complex, quickly evolving and often messy situations. So lean back and enjoy.

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

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The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

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Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. Episode 4 looks at tested ways to avoid over-simplification when reporting about highly complex, quickly evolving and often messy situations. So lean back and enjoy.

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

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]]> Bjoern Eser and Antonia Koop Buzzsprout-12650275 Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200 1240 peacebuilding, conflict transformation, journalism, conflict sensitive journalism, peace, conflict, conflict resolution 2 4 full false Conflict Sensitive Journalism III Conflict Sensitive Journalism III TPP Podcast 02/03: Conflict Sensitive Journalism III
Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In episode 3 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop talks about the geometry of conflict and how a changing mindset affects the way media practitioners report about conflict issues and from conflict setting.

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Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In episode 3 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop talks about the geometry of conflict and how a changing mindset affects the way media practitioners report about conflict issues and from conflict setting.

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic


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]]> Bjoern Eser and Antonia Koop Buzzsprout-12650262 Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200 838 peacebuilding, conflict transformation, journalism, conflict sensitive journalism, peace, conflict, conflict resolution 2 3 full false Conflict Sensitive Journalism II Conflict Sensitive Journalism II TPP Podcast 02/02: Conflict Sensitive Journalism II
Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. Episode 2 focusses on what editors and reporters do differently when they approach a conflict sensitive approach to their reporting.

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Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. Episode 2 focusses on what editors and reporters do differently when they approach a conflict sensitive approach to their reporting.

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

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]]> Bjoern Eser and Antonia Koop Buzzsprout-12650261 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0200 1029 peacebuilding, conflict transformation, journalism, conflict sensitive journalism, peace, conflict, conflict resolution 2 2 full false Conflict Sensitive Journalism I Conflict Sensitive Journalism I TPP Podcast 02/01: Conflict Sensitive Journalism I
Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. Today's show kicks off an eight episode mini series. Episode 1 explores the origins of the concepts guiding conflict sensitive journalism approaches. So lean back and enjoy.

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

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Journalism requires reporters and editors to make decisions on what to report and how to report it. At first glance these questions seem simple - 'just report the facts' is what young journalists often hear from their teachers and seniors. However, in reality it is rarely this straight forward. Especially when you are reporting about a conflict situation.

In season 2 of The Peacebuilding Practitioner's podcast, Antonia Koop leads us through key aspects of conflict sensitive journalism. Today's show kicks off an eight episode mini series. Episode 1 explores the origins of the concepts guiding conflict sensitive journalism approaches. So lean back and enjoy.

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To learn more about our work, please visit The Peacebuilding Practitioner website. 

The music in this podcast is 'Acoustic Vibe' from RomanSenykMusic

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