Science, Technology and Peacebuilding

Sheldon Himelfarb, Marc Lynch, Alec Ross, Ethan Zuckerman at July 2010 Blogs & Bullets event

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Joel Whitaker, Senior Adviser, Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding
Senior Adviser, Center of Innovation for Science, Technology and Peacebuilding
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Associate Vice President, Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, & Peacebuilding / Media, Conflict, & Peacebuilding

Using input from people around the world, this Center of Innovation identifies promising new practices, conducts research and develops innovative strategies for applying science and technology to the challenge of peacebuilding in fragile states, active conflict and post-conflict societies.

Initiatives

Image courtesy New York TimesRoundtable on Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding: A New Forum for Innovation in Preventing and Managing Conflict
The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology and Peacebuilding partnered with the National Academies of Science and of Engineering to launch a major, multi-year roundtable. It will focus on the development and application of technology and knowledge, and on methods from engineering and science in the service of conflict prevention, peacemaking, and peacekeeping.

Blogs & Bullets: Understanding Online Discourse as a Cause of Conflict and Means of Dialogue
Through this initiative, the Center explores ways to utilize quantitative and analytical tools to map online discourse and content in USIP’s priority conflict areas.

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Smart Tools for Smart Power: Applying Technology Innovation to the Needs of Peacebuilding 

This initiative brings together peacebuilding practitioners and technology innovators to identify high-impact opportunities for technology to bolster peacebuilding and stability operations.

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Water Scarcity, Environmental Change, and Conflict 
The Center pursues collaborations and research to predict the potential of climate change in sparking or exacerbating conflict.

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Science Diplomacy for Conflict Prevention: Global Evaluation of Scientific and Engineering Collaborations for Peacebuilding
The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding is evaluating select scientific and technical collaborations between countries to identify the active ingredients that makes them channels of peacebuilding.