Senior Advisor Conflict Transformation @Helvetas. Formerly @BerghofFnd, @CSS_Zurich & @ICRC. Tweeting on conflict, development and how we can all get along.
Zurich, Switzerland
Joined November 2009
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Owen Frazer retweeted
This very good thread could be applied to international engagement in a lot of places... delete "Ukraine" and add in the place of your choice.
The difference is that Ukraine, confident it has backing from big Western donors, has been firmer at calling the internationals out.
Important new dataset for all analysts of conflict and peace. Very excited to see this out.
The ETH/PRIO Civil Conflict Ceasefire Dataset is released today!
Ceasefires are a common in (almost) all intra-state conflict. But knowledge of their causes and consequences has previously been limited by the lack of suitable data. 🧵
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"Conflict sensitivity...should lead us to...consider whether the practices we employ genuinely incentivise the kinds of change we want to see.”
Thought-provoking read that links #conflictsensitivity to the #decolonization and #localization agendas in the aid sector.
How can we make sure #conflictsensitivity practices are less of a technical, box-ticking exercise & more of a political effort to address structural inequalities? Find out in this @DipDsaa article by @AlastairCarr @staraboulsi @RahmaDafeedow @TimSaferworld bit.ly/3BsgJ8B
✓ "The peacemaking community don't know how important they are to the fight against climate change"
✓ "Who is going to represent nature at the table?"
✓ Inner peace is the fundamental basis for tackling climate change
Thought-provoking stuff from @SimonJAMason & @OliviaLazard
Climate change, conflict and peacemaking: challenges are truely frightening. Thanks to @OliviaLazard for bringing some hope through the regeneration angle. @CSS_Zurich
Super interesting looking framework for analyzing polarization online.
Over the past years, we've developed a framework that categorises signals of affective polarization online, which we use in our #digitalpeacebuilding programs at @howtobuildpeace
Maybe you'll find it useful too?
Summary in this thread or full read: howtobuildup.medium.com/arch…
Why is negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine so difficult and what might help? @ValerieSticher cuts to the heart of the matter with this excellent piece 👏
Zelensky is an incredibly effective wartime leader. But mobilizing for peace may pose a more formidable challenge than mobilizing for war.
My thoughts on a 🇺🇦🇷🇺 settlement in @PVGlance, based on @Journal_of_GSS article on tinyurl.com/CostlyConcession… @UCIGCC
tinyurl.com/2p9xjspz
This new book on #AdaptiveMediation promises helpful insights on the practicalities of putting local ownership and sustainability at the centre of peacemaking.
And it is #openaccess, so free to download!
This is a thread about our new book #AdaptiveMediation and Conflict Resolution: Peace-making in Colombia, Mozambique, the Philippines, and Syria, edited with Ako Muto & Rui Saraiva of JICA ➡️link.springer.com/book/97830… #OpenAccess @Palgrave @SpringerNature #SDG series
Owen Frazer retweeted
Over the past 10 years, I have read 100+ books on negotiation and communication.
Truth is, 90% of them were a waste of time.
So if you want to upgrade your communication, let me save you the effort.
Here's 9 books that will change your life 🧵👇
Owen Frazer retweeted
We’ve received thousands of questions on the Geneva Conventions.
So, we’re going to break down the rules of war you need to know right now.
All states have signed these – and are legally obligated to follow them.
Thread 👇
What's the one thing you can change about how you interact with the world that would improve the quality of your life? Asking for a friend.
Important argument for how we should think about extremism. Key implication: stop treating extremism as a pathology or a mindset. Engagement in extreme violence can be explained by conventional explanations for violence: fear, enemy images and defence of a way of life.
What is Extremism?
Not what we're usually told. For a summary of some of my relevant research on this, check out the video of my 'Rethinking Extremism' talk at @LMU_Muenchen on 11 Feb 2022.
Perhaps an apt day to release this given #RussiaUkraineCrisis
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Amazing opportunity to get a fully-funded postgraduate degree in #peace studies. Rotary are particularly looking for applicants for programs in Thailand and Uganda.
Does someone in your network have a passion for cultivating communities of #peace? Applications for our #Rotary Peace Center Fellowships for the 2023-24 academic year are now open. Learn more about our fully-funded masters or certificate programs here: on.rotary.org/34EPnhD
Owen Frazer retweeted
How do you set up an effective network? Some thoughts + an appeal for links and suggestions. Today's @fp2p oxfamapps.org/fp2p/how-do-yo…
This promises to be an interesting event on #adaptive programming in #development.
Join @StephenTheGray, Mattia Dimoh, @GrainneKilcull1 and me as we share what we’ve learned from working w/@ChristianAidIrl & partners as they experimented with using an adaptive approach. The conversation will be relevant for anyone working to support change in a complex context.
"Do I need to convene a space or do I need to connect with the spaces people are already convening?"
A great question, amongst the many wise words from @jroig_horizons and all the speakers at the launch of #BeyondBigManMediation
"A problem defined is a problem half solved."
“How can we poloraize to organize and not dehumanize?" - @jroig_horizons
#21stCenturyPeaceProcess #BeyondBigManMediation
Owen Frazer retweeted
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