Science, Technology and Peacebuilding

Sheldon Himelfarb at the USIP-NAE roundtable planning meeting on science, technology, and peacebuilding. Photo: Anand Varghese

Center Highlights

Featured Resources & Tools

Center Specialists

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

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USIP/National Academies Roundtable: "Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding"
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 on the development and application of technology and of knowledge and methods from engineering and science in the service of conflict prevention, peacemaking, and peacekeeping

Mapping Priority Blogospheres
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: Serious Gaming and Simulations for Peacebuilding

The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding has partnered with Education and Training Center/International to explore in-depth serious gaming and simulations as tools for improved decision-making, training, and collaboration by peacebuilders.

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Addressing Climate 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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Global Evaluation of Scientific Collaborations and 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.