The peace-building agency of stigmatized civilian actors in European cities dealing with the consequences of terrorist violence

Project description

Geographies of peace in the wake of violence in the city

Studies have provided valuable insight into the dynamics of urban violence and terrorism but a lot still needs to be learned about urban peace-making. The EU-funded URPEACE project aims to contribute to the knowledge about the peace-building agency of civilian actors in marginalised social housing neighbourhoods that deal with the consequences of terrorist violence in European cities. The approach of this study is novel; it uses a 'geographies of peace' framework to interpret existing and new data on dealing with violence. This approach views peace as an everyday and relational process concerned with the building of ever-expanding networks that share life-affirming rather than life-destroying values. The project's results will help policy makers integrate urban peace-building initiatives of civilian actors into security policy.

Fields of science

• social sciences › political sciences › political transitions › armed conflicts

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2019 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2019
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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-SE - Society and Enterprise panel

Coordinator

SWISSPEACE - SWISSPEACE FOUNDATION

Address

Sonnenbergstrasse 17
3000 Bern
Switzerland

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EU contribution

€ 203 149,44