Podcasts about conflict research

What's the world look like through a global defence lens today? On this special episode, we team up with the Facing Coming Storms podcast, brought to you by the British Army's Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research, in partnership with the Project for the Study of the 21st Century. Peter Apps, host of Facing Coming Storms, takes the hot seat, quizzed by Anna-Joy on massive global shifts—Washington's focus on China, Europe's worry about Russia, and the UK stuck between big dreams and European realities. Recorded just after Trump's first 100 days, we explore bold US moves in the Middle East, Taiwan's growing tensions, and how trade wars, tech, and alliances are changing everything.Anna-Joy asks tough questions about NATO's strength, rising isolationism, and the future of tech in warfare. Can Europe step up as the US looks to Asia? Is Taiwan's 2027 deadline trouble? What's J.D. Vance's role in all this? It's a clear, honest look at a world in turmoil —great for anyone wanting to understand what's driving us toward calm or chaos.Key moments1:54 - US Global Threats Perspective14:09 - Shifts in Global Alliances22:35 - Taiwan's Risk Assessment31:33 - Technology's Impact on Warfare40:29 - The Future of NATOTo sign up to the newsletters mentioned in this podcast go to:www.projects21.com for Peter App's regular Reuters columnand www.worldshapingleadership.com/newsletter for Anna-Joy's Wonderful World, Wonderful Life newsletter - a well-travelled soulful conversation on world affairs, travel and living intentionally in a changing world.

In this episode we will be discussing workplace conflict. Whether you have ADHD or not, everybody is going to experience some conflict in the workplace at one time or another. Maybe those of us with ADHD experience this more because of our working habits, and emotions getting the best of us and other things related to being an adult with ADHD. But just like procrastination, we don't own workplace conflict. Today we have Karin Hurt, author of "Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict" and co-founder of Let's Grow Leaders. The book offers readers practical guidance and actionable strategies, including specific phrases to navigate workplace conflicts with confidence and ease. Key discussion points in this episode with Karin Hurt: The Complexity of Conflict: Research indicates that workplace conflict is not only more frequent but also more intense and complex post-pandemic. It often arises from "conflict cocktails", combinations of factors like change, remote work, and under-equipped managers. The Role of Clarity: Lack of clarity is a significant driver of workplace conflict, especially for individuals with ADHD who thrive on clear expectations and instructions. Powerful Phrases: Checking for Understanding: Using phrases like "So, what I hear you saying is..." is crucial for ensuring clarity and preventing misunderstandings, particularly beneficial for the fast-paced and sometimes distractible nature of the ADHD mind. Common Conflict Areas: Two primary areas of conflict are with managers (often reflecting systemic organizational issues) and within matrix organizations (due to accountability without empowerment and competing priorities). Authority and Responsibility: For effective management and conflict reduction, authority must equal responsibility. Individuals need the power to execute the tasks they are accountable for. Burnout as a Conflict Catalyst: Burnout significantly contributes to workplace conflict by shortening tempers and increasing irritability. Find Karin, her book and all the firm's work here: https://letsgrowleaders.com/ **Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave's calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min  

In this episode, Johan Brosché helps us navigate the complexities and horrors of the civil war currently raging in Sudan. Johan works as associate professor at our department and is one of Sweden's leading experts on Sudan. A quick glance at Johan's CV reveals his academic interest in Sudan, but during our conversation his engagement and empathy for the people of Sudan also became apparent. During our conversation Johan shared memories from Sudan and recent reports from contacts on the ground, while offering valuable insights into the conflict , paths towards de-escalation and why the war is underreported in Western media. This episode is hosted by Joakim Palmén, Communications Officer at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research.

Around the world – in both mature and young democracies, elections continue to be a flashpoint for violence. Researchers at our department recently released a model for forecasting violence related to elections, which could help inform the work to protect and promote democracy and electoral integrity around the globe. In this episode we interview David Randahl and Hanne Fjelde, who worked on the project, to explore how the model works and what it could be used for. The research was led by David Randahl, and the team also included Maxine Leis, Tim Gåsste, Hanne Fjelde and Håvard Hegre based at our department, as well as Staffan I. Lindberg from the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg and Steven Wilson from the Department of Politics at Brandeis University. The study was a collaboration with the Kofi Annan Foundation. The paper is available as a pre-print through the VDEM working paper series website This episode is hosted by Joakim Palmén, Communications Officer at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research.    

Today's guest is the funny and brilliant Matthias Strohn. Matthias is Head of the Historical Analysis Program at the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research and an Honorary Visiting Professor at the Humanities Research Institute at the University of Buckingham. Matthias has also served as a senior lecturer in War Studies at the UK Ministry of Defence and a Military History Instructor at the German Staff College in Hamburg. He is a Lieutenant-Colonel in the German Bundeswehr and as a member of the German Military Attaché Reserve served in Paris, London, and Madrid. Matthias deployed to Iraq with the British Army and Afghanistan with the British Army and Bundeswehr. In 2022, he was awarded the Golden Cross of Honour, the German Armed Forces' highest non-combat decoration. Matthias was educated at the University of Münster before earning his MSt and DPhil at the University of Oxford. He is the author or editor of more than 20 books, including The German Army and the Defence of the Reich (Cambridge), How Armies Grow: The Expansion of Military Forces in the Age of Total War 1789-1945 (Casemate), Winning Wars: The Enduring Nature and Changing Character of Victory from Antiquity to the 21st Century (Casemate), and World War I Companion (Osprey). His forthcoming book Blade of a Sword: Ernst Jünger and the 73rd Fusilier Regiment on the Western Front, 1914–18, will be published by Osprey in 2025. Outside of his military and academic life, Matthias gives battlefield tours through The Cultural Experience. “So join us for an energetic and wide-ranging discussion of speaking English, studying at Oxford, growing up in Muenster (the “most livable place on Earth”), being a historian while deployed, Stalingrad staff rides, pink Stetsons, and Johnny Cash! Rec. 02/08/2024

In this episode of Researching Peace, we continue to explore the impact of artificial intelligence on peace research with Paola Vesco, a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research. Paola's research connects the dots between climate variability, food production, and conflict risk, providing essential insights in a world grappling with unprecedented environmental changes.

Seven years after the original Brexit vote, the IIEA welcomes two leading Irish voices on the EU to a panel discussion on Prof Brigid Laffan's recent book 'The EU's Response to Brexit'. About the Speakers: Brigid Laffan is Emeritus Professor at the European University Institute in Florence and was Director at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies until her retirement in August 2021. Previously, Prof Laffan was Professor of European Politics at UCD's School of Politics and International Relations and was Vice-President of UCD and Principal of the College of Human Sciences from 2004 to 2011. Prof Laffan was the founding director of the Dublin European Institute at UCD from 1999 and in March 2004 she was elected as a member of the Royal Irish Academy. Paul Gillespie directs the “Constitutional Futures after Brexit” Project in UCD's Centre for Peace and Conflict Research (formerly the Institute for British-Irish Studies). Dr Gillespie is also a columnist, and a former foreign-policy editor, with The Irish Times. He has published widely on British-Irish relations, European integration issues, Irish foreign policy, and Europe-Asia relations, and he is co-editor of “Britain and Europe: The Endgame: An Irish Perspective”. Dr Gillespie is also a longstanding member of the IIEA's UK Group.

The United States has been Israel's strongest backer in the war on Gaza. The European Union and United Kingdom have also voiced political support. As more Palestinians are killed and the humanitarian situation worsens, where do Russia, China and India stand? Host: Bernard Smith Guests:  Pavel Felgenhauer, independent Russian foreign policy analystEinar Tangen, Senior Fellow, Taihe Insitute Ashok Swain, Professor, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University

From a shared Celtic past, to their politically and economically developed present, there is much that links Scotland and Ireland. The cultural and historical ties between Scotland and Northern Ireland are particularly close. In the past 10 years, and recently accelerated by Brexit, discussion and debate around the UK's constitutional future have intensified. In particular, questions arise as to the impact that Scottish constitutional change would have on its relationship with Ireland, and what the implications of any such change would be for Northern Ireland. In this panel discussion, leading politicians and academics from Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Ireland discuss the Scotland-Ireland relationship, and the likely implications of Scottish constitutional change for Northern Ireland. About the Speakers: Mhairi Black is the SNP Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South. Since December 2022 she has also been the SNP Deputy Leader in the House of Commons. Ms Black was first elected as a Member of Parliament in the 2015 General Election while she was still completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Glasgow. At 20 years old, she was the youngest MP to be elected since the 1832 Reform Act and she remained the “Baby of the House” until 2019. Ms Black was reelected as a Member of Parliament in both the 2017 and 2019 General Elections. Mike Nesbitt is the UUP Member of the Legislative Assembly for Strangford. He was first elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011, following a successful career in broadcasting for the BBC and UTV. Mr Nesbitt was elected as leader of the UUP in 2012. His time as leader coincided with several significant events in Northern Irish politics, including the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, the 2016 centenaries of the Battle of the Somme and the Easter Rising, and the collapse of Stormont over the RHI scandal. Mr Nesbitt's leadership of the UUP was notable for his engagement with political nationalism and with Irish culture and heritage in Northern Ireland. Nicola McEwen is the Professor of Public Policy in the University of Glasgow. Between 2001 and 2022, she taught politics at the University of Edinburgh, where she became Professor of Territorial Politics in 2014. She was also a founding co-director at the Centre for Constitutional Change, a leading Centre for the study of research the United Kingdom's changing constitutional relationships. From 2019-2022, she led a major research project at the Centre, titled “A Family of Nations? Brexit, Devolution and the Union”. Professor McEwen has published widely on territorial politics, Scottish politics, devolution, identity politics, and nationalism. Graham Walker is an Emeritus Professor at the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen's University Belfast. His research interests include the political history and contemporary politics of Scotland and Northern Ireland, particularly the politics of Unionism, religious identity in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the history and contemporary role of the Labour movement in the United Kingdom. He has published extensively on Scottish and Northern Irish politics, and most recently co-authored “Ties that Bind? Scotland, NI and the Union”, which examines the interaction and interdependence of politics in the devolved jurisdictions of Scotland and Northern Ireland. Dr Paul Gillespie directs the “Constitutional Futures after Brexit” Project in UCD's Centre for Peace and Conflict Research (formerly the Institute for British-Irish Studies). Dr Gillespie is also a columnist, and a former foreign-policy editor, with The Irish Times. He has published widely on British-Irish relations, European integration issues, Irish foreign policy, and Europe-Asia relations, and he is co-editor of “Britain and Europe: The Endgame: An Irish Perspective”. Dr Gillespie is also a longstanding member of the IIEA's UK Group.

In just a few years, India has been transformed from a vibrant liberal democracy to a majoritarian autocracy under Narendra Modi. Under his Hindu majority rule, Muslims and Christians are subjected to extrajudicial killings and mosques and churches are burnt to the ground. Dr. Ashok Swain, a Hindu and Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, joins Dr. Isaksen and Noor Jahan Khan, who has a Master's degree in Mass Communication from Bangalore University and grew up as a Muslim in India, to talk about how this change came about and what can be done to save Indian democracy.

On this episode of SEPADPod Simon speaks with Jannis Grimm, head the Research Group Radical Spaces at the INTERACT Center for Interdisciplinary Peace and Conflict Research at Freie Universität Berlin. Jannis' work centres on political violence and state repression in the Middle East and North Africa as well as on processes of mass mobilization and regime contestation from below. He is the author of Contested Legitimacies: Repression and Revolt in Post-Revolutionary Egypt (University of Amsterdam Press, 2022) which is open access here: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/52656. On this episode, Simon and Jannis talk about being in Egypt during the Arab Uprisings, the ensuing coup, studying social movements and authoritarianism, legitimacy, meaning making, interdisciplinary and much more.

In this episode of Researching Peace, we welcome Robert Kelley, a veteran nuclear engineer at the US Department of Energy's nuclear weapons complex at Los Alamos. Kelley was involved in research and engineering operations before shifting to information analysis and disarmament in the 1980s. He worked for the International Atomic Energy Agency where he led the nuclear inspections in Iraq in 1992 and again in 2001. Over the course of his career, he has traveled to more than 20 countries, including South Africa and Libya to inspect nuclear weapons programs. We are pleased to present this episode of Researching Peace in English. Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research and the Alva Myrdal Center for Nuclear Disarmament at Uppsala University.  

How much should we be surprised by the scale and quickness of the demonstrations in Sri Lanka? What has led to such turmoil? I talked to Ashok Swain. He is a Professor and Head of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at the Uppsala University. We have also discussed what's next for Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksas' family and if the Russian war against Ukraine contributed to the country's problems. And does Professor Swain think that Sri Lanka's protests are just a prelude to similar events around the world? This podcast was recorded on July 13th before the resignation of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his travel from the Maldives to Singapore. Listen to our conversation. And if enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you. https://ko-fi.com/amatisak --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrej-matisak/message

On this episode of SEPAD Discusses, Simon speaks with Mariam Salehi, Stacey Philbrick Yadav and Mohammad Dhia Hammami about Mariam's wonderful new book Transitional Justice in Process: Plans and Politics in Tunisia. Mariam Salehi is Research Group Leader at the INTERACT Centre for Interdisciplinary Peace and Conflict Research at Freire Universitat Berlin. Stacey Philbrick Yadav is Associate Professor of International Relations at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Her latest book Yemen in the Shadow of Transition: Pursuing Justice amid war is due to be published in September. Mohammad Dhia Hammami is a PhD student in Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and public Affairs at Syracuse University

Water Security and Conflict with Ashok SwainCrisis. Conflict. Emergency Management Podcast Global perspectives and conversations about international crisis, preparedness, and how to build more resilient societies in a challenging and ever-changing world. As the world moves to reduce risk to global threats, we need to recognize the vulnerabilities, connectivity, and perspectives that drive instability. Join us for international conversations addressing key challenges and risks that undermine our efforts to build more resilient societies. This podcast is brought to you by Capacity Building International (CBI) and sponsored by The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS). In this episode of Crisis, Conflict, and Emergency Management we are going to discuss water security, and the impact on our societies, which may lead to conflict or crisis. To help us navigate this complicated issue, we are joined by Dr. Ashok Swain. Dr. Swain is a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation, and also the Director of Research School for International Water Cooperation at Uppsala University, Sweden. Swain received his Ph.D. from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 1991, and since then he has been teaching at the Uppsala University. He has been a Mac Arthur Visiting Fellow at the University of Chicago, visiting professor/fellow at UN Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva; University Witwatersrand, South Africa, University of Science, Malaysia, University of British Columbia, University of Maryland, Stanford University, McGill University, Tufts University and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. He has worked as a consultant on development issues for several UN agencies, OSCE, NATO, EU, IISS, various government agencies of Sweden, the Netherland, the UK, and Singapore. Professor Swain published extensively on new security challenges, international water-sharing issues, and democratic development. Ashok Swain can be reached via such channels: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashok-swain-5655ab16/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashok-swain-5655ab16/) Twitter - https://twitter.com/ashoswai?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (https://twitter.com/ashoswai?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) This podcast is brought to you in partnership between Capacity Building International (CBI) and The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS). You can join TIEMS today at www.tiems.info and also sign up for the International Emergency Management newsletter by CBI at www.capacitybuildingint.com. Is there a topic you would like to hear about? Or are you a functional expert and want to be featured on our show? Reach out to us at info at capacitybuildingint.com and let us know!

Water Security and Conflict with Ashok SwainCrisis. Conflict. Emergency Management Podcast Global perspectives and conversations about international crisis, preparedness, and how to build more resilient societies in a challenging and ever-changing world. As the world moves to reduce risk to global threats, we need to recognize the vulnerabilities, connectivity, and perspectives that drive instability. Join us for international conversations addressing key challenges and risks that undermine our efforts to build more resilient societies. This podcast is brought to you by Capacity Building International (CBI) and sponsored by The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS). In this episode of Crisis, Conflict, and Emergency Management we are going to discuss water security, and the impact on our societies, which may lead to conflict or crisis. To help us navigate this complicated issue, we are joined by Dr. Ashok Swain. Dr. Swain is a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation, and also the Director of Research School for International Water Cooperation at Uppsala University, Sweden. Swain received his Ph.D. from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 1991, and since then he has been teaching at the Uppsala University. He has been a Mac Arthur Visiting Fellow at the University of Chicago, visiting professor/fellow at UN Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva; University Witwatersrand, South Africa, University of Science, Malaysia, University of British Columbia, University of Maryland, Stanford University, McGill University, Tufts University and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. He has worked as a consultant on development issues for several UN agencies, OSCE, NATO, EU, IISS, various government agencies of Sweden, the Netherland, the UK, and Singapore. Professor Swain published extensively on new security challenges, international water-sharing issues, and democratic development. Ashok Swain can be reached via such channels: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashok-swain-5655ab16/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashok-swain-5655ab16/)  Twitter - https://twitter.com/ashoswai?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (https://twitter.com/ashoswai?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)  This podcast is brought to you in partnership between Capacity Building International (CBI) and The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS). You can join TIEMS today at www.tiems.info and also sign up for the International Emergency Management newsletter by CBI at www.capacitybuildingint.com. Is there a topic you would like to hear about? Or are you a functional expert and want to be featured on our show? Reach out to us at info at capacitybuildingint.com and let us know!

Beset by boycotts, allegations of human rights violations and COVID-19, the Beijing Winter Olympic Games are underway. These Olympics mark the first time any city has hosted both the Winter and Summer Games. But it's is the most contentious Olympics in decades, with the United States leading a diplomatic boycott over China's human rights record. Beijing has condemned the boycott and is using the event to display the strengthening ties with Russia, with Xi Jinping expressing support for Moscow's stance on NATO and Ukraine. How will controversies affect the Games? Guests: Einar Tangen Political and Economic Affairs Commentator John Bradley Sports Commentator and Player Welfare Advocate Ashok Swain Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University

What is the transformative potential of visual storytelling in conflict research? In the project Societal Transformation in Conflict Contexts or (TRANSFORM), animations and comics were created in collaboration between researchers, activists, artists, writers, and many others. These pieces of art not only serve to inspire possible change, but also to illustrate and highlight stories of societal transformation around the world. That work was done in collaboration with PositiveNegatives. Today Ben Dix, PositiveNegatives Founder, and Cindy Horst, Research Professor at PRIO, talk about their work together. Related material The TRANSFORM project webpage on prio.org The TRANSFORM virtual exhibitionPositiveNegatives website The podcast episode with Kue Cool and Marte Nilsen Co-Creating Knowledge: Creative collaborations between researchers, artists, policymakers and practitioners (PRIO Policy Brief)

How is peace research perceived in different places around the world? Do the perceptions remain the same when we move from a research environment in the global north to another in the south? If there is variation, what is the reason behind it? In this episode, Pedro Valenzuela -Professor of International Relations at the Javeriana University- and Angela Muvumba Sellström -Senior Researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute and affiliated to Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research- talk about how peace research is viewed in the global south. They highlight the value of global partnerships and collaborations shaping the perceptions on this particular research field. Valenzuela and Sellström also discuss how researchers, practitioners, and policymakers can help create a fertile climate for peace by participating in outreach programs. Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, hosted by Professor Isak Svensson.

What are the ethical challenges of conducting field research in conflict-affected areas? In this episode, Prakash Bhattarai -the Founder and Executive Director of Center for Social Change- and Karen Brounéus - Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University- talk about their experiences in the field, including in post-war Nepal, and they highlight some of the perils of doing field research. In addition, they underline the significance of creating a research culture of reflection and honesty. Sharing and learning from mistakes might be the key to building this culture, according to Bhattarai and Brounéus. Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, hosted by Professor Isak Svensson.

Anne Hayner, Associate Director for Alumni Relations here at the Kroc Institute., talks with Kroc Institute faculty, alums, and current students about the significance of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. The 2021 Prize was awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, journalists from the Philippines and Russia respectively. Guests for this episode include Peter Wallensteen, the Richard G. Starmann Sr. Research Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Senior Professor in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Sweden's Uppsala University; Obi Anyadike (M.A. '97), Senior Africa Editor for The New Humanitarian; Jason Subler (M.A. '98), General Manager for Asia with Reuters; and Sarah Nanjala, a journalist from Kenya and a current Master of Global Affairs, International Peace Studies student.

Is it possible to forecast when and where violence will escalate in the future? In this episode, Håvard Hegre -Dag Hammarskjöld Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University and Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo- talks about how he approaches to the question of prediction in peace studies. As the leader of the Violence Early-Warning System (ViEWS) project, Hegre explains the main components of a machine learning-based conflict forecast model. He also mentions various ethical dimensions of producing publicly available predictions. Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, hosted by Professor Isak Svensson.

How can peace research play a role in the developments in international relations and diplomacy? How does the interaction between theory and practice work in the context of peace and conflict? In this episode, Jan Eliasson - Honorary Doctor of Uppsala University, former Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, and former Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs - talks about his experiences of interacting with peace research in his diplomatic efforts. He provides significant insights on the value of evidence-based policies and scientifically grounded policies in the field of peacebuilding and international mediation. In this regard, he emphasizes the role of the DPCR and SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), especially in peace efforts led by Swedish researchers and policymakers around the world. Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, hosted by Professor Isak Svensson.

What is the transformative potential of visual storytelling in conflict research?In the project Societal Transformation in Conflict Contexts or (TRANSFORM), animations and comics were created in collaboration between researchers, activists, artists, writers, and many others. These pieces of art not only serve to inspire possible change, but also to illustrate and highlight stories of societal transformation around the world. That work was done in collaboration with PositiveNegatives. Today Ben Dix, PositiveNegatives Founder, and Cindy Horst, Research Professor at PRIO, talk about their work together.Find out more about the TRANSFORM project here: https://www.prio.org/Projects/Project/?x=1734For more about our 30 September event click here: https://www.facebook.com/events/931402467456135 View the virtual exhibition here: https://transform.prio.org/ Find out more about PositiveNegatives here: https://positivenegatives.org/ You can listen to the episode with Kue Cool and Marte Nilsen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xq0RAMKqoQPrgIm3HZ9y9?si=ZsvbgKp9QRGt1BSTgL36Lw&dl_branch=1 Read about co-creating knowledge here: https://www.prio.org/Publications/Publication/?x=11129

How should peace researchers reflect on ethics in their studies? What are the key challenges that they are likely to face while investigating on the ground in the conflict zones? Are ethical review boards really necessary? In this episode of Researching Peace, Kristine Höglund -Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University- talks about how to conduct peace research in an ethical manner. She also points out the significance of a rarely-addressed facet of the research ethics debates i.e. the climate responsibilities of the academia. Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, hosted by Professor Isak Svensson.

After the fall of the previous regime on 15 August, the Taliban are now the de facto government of Afghanistan. Sangar Paykhar spoke to professor Ashok Swain about the prospects of a government led by the Taliban. Ashok Swain is a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation, and the Director of Research School of International Water Cooperation at Uppsala University. He has been a Mac Arthur Visiting Fellow at the University of Chicago, Fellow at UNRISD, Geneva; and visiting professor at University of British Columbia, University of Maryland, Stanford University, McGill University, Tufts University and University of Natural Sciences and Life Sciences, Vienna.E-mail: Ashok.Swain@pcr.uu.seTwitter: @ashoswaiSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye)

Why do we need data on conflicts in order to understand peace? The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) has been collecting systematic information on organized violence around the world for almost 40 years. In this episode of Researching Peace, the UCDP's program director Magnus Öberg and project manager Therese Pettersson explain the logic and practice of collecting conflict data and they highlight what makes the UCDP one of the leading data sources in the field of peace and conflict research. Öberg and Pettersson also talk about the recent trends in organized violence in light of the newly released UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset 21.1. Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, hosted by Professor Isak Svensson.

Do we need to study civil resistance to better understand war and peace? Does civil resistance even work? If so, when and how? In this episode of Researching Peace, Erica Chenoweth - Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment at Harvard Kennedy School and Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study- talks about the study of civil resistance and shares her insights on the patterns of nonviolent and violent campaigns. Chenoweth's transformation from a “detached skeptic” to an “invested participant in nonviolent movements” opens questions on the role of scholars and the ethics of studying civil resistance.   Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, hosted by Professor Isak Svensson.

How does the military help connect Germany and the UK? What are major insights from history and pointers for the 21st century? Deputy Head of Mission Julia Gross introduces a discussion by two military historians: Dr Peter Johnston, curator of the 'Foes to Friends' exhibition at the National Army Museum, and Professor Matthias Strohn, from the University of Buckingham and the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research.

"The only ethical way of doing this research is to stay involved in a profound manner, & to maintain these friendships and relationships." Judith Verweijen is a researcher who has spent a decade-plus interviewing soldiers and militias in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We talk through what her process looks like, what men under arms actually do all day, and the complex social ecosystem that arises in protracted conflicts. We also talk a lot about the ethics of this work. Not just because many of these groups are implicated in serious human rights violations, but also because there's a long history of "extractive" research originating in the global North. As always there are no easy answers here -- but this a fascinating conversation with someone who's produced a lot of fascinating, granular research. --- Episode notes: [03:45] Pursuing an early interest in Central Africa. Early fascination with what armed groups do, and what lies behind human rights violations. [11:10] How to dig beneath superficial narratives. Working in remote parts of eastern Congo. [13:00] The complex ethical questions raised by research with belligerents in an active conflict. Understanding what people actually do, and why they do it, in long-running conflicts. [17:15] The interactions between armed groups and everyday social fabric. How militants think about their role, and the ethics of what they do. [26:00] Interactions with policy people, and occasionally intelligence services. Publishing about sensitive topics, and sensitive people. [31:50] Thinking about success and failure as a professional academic. Highlights and lowlights. [34:25] Integrating her research into the regular academic world. Staying constantly connected with eastern DRC. [39:00] Forging human relationships, versus “field work” with “research subjects”. [44:30] Advice to her younger self. Finding the narrative in complex and contested places. Inspiration from the current generation of (largely female) researchers.

Civil society initiatives for peace are valuable in conflict-affected regions. Peace research learns a lot from the good practices and paves the way for practitioners and policy-makers to make them realize what works and what not when it comes to peacebuilding. In this episode, Hannah Tsadik – Advocacy Director for Open Society Foundation, Africa Regional Office – talks about how to respond to conflict as a civil society actor. Her insights on how her studies at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research have affected her work on the ground give some clues on how to minimize the gap between research and practice.   Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, hosted by Professor Isak Svensson.

Well over a year into the pandemic, the second-wave Covid outbreak currently devastating India has become perhaps the most tragic, almost apocalyptic, chapter of the coronavirus crisis so far. India expert Prof. Ashok Swain, head of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, joins the podcast to explain how the second wave came to overwhelm India, including urban middle-class areas that were not as affected by the initial outbreak.

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk. You’ll recognize yourself in these true-life stories from women who are walking their lives while their lives walk them and the lasting difference these journeys have made. I’m your host, Diane Wyzga. Welcome back to Part 2 of the podcast interview with my guest Dafna Gold Melchior who joined us from Jerusalem, Israel. Dafna is a clarifier. As a clarifier Dafna teaches researchers and entrepreneurs how to sharpen their message and communicate with clarity so they are prepared to clearly and concisely speak about the value of their work to high stakes audiences. As an entrepreneur herself who is striving for a global client base I asked Dafna, “How do your clients find you? Let’s hear what she has to say about this very vital building block for any enterprise as well as becoming a podcaster, reaching for the almost impossible, and the bold shift into her professional dreams. Minutes 39:2400:00 to 2:01     Intro2:01 to 6:10          Let’s Clarify It!, Growing Global Client Base + Tips: Being of VALUEQ: How do your clients find you?Predominantly, word of mouthCold calling is not effective; no one likes to be contacted out of the blue with no contextDafna reaches out to her network Networking respectfully and effectively is to lead with those who know the value of her workGet the introduction from someone who knows you and your work and the outcomesTestimonials from clients who know you and your work is the seal of approval, lowers the risk and shortens the trust buildingDevelop a regular body of work (blog, podcast, YouTube) that people can experience, learn from, get value from and build from that“I did this and I did that and I am so fabulous!” is a complete and utter waste of someone’s timeNot wanting to take up someone’s valuable time has been an internal hurdle as Dafna strives to demonstrate her unique value and how to show that to the worldIf you don’t share with people what you do and how you do it, you are being selfishWhen you hold back something valuable you might never know who you could have helped and how.Our teachers and mentors influence us in unexpected ways; in ways we ourselves might not recognize until years or decades laterWho am I to keep my content, my skill set from the public?Social media platforms can get so crowded with trash and noise that it’s impressed on Dafna: when you ask someone for their time and attention (a valuable resource) it had better be a worthy ask and be of value to them!6:10 to 10:25     ValueValue is what Dafna intends to give by way of her new podcast, Let's ClarifyIt!, which launched since last we spokeDafna lucky to join the Akimbo Podcasting Fellowship (now Podcasting Workshop) - loved radio medium - podcasting is new radioDid not have concept; just wanted to learn technical sideAs soon as COVID hit Dafna knew she could create a podcast around working remotely; created Remotely Effective and aired 13 episodes in a few weeksThan what? Dafna felt she had exhausted the topic but her Ah Ha!: “I’m not the Working Remotely Girl; I’m the Message Clarifying Girl!So! Decided that if her podcast subject matter was aligned with her professional work and passion it should be of value and a hit bothAudience can feel podcaster’s authentic excitement when you are on pointDafna created her one big podcast: Let’s Clarify It! which is exactly the same name as her  website, as her brand - it’s all out there now!Package concept: host-on-mic with tips on how to sharpen your message plus interview guests who can share own insights about the value of clear messaging plus invite other communication experts to discuss insights on clarity of messageHost adds WOW! Which is shorthand for simply amazing work!!!10:25 to 14:15     Pivot to ProfessionalHost: We do not pivot into something wonderful - as guest described - from a place of wonderful; the pivot happens from something nudging us along the way whether concerns, reflections, hiccups; and such. Curious to know how these past times of hashing out thoughts and trying this and discarding prepared you for being where you are today.Q: What’s the journey been like as you’ve hashed out thoughts and reflections and Ah Ha! Moments along the way?Dafna was not prompted by crisis; but as youngest child has grown up is now able - after 21 years - to see her professional trajectory on its own and not through the lens of motherhoodDafna can now prioritize her professional work in the worldIn Dafna’s case this is a coming of age and stage for herOn one hand the every day is simpler with older children but the issues older children are dealing with still require hands-on parentingDafna is still a very hands-on parent and time is such that now she can devote more time to where she is going professionallyFor Dafna a suppressed hunger is now wide open and bubbling with possibility14:15 to 17:00     Growing InternationallyDafna exploring how to take her work (Let's Clarify It!) internationalHas created a strong presence in Israel; how to branch out  with what I do for Israeli researchers and entrepreneurs and  and offer it to British researchers and entrepreneurs?Bucket List: How do I turn what I’m doing into an international practice?Online platforms have leveled playing field remotelyCOVID is coming to an end in IsraelIsrael - as the start up nation with world-changing innovationDafna feels privileged to be Israeli: the strongest tool is collaboration; it’s all about the inter and the multi-disciplinaryOn every level the questions being asked: what is the benefit, what are you doing, how will it be more just, more accessible, more something than the way we’re doing it now?When you ask people to change, to be different you better be very clear about the benefit for THEM!Dafna is honored to help as a game-changer on global stage!17:00 to 23:00      TIPS for Becoming an EntrepreneurHost: For those who are considering changing, to becoming an entrepreneur, starting their own business what tips to offer  based on her experiences and insights - discoveries, learnings, parenting and so on Becoming an entrepreneur: begin with a strong passion to create a product or service that will shift the worldBe very very clear: who is this product/service for and how comeIt’s meant to improve on something that existsBe realistic: processes take time to develop; returns are not immediate or short-termChange in parallel with a job or sort out how will pay the billsAccelerators: find a good quality accelerator program where you could come in with an idea and leave on the other side with basic training as an early stage companyHave a growth mindset such as that based on Carol Dweck’s growth mindset research is super-valuableThe greatest news is: growth mindset can developed and evolved if one is open to seeing an event as a chance, an opportunityWhy Israel is such a start-up nation: cuturally it’s legitimate to responsibly, respectfully make mistakes, sand box it, ask what did I learn from what didn’t work, reverse engineer, apply learnings going forward, start all over again because the process is all legitimate23:00 to 27:18     Reaching for Heights Despite the Odds Host: "Fall down 7 - Get up 8!" is a real way to be in the world. To reach for the odds, take on the challenge because of what you can learn. Dafna recently applied for a Leadership Course because Dafna had the chutzpah (the good kind of audacity).Q: what fired you up to go through the steps come what may?Dafna became ware of a professional network being created across disciplines to advance large-scale global projects requiring industry/academia/government collaboration and bridgingLooking for applicants who are accredited and well-placed in their fields - which Dafna is not - but was intrigued by these movers and shakers who might make an in-house place for her at the table where she could contribute, accelerate, amplify, advance the projects!Humbling to know is not the classic audience but still what’s the harm and you just never know?To Dafna it felt brave and ambitious and stretchy to try (Note to listeners: the application didn’t come though as expected but the reeeeach! is what mattered)27:18 to 31:10     Reaching for the Odds Feels Stretchy and Brave  Host: Reaching for the odds feels brave, stretchy, possible, regardless the outcome. Dafna threw her hat in the ring and said, "Let’s go!" And as you tell us the story you add in how something better might ultimately happen.  This is a marvelous listen to hear her step out, how it might unfoldDafna shipped the application and felt: "I shipped it; It’s out of my hands; I feel an exhale letting go of the expectation."At the end of the day the experience as of value making the attempt, striving and connecting with her 20-year old self who was the Be All and End All! Who wouldn’t take "No!" For an answerThere is something about having the chutzpah to give it a go; the chances are slim but go for it anywayDafna feels like she is coming back into her own allowing herself to occupy her own space which is legitimateNow it’s about what Dafna wants to do; what are my aspirations? How do I connect with a girl with really big dreams and shooting for them?31:10 to 33:07     Women Who Put Dreams Aside and Return to ThemWomen around the world probably hear this: I put this dream aside and here I am againShirley Valentine: "The girl who used to be me."When we were younger selves and nothing felt impossibleIs profound and healing for listeners to hear: It is not too late. Sit with Look at your younger self and ask: what do you want to do now? How do you want to live? How should we go forward together?Host: This is the experience that comes with time and finding ourselves perhaps in Middle Earth Age.Now it is Dafna’s time - which is going to be something to sit back and say WOW!!!33:07 to 39:24    LegacyHost: Legacy is a heavy word and Dafna sees herself as too young. Q: As we sit here today what would you like to see happen in the world as a result of the work you’re doing connecting people, communicating, podcasting ideas, and so onDafna would like to see more opportunities realized thanks to people being able to communicate very clearly what they are doing, to collaborate, to manifest revolutionary ideas to heal the world and populationsA great privilege to be part of those experiencesIntends to continue helping professionals connect and partner to manifest products and services that will help and healAim: repairing earlier human-caused problems, environmental innovations, healing, goodness, people being able to live good healthy lives, have access and opportunities to what they need to contributeHost: Before I say thank you I want to mention that all social media links and connections to Dafna’s podcast and website  will be posted in the Episode Notes. Make sure you drop by, say hello to Dafna, consider consulting with her, make a connection and pass it on because all of this is like grape jelly on a toddler; the more we spread it around the more good we make in the worldThank you very much, Dafna, for walking along with us and sharing your life journey story with us. I trust this conversation will be of very good use and inspiration to those who are listening even though they might now know that it will be of good use and inspiration. Thank you very much!  Dafna plans to host the host when travel is open and the Israel Trail can be walkedThe door on Whidbey Island is open when Dafna gets to the States.  Here we are, at the end of the road but not the journey. Thank you for listening to this episode of Stories From Women Who Walk with your host Diane Wyzga and my guest Dafna Gold Melchior, noted podcaster, message clarifier and the founder of Let’s Clarify It! a communication clarifying company with global aspirations based in Jerusalem, Israel.  Please take a moment to check out Dafna's Let's Clarify It! website and podcast  to learn more and perhaps work together. All links to to social media are in the Episode Notes.You’re also invited to check out over 300 episodes of Stories From Women Who Walk found on Simplecast or your favorite podcast platform. This is the place to thrive together. Come for the stories - stay for the magic. Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, follow, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! You will have wonderful company as we walk our lives together!Production Team: Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Entering Erdenheim from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicSound Editing: Dawin Carlisle & First Class ReelsAll content and image © 2019 - Present: for credit and attribution Quarter Moon Story ArtsABOUT Dafna Gold Melchior Many people aren't aware of the assumptions they make regarding what's known to others about their disciplinary-specific information. I gently help them become aware of where there may be comprehension and interpretation gaps, using a metaphoric light purple highlighter marker, so that they can communicate more clearly and effectively with their audiences.I specialize in message sharpening with entrepreneurs and academic researchers, helping to craft and articulate their messaging, making their professional information accessible to their specific target audience. Once the message is sharp, they are ready to hone their presentation and delivery skills for any pitch, conference or high stakes opportunity.As a connector, I love introducing people who could be of interest to one another.I grew up in the US then in Israel, served as an officer in the IDF and studied Communications and Political Science at Haifa University and Conflict Research at Hebrew University. I have served as a Spokesperson, Public Relations and Marketing professional for the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, the Israel Democracy Institute, JDC Meyers Brookdale Institute, the Jerusalem International YMCA and AnyClip.Since 2014,  I've been a partner in Message Experts where I leverage my experience to help a wide range of organizations and individuals improve their messages and presentation skills. I work with Israeli and international academic institutions, government ministries, companies and the entrepreneurial ecosystem.I am extraordinarily bilingual in English & Hebrew. Dafna and her family live, love and thrive in Jerusalem, Israel.Keeping in Touch with DafnaSocial media links are:Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dafna.melchior/LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/dafna-gold-melchior-74a63616Let’s Clarify It website:  https://www.letsclarify.it/Let's Clarify It podcast: https://www.audible.com/pd/Lets-Clarify-It-Podcast/episodes/B08K572QX7 

Peace research seeks to understand the causes, dynamics, and resolution of armed conflicts and organized violence. In this episode, Kjell-Åke Nordquist – Professor of International Relations at the University College Stockholm- is talking about the origins and the evolution of peace and conflict research in Uppsala. As a former Head of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, he is narrating how he was trained as a peace researcher and how the training had changed over time. He is also sharing how his experiences as a peace researcher helped him in different conflict settings, especially while he was acting as a facilitator in East Timor. Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, hosted by Professor Isak Svensson.

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk. You’ll recognize yourself in these true-life stories from women who are walking their lives while their lives walk them and the lasting difference these journeys have made. I’m your host, Diane Wyzga.Today my guest Dafna Gold Melchior - podcaster, blogger and founder of Let's Clarify It! - who’s joining us from Jerusalem, Israel. Dafna is a Clarifier. As a clarifier Dafna teaches researchers and entrepreneurs (or “ResearchPreneurs” as she calls them) how to sharpen their message and communicate with clarity so they are prepared to clearly and concisely speak about the value of their work to high stakes audiences. What helps drive this mission? Dafna’s belief that “We're the happiest and most fulfilled when our work in the world is at the intersection where what we love meets our superpower.” For Dafna it means helping others toward crystal clear expression and collaboration. Welcome to the podcast, Dafna!  Minutes     36:0000:00 to 1:56     Intro1:37 to 6:20      Start From Where You AreWhen we talked earlier you mentioned The Israel National Trail . I understand that the fellow who was inspired to create this national trail, Avraham Tamir, had himself hiked the Appalachian Trail on the East Coast of the US. If I met up with you there what’s the first thing I’d notice?Visiting Israel is a matter of when! In a very very small country we are very diverse, the scenery changes quickly and significantly You will meet a mosaic of people - a lot of diversityAnd if we had some time to walk along together what might I get to know about you?Dafna loves hiking!Like the host, from a large family: 2nd of 7 children, close to siblings, close to parents, married into big family, and also has family of 4 childrenFamily is core component of Dafna’s lifeHost is curious about the ways in which the culture which is influenced by family has further influenced Dafna’s lifeDafna generationally had friends with/without career momsKnew from a young age that she wanted to be a professional and be a mom; but where’s the balance? Is a struggleDafna’s original aspirations were different: expectations versus realityTell us more about that: 6:20 to 12:07     The Early Israeli Experience Moved from USA to Israel at age 7 and quite excited as a Jew and ZionistDafna told family she would be an officer in IDF (Israeli Defense Forces); how did she know that early on? No idea!  IDF military service is compulsory for men and women in IsraelDafna’s professional aspirations: a singer; special ed teacher;  by High School had need to serve by connecting them with one another and communication so she could be Israel’s Ambassador to United NationsWhat did she mean? Being a proud representative, loved diversity, travel, meeting peopleSpeaks French, literary Arabic, English and HebrewCollaboration is a key theme in Dafna’s lifeHost suggests that the under-current of life: community, bringing people together, commonality and similarity is a river under her life from beginningBelieves she always an inter-disciplinarian; what’s wrong with me? A little bit of this and that and also other thingsDafna’s birthday parties looked like an affirmative action committeeHost suggests that bringing people together who might be of interest to each other when someone (Dafna) brings them together and is still doing 12:07 to 16:40      Life Choice Gets Complicated: Professional Or....? Graduated high school, enrolled in Army, became an officer, married, went to university for political scienceMinistry of Foreign Affairs was attractive but family was much more soThe price people pay depending on their professional choicesBig decision: how to take partner and family into accountEver since then been trying to reconnect with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs job description without going awayHer road was re-directed to more communicationsHost suggests that these are awarenesses and understandings we don’t come to easily or lightlyOver 20 years sees the unfolding, the reflecting, the thru-line and happy with the journey16:40 to 23:05     “Clarify the message to amplify the impact.”You say that: "Many people aren't aware of the assumptions they make regarding what's known to others about their disciplinary-specific information. As a result Dafna chose to specialize in message sharpening with entrepreneurs and academic researchers, helping them craft and articulate their messaging, making their professional information accessible to their specific target audience."Q: Would you walk us through the conception and design of Let’s Clarify It!  What was the spark that got you started in this direction?Spark began with not submitting the application to Foreign Ministry Affairs jobFirst job was the best! She became an assistant spokesperson for find this STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math)Journalist Dafna knew encouraged her to apply as assistantWas taught so much!Encountered astrophysicists up close and personal  Learned the need to bridge the gap between the brilliant scientific minds to those who need to understand/comprehend the work, the value of it, the capital investmentsLearned how to write a press release, host a delegation, and more about communicationDiscovered the thru-line and for 20 years has helped people in X explain to people in Y: what do you do, why is it important, what does it have to do with what I do  Everything Dafna has been doing led to this particular moment in time where she can serve as The ClarifierHost suggests that Dafna’s "Ah Ha!" with such delight is the prize at the end of the 20 year road23:05 to 26:50     Working With Clients to Get Them to SeeQ: How do you work with your clients to get them to “see.”  "I gently help them become aware of where there may be comprehension and interpretation gaps using a metaphoric light purple highlighter marker, so that they can communicate more clearly and effectively with their audiences."Over time Dafna built a data base of relevant analogies and metaphors: What is it like - What does this - Who is it for - What is it for?What is a ResearchPreneur: a term coined by another professional to explain the  evolving science/research position into entrepreneur positionWho is it for and what is it for: what if the scientist needs to pitch an idea to an investor? Emphasize business model as well as scienceDafna uses 1 field to explain an unfamiliar but perhaps related field with a medical example and drug delivery for cancerCompare and contrast: it’s like thisDafna also teaches that verbal communication is assisted, upgraded and made clearer with body language 23:50 to 28:45     High Stakes Public SpeakingThe preparation for high-stakes public speaking opportunity also includes clarifying who it’s for and what it’s for      Funding and grants are key to carrying out next X years of research - constant grant application and funding searchesMoney helps the research and adds to the prestige of the researcher’s universityWhat if the researcher received a charitable gift and needs to speak about the gift and their research field in ways the audience can understandReaching the right investor and landing in the right fund folder can be the difference between success and not: launch, scale and develop the product  28:45 to 33:58     This Is Like That  Host suggests that comprehension and interpretation gaps require a wealth of examples relying on metaphorsThe Big Bang Theory television series was a way to explain the characters, their work, their languageDafna starts with analogy to get her clients to translate language of their research: this is like that  Once their message is sharpened, then what?They are ready to hone their presentation and delivery skills for any pitch, conference or high stakes opportunityQ: Where did you experience  frustration as you were building this idea?The frustration - if at all - is a matter of being self-employed and finding the right projects (long term versus short term)Her work is never boringThrilling and privileged to work with very smart peopleNothing is wrong with me! Something is wrong with using people’s one amazing life in a boring static wayCOVID may have kicked open the door to more self-employmentWhat is common to this self-employed world: a lot of time is invested in building trust/relationship; therefore, how to scale the work is productS and serviceS so when the initial project naturally concludes there is more business for youTo be sustainable you might need to create options such as retainers; other longer-term projectsDafna’s work is very rewarding and loves working one-on-one with the researchers!The administration and logistics is something a solopreneur needs to be aware of 33:58 to 36:00     How Do Your Clients Find You? -> Join Us Next Week Thursday 15th April 2021 For Part 2!Here we are, at the end of the road but not the journey. Thank you for listening to Part 1 of this episode of Stories From Women Who Walk with your host Diane Wyzga and my guest Dafna Gold Melchior, noted podcaster, blogger, message clarifier, and founder of Let’s Clarify It, a communication clarifying company with global aspirations  based in Jerusalem, Israel. Join us next week for Part 2 where we get to hear more about Dafna’s bold shift into her professional aspirations, her tiips for entrepreneurs and her vision of how clearer communication can help us all. Please take a moment to check out Dafna’s website and podcast to learn more and perhaps work together. All links to social media are in the Episode  Notes.You’re also invited to check out over 300 episodes of Stories From Women Who Walk found on Simplecast or your favorite podcast platform. This is the place to thrive together. Come for the stories - stay for the magic. Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, follow, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! You will have wonderful company as we walk our lives together.ABOUT DAFNAMany people aren't aware of the assumptions they make regarding what's known to others about their disciplinary-specific information. I gently help them become aware of where there may be comprehension and interpretation gaps, using a metaphoric light purple highlighter marker, so that they can communicate more clearly and effectively with their audiences.I specialize in message sharpening with entrepreneurs and academic researchers, helping to craft and articulate their messaging, making their professional information accessible to their specific target audience. Once the message is sharp, they are ready to hone their presentation and delivery skills for any pitch, conference or high stakes opportunity.As a connector, I love introducing people who could be of interest to one another.I grew up in the US then in Israel, served as an officer in the IDF and studied Communications and Political Science at Haifa University and Conflict Research at Hebrew University. I have served as a Spokesperson, Public Relations and Marketing professional for the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, the Israel Democracy Institute, JDC Meyers Brookdale Institute, the Jerusalem International YMCA and AnyClip.Since 2014,  I've been a partner in Message Experts where I leverage my experience to help a wide range of organizations and individuals improve their messages and presentation skills. I work with Israeli and international academic institutions, government ministries, companies and the entrepreneurial ecosystem.I am extraordinarily bilingual in English & Hebrew. How to Stay in Touch With Dafna:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dafna.melchior/LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dafna-gold-melchior-74a63616Website: Let’s Clarify It: https://www.letsclarify.it/  

Conflict research as a subject area has often been prone to colonial mindsets and thinking. In a world in which power disparities between wealthy states and the former colonial world remain very large - indeed, often huge - there are significant structural imbalances of power between the the North and South. These are reflected in the resources available to the academic community. Privilege can often create regressive attitudes and mindsets, which reinforce and reproduce these power disparities. In this episode, we introduce the Silent Voices Bukavu Project, a collaborative research project, based on the sharing of experiences and creation of dialogue, which has created an intellectual and cultural resource for the global academy. The project seeks to identify and share problems in order to promote and encourage collaborative best practices.  Featuring professor Koen Vlassenroot, Director of the Conflict Research Group at Ghent University, Emery Mudinga, the Director of Angaza Institute and Associate Professor at Higher Institute for Rural Development, Bukavu, and Irène Bahati, a Congolese researcher at the Study Group on Conflict and Human Security and Teacher at the Higher Pedagogical Institute of Bukavu. Producers: Luke Cooper, Azaria MorganSound editor: Camilo Tirado Intro music: The Drama by Rafael Krux (used for education purposes under Creative Commons License).   This podcast series has been funded by the UK government’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of the LSE Conflict Research Programme. The ideas expressed in the podcast do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the UK Government/FCDO. 

Conflict-ridden areas are at the focus of peace research in academia. But how does it feel to be on the ground? In this episode, Jamie LeSueur -Head of Emergency Operations at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Uppsala University Alumnus of the Year (2020)- shares some insights on his daily work as a practitioner and talks about how his time in Uppsala has been affecting his decisions at IFRC. As a master's graduate from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, LeSueur emphasizes that a degree in this field provides "a taste of what reality looks like" and being on the ground may provide even more. Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, hosted by Professor Isak Svensson.

Is there a divide between research and policy? If so, how does this gap manifest itself? In this episode, Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs -Head of Research at the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA)- and Govinda Clayton -Senior Researcher in Peace Processes within the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich- talk about how to bridge the gap especially in peace and conflict related issues. Communication between the researchers and policymakers seems to be the key but why is it so difficult to set the scene for better communication? Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, hosted by Professor Isak Svensson.

Farmers in India have been protesting for months over controversial farming reforms. The ruling BJP is adamant the new laws are essential to grow India's economy, but the farmers feel they're being cheated. Neither side is willing to back down, but eventually one will have to. Will it be the government, or the farmers? Guests: Gopal Krishna Agarwal BJP National Spokesperson Ashok Swain Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University Amandeep Sandhu Journalist and Writer

Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University has been working on understanding organized violence since 1971. In this episode, Peter Wallensteen -Senior Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University and Professor Emeritus at University of Notre Dame- takes a look at this 50-year-long journey, talks about the foundational moments of the department and tries to answer some of the biggest questions in the field: What is peace research really about? Why do we need to make peace "researchable”? Researching Peace is a podcast from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, hosted by Professor Isak Svensson.

Anne Hayner, Associate Director for Alumni Relations, leads a discussion on the significance of year's Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme. She is joined by Peter Wallensteen, Professor Emeritus at the Kroc Institute and Senior Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University in Sweden, and Denis Okello, a 2007 alum of the Kroc Institute's Master's in International Peace Studies and Communications Officer at FINCA International in Washington, D.C. 

The Nobel Peace Prize this year was awarded to the World Food Program (WFP). In its announcement, the Norwegian Nobel committee emphasized that “providing assistance to increase food security not only prevents hunger, but can also help to improve prospects for stability and peace”.The WPF indeed appears to be a worthy winner of this prestigious award. It is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, and currently assists over 100 million people in 88 countries. It is also the frontline UN agency responding to emergencies caused by conflict, climate shocks, pandemics and other disasters. And currently it is involved in addressing ongoing emergencies in 20 countries or regions, the majority of these emergencies have been fuelled by conflict. It has also in recent months warned the international community that acute hunger in the 88 countries in which it operates could reach 270 million people by the end of the year — an 82 percent increase on 2019.For many years, world hunger was on the decline. More food was being produced around the world and access was gradually improving. But since 2014, the number of undernourished people or people facing chronic food deprivation, has been on the rise. Latest estimates from the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN suggest that 9.7 percent of the world population (or slightly less than 750 million people) was exposed to severe levels of food insecurity in 2019. Indeed, in all regions of the world except Northern America and Europe, the prevalence of severe food insecurity has increased from 2014 to 2019. But even this is only a part of the story, because an additional 16 percent of the world population, or more than 1.25 billion people, experience food insecurity at moderate levels. And this group, which is moderately food insecure, does not have regular access to nutritious and sufficient food, even if they are not necessarily suffering from hunger. Some countries, such as Yemen, are on the edge of famine and Covid is making hunger even more acute in large parts of the world. So, the scale of the problem of world hunger is enormous, which makes this year’s Nobel Peace Prize even more relevant and timely.According to several studies, conflict is an important driver of severe food crisis and famines, and undernutrition is particularly a major problem in situations of prolonged conflicts and in countries and regions with weak institutional capacity.Guest: Ida Rudolfsen is a PhD student at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. She is also affiliated with the Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO). Resources:Covid-19, food access, and social upheaval  (July 2020)The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize. Does food aid boost peace? (Monkey Cage blog, Washington Post, October 2020)Ida Rudolfsen on TwitterDan Banik and In Pursuit of Development on Twitter  

The growing tensions between the Nile Basin countries – Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan – over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has made news headlines in recent months. Egypt and Ethiopia have for many years been at loggerheads over Ethiopia’s plan to dam the Nile River and this conflict has resulted in steadily deteriorating relations between some of Africa’s biggest countries. Numerous attempts to negotiate a deal have failed and the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on the smooth flow of the Nile are at stake.In 2011, Ethiopia began construction of the GERD, a $4.6 billion hydroelectric project, on the headwaters of the Blue Nile, near the border between Ethiopia and Sudan. For Ethiopia, the dam offers an opportunity to finally take advantage of the world’s longest river in stimulating economic growth and generate much-needed electricity for itself as well as for its neighbours. But the construction of this dam has resulted in a highly polarized discourse.Some have argued that GERD, in addition to its obvious benefits for Ethiopia, could even foster new and productive forms of regional cooperation. But others worry over Ethiopia’s growing muscle and its motives, and its commitment to respect water-sharing agreements at the cost of other countries that depend on the Nile. In addition to the Nile river basin conflict, we also discuss in this episode the longstanding water sharing agreements and disputes between India and Bangladesh and the impact of India’s construction of the Farakka Barrage on the Ganges river in the 1970s. Are there certain lessons from this dispute that could explain the current dispute in the Nile basin?Guest: Ashok Swain is a professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, Sweden. He is also the UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation and the Director of Uppsala University’s Research School of International Water Cooperation.Resources:"How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation" (The Conversation, July 2020)"Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Catalyst for basin-wide water cooperation?" (The Africa Report, August 2020)The Egyptian President's speech at the UN General Assembly (Sept. 2020)"Ethiopia tells UN 'no intention' of using dam to harm Egypt, Sudan" (Middle East Monitor, September 2020)"To India’s chagrin, Bangladesh turns to China to transform Teesta river" (TheThirdPole.net, September 2020)Follow Ashok Swain on TwitterFollow Dan Banik and In Pursuit of Development on Twitter 

 Ethiopia is realizing a long time goal of damming the Blue Nile, creating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. But for Egypt and Sudan down river, alarm bells are ringing over the loss of control over their primary water source.   The Crisis Next Door host Jason Brooks dives into the issue with Ashok Swain, Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, with Uppsala University in Sweden.  Professor Swain is also the UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation and Director of the Research School on International Water Cooperation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 12th episode of the Battle Rhythm Podcast, Steve and Stef discuss WIIS-Paris, France and the Arctic and of course Trump. For our feature interview, we head back to the summer when Steve interviewed Chaira Ruffa [25:30] at the ERGOMAS conference in Lisbon. This week's Emerging Scholar interview is with Rebecca Jensen [19:00] who discusses her research on operational adaption as a dissertation fellow at Marine Corps University. In Steve's Peeves [48:10], Steve shares some of his thoughts on silencing student criticism of China on campus. Battle Rhythm is part of the CGAI Podcast Network, a partner of the CDSN-RCDS, © 2019, all rights reserved. Subscribe to the CGAI Podcast Network on SoundCloud, iTunes, or wherever else you can find Podcasts! Participant Biographies: - Stéfanie von Hlatky: Associate Professor of political studies at Queen's University and the former Director of the Queen's Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP). Her research focuses on NATO, armed forces, military interventions, and defence policy. Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. - Stephen M. Saideman: Paterson Chair in International Affairs, as well as Director of the Canadian Defence and Security Network – Réseau Canadien Sur La Défense et la Sécurité, and Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University. Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Chiara Ruffa: Academy fellow at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University and associate professor in War Studies at the Swedish Defense University. Chiara's research interests lie at the cross-road between political science and sociology with a specific focus on military organizations in nonconventional operations. Her work has been published in Security Studies, Acta Sociologica, Armed Forces and Society, Security and Defence Analysis, Small Wars and Insurgencies, Comparative European Politics, and several edited volumes. - Rebecca Jensen: is a doctoral candidate at the University of Calgary's Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, and a dissertation fellow at Marine Corps University. Related Links: - CDSN-RCDS (www.cdsn-rcds.com/)

Climate change is increasingly considered a security threat with potentially far-reaching implications for the geostrategic environment. Through large-scale migration, increased border tensions, and greater demands for rescue and evacuation efforts, climate change potentially impacts the individual security of people and the viability of vulnerable states to an extent that exceeds existing disaster-response capabilities. As a result, Germany has announced that one focus of its membership in the United Nations Security Council will be on climate related security risks. Links to climate change have slowly started to enter UN resolutions in recent years, but there is still controversy about the extent to which climate related security risks can and should be addressed by the UN Security Council. How can the international community best address resource conflicts driven by climate change? What consideration needs to be given to climate change in conflict prevention? And what are the long-term consequences of including climate change in the agenda of the UN Security Council with regards to sanctions and peacekeeping? A discussion on the security implications of climate change and the role of the UN Security Council in this context, with speakers Ottmar Georg Edenhofer, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Professor for the Economics of Climate Change at the Technical University Berlin and founding director of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), Nina von Uexkull, Assistant Professor at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University and Associate Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, and Karl-Heinz Kamp, Special Envoy of the Political Director in the German Ministry of Defence. Welcome and introduction by Detlef Dzembritzki, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Nations Association of Germany, event chaired by Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Senior Professor for Security Policy and Diplomatic Practice at the Hertie School, Director of the school’s Centre for International Security and Chairman of the Munich Security Conference.

In this episode I talk with Lynn Von Hagen - A Conservation Biologist and Research Fellow, at Auburn University and also the Field Team Co-Leader, of Elephants and Sustainable Agriculture Project, in Kenya.

Ziya Meral speaks with Marc Lynch about his latest book, How Violence Shapes Religion: Belief and Conflict in the Middle East and Africa. "I really wanted to demystify the conversation on religion and violence," said Meral. "I wanted to highlight another direction of this discussion— which is how violence leads to religion, how violence alters religions, and impacts them— and why is it that religions are so present in violent conflicts that they don't necessarily triggered themselves." Meral is a British and Turkish researcher, and is a senior resident fellow at the UK Army's Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research based at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He is also the Director of the Centre on Religion and Global Affairs, based in London and Beirut.

This is a complex episode with many segments to it. The tendencies and anti-democratic developments in political leadership: Trump, Erdogan, Modi, Kim Jong, Brazil upcoming, Putin et al in relation to sustainable development and climate change, and thirdly the era of fake news, attacks on press, freedom of speech and journalism. Is Agenda2030 a leftist agenda? How do we deal with hyper-nationalism and scapegoatism? What is the face of sustainable development in a world with a growing number of semi-democracies?   In this episode you will listen to, Mr. Erik Halkjaer a frilance journalist, member of board of directors of reporters without borders Sweden chapter, and with a vast experience from the Latin American region. Professor Ranjula Bali, professor of Economics, Misum, Stockholm School of Economics and Södertörn University. Professor Ashok Swain, professor of Peace and Conflict Research, & UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation, Uppsala University.

This week Turkey's currency plummeted to its lowest level ever against the US dollar. The lira's steady descent this year was accelerated by the imposition of increased tariffs on steel and aluminium by the United States. President Trump, it seems, is personally angered by the continued detention in Turkey of an American pastor, who's been held for nearly two years on suspicion of spying. The currency crisis has focussed attention on Turkey more broadly: on economic difficulties with deep roots, on the leadership of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has accumulated unprecedented power, and on Turkey's troubled relationships with many of its traditional allies. Mr Erdogan says he may now need to look for new friends - a potentially troubling prospect for other NATO members. David Aaronovitch asks how deep is the Turkish crisis?CONTRIBUTORSSoner Çağaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and author of The New Sultan - a biography of President Erdogan.Dr Mina Toksoz, an emerging markets and country risk consultant at the foreign affairs think tank Chatham HouseDr. Amanda Sloat, Brookings Institution, Washington DC and former deputy assistant secretary for Southern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean Affairs at the US State Department Dr Ziya Meral, a specialist on Turkey and a fellow at the British Army's Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research

  Get ready for Career Day 2018! In this episode Jonathan Schalk and Sara Rosenquist meet with Michelle Nielsen, an international student at Uppsala university, coordinating Career day 2018. Michelle is not only involved in her studies at the Faculty of Peace and Conflict Research, but also the student organisation “Pax et Bellum”. Listen to … Continue reading Career Day 2018

  Get ready for Career Day 2018! In this episode Jonathan Schalk and Sara Rosenquist meet with Michelle Nielsen, an international student at Uppsala university, coordinating Career day 2018. Michelle is not only involved in her studies at the Faculty of Peace and Conflict Research, but also the student organisation “Pax et Bellum”. Listen to … Continue reading Career Day 2018

Heavy snowfall in southeast Spain has cut several major road routes throughout the region of Valencia.... Up to 1,600 vehicles were trapped overnight on roads in Valencia Fernando Lerdo de Tejada Martínez, a fugitive from justice since 1979 – when he fled Spain to avoid standing trial over the killing of labor lawyers in Atocha (Madrid) – is a free man. The last arrest warrant issued by the Audiencia Nacional, Spain’s High Court, expired in 2015 A granddaughter of Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, a prime minister during the final years of the regime of Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco, has sharply criticized the two years and six months prison sentence a public prosecutor at the Spanish High Court has demanded for a 21-year-old student who posted jokes on Twitter about his assassination by Basque pro-independence group ETA in 1973. Spain’s Civil Guard carried out more than 12,000 operations against animal abuse over the course of 2016, resulting in some 490 people being arrested or investigated, the force said in an annual summary A brilliant young Spanish gymnast has had a leg amputated and her family have brought legal action for personal injury against Pedro Larrauri, the orthopedist who initially treated her.... The Spanish travel sector is jazzing up its offer for gay tourists, who tend to spend more than most when away from home, taking it beyond parties in sunny hubs like Ibiza. The Remainers win in the High Court as Theresa May is scuppered by the Establishment. The pay gap between the genders begins with pocket money and a respected family doctor is caught drunk driving Theresa May has found it very difficult to answer questions regarding the failing of an unarmed Trident missile trial. This can also be set against a report identifying a real crisis in the UK armed forces. In the UK more than 1,000 registered and licensed doctors have criminal convictions... including possession of indecent images of children, sexual assault and threats to kill A judge has admitted a former aide to David Cameron who was spared jail for downloading indecent images of girls as young as ten should have got a heavier sentence. The language barrier means that the NHS sometimes struggles to offer an effective service to such patients. Moreover, there is the additional strain on resources because of the need to use interpreters or translation phone lines, as laid down by NHS policies. Consultations with non-English speakers tend to be twice as long because everything has to be spelt out slowly or repeated through others. As a result, there is less time available for other patients. A report by army think-tank the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research has said years of reduced budgets means Britain's ability to remain a fighting force has been 'effectively removed'.

Heavy snowfall in southeast Spain has cut several major road routes throughout the region of Valencia.... Up to 1,600 vehicles were trapped overnight on roads in Valencia Fernando Lerdo de Tejada Martínez, a fugitive from justice since 1979 – when he fled Spain to avoid standing trial over the killing of labor lawyers in Atocha (Madrid) – is a free man. The last arrest warrant issued by the Audiencia Nacional, Spain’s High Court, expired in 2015 A granddaughter of Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, a prime minister during the final years of the regime of Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco, has sharply criticized the two years and six months prison sentence a public prosecutor at the Spanish High Court has demanded for a 21-year-old student who posted jokes on Twitter about his assassination by Basque pro-independence group ETA in 1973. Spain’s Civil Guard carried out more than 12,000 operations against animal abuse over the course of 2016, resulting in some 490 people being arrested or investigated, the force said in an annual summary A brilliant young Spanish gymnast has had a leg amputated and her family have brought legal action for personal injury against Pedro Larrauri, the orthopedist who initially treated her.... The Spanish travel sector is jazzing up its offer for gay tourists, who tend to spend more than most when away from home, taking it beyond parties in sunny hubs like Ibiza. The Remainers win in the High Court as Theresa May is scuppered by the Establishment. The pay gap between the genders begins with pocket money and a respected family doctor is caught drunk driving Theresa May has found it very difficult to answer questions regarding the failing of an unarmed Trident missile trial. This can also be set against a report identifying a real crisis in the UK armed forces. In the UK more than 1,000 registered and licensed doctors have criminal convictions... including possession of indecent images of children, sexual assault and threats to kill A judge has admitted a former aide to David Cameron who was spared jail for downloading indecent images of girls as young as ten should have got a heavier sentence. The language barrier means that the NHS sometimes struggles to offer an effective service to such patients. Moreover, there is the additional strain on resources because of the need to use interpreters or translation phone lines, as laid down by NHS policies. Consultations with non-English speakers tend to be twice as long because everything has to be spelt out slowly or repeated through others. As a result, there is less time available for other patients. A report by army think-tank the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research has said years of reduced budgets means Britain's ability to remain a fighting force has been 'effectively removed'.

A plenary session from the 'Building Peace' conference organized by the Oxford Network for Peace Studies and hosted by St John's College, Oxford on 15 May 2010. Professor Johan Galtung - Norwegian sociologist and 'father' of academic peace studies - offers a contextual example of applied peace studies. Professor Galtung is the Co-Director of the Transcent Research Institute, which he co-founded in 1993 after founding of the Oslo-based International Peace Research Institute (PRIO) in 1959 and serving as a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Oslo University from 1969-1978.

A plenary session from the 'Building Peace' conference organized by the Oxford Network for Peace Studies and hosted by St John's College, Oxford on 15 May 2010. Professor Johan Galtung - Norwegian sociologist and 'father' of academic peace studies - offers a contextual example of applied peace studies. Professor Galtung is the Co-Director of the Transcent Research Institute, which he co-founded in 1993 after founding of the Oslo-based International Peace Research Institute (PRIO) in 1959 and serving as a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Oslo University from 1969-1978.