Allard Duursma
@allardduursma.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Conflict Management and International Relations at ETH Zurich, working on mediation & peacekeeping. Editor-in-Chief of International Peacekeeping
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From a 2022 piece by Gledhill, Shay, & @allardduursma.bsky.social: "campaigns that are more creative, humorous, cathartic, and/or fun are also more likely to be large-scale" civil resistance campaigns bc of the "feelings of empowerment, solidarity, catharsis, or glee that accompany these events."
Glee and Grievance: Emotive Events and Campaign Size in Nonviolent Resistance
While scholars of nonviolent resistance recognize that large-scale campaigns are more likely to be successful campaigns, scholars and policymakers currently have little understanding of why some nonvi...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
From a 2022 piece by Gledhill, Shay, & @allardduursma.bsky.social: "campaigns that are more creative, humorous, cathartic, and/or fun are also more likely to be large-scale" civil resistance campaigns bc of the "feelings of empowerment, solidarity, catharsis, or glee that accompany these events."
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🔔 New IPI Issue Brief: Allard Duursma on how MINUSCA’s dialogue-based approach in Batangafo reduced communal violence in CAR. Protecting civilians requires political—not just military—solutions.
👉 http://bit.ly/46tsolg
@allardduursma.bsky.social
👉 http://bit.ly/46tsolg
@allardduursma.bsky.social
Political Solutions to Political Problems: UN Peacekeeping Operations and Dialogue-Based Protection of Civilians in Communal Conflicts - International Peace Institute
An issue brief on dialogue-based approaches to protecting civilians in communal conflicts.
www.ipinst.org
October 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🔔 New IPI Issue Brief: Allard Duursma on how MINUSCA’s dialogue-based approach in Batangafo reduced communal violence in CAR. Protecting civilians requires political—not just military—solutions.
👉 http://bit.ly/46tsolg
@allardduursma.bsky.social
👉 http://bit.ly/46tsolg
@allardduursma.bsky.social
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Armed conflicts involve governments, rebel groups, militias, communal factions, and foreign forces — all interacting in complex ways. The result? A web of violence that can feel overwhelming to understand.
That's why we launch the Conflict Networks Explorer
peaceobservatory.com/conflict-networks
That's why we launch the Conflict Networks Explorer
peaceobservatory.com/conflict-networks
Peace Observatory
Peace observatory website.
peaceobservatory.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Armed conflicts involve governments, rebel groups, militias, communal factions, and foreign forces — all interacting in complex ways. The result? A web of violence that can feel overwhelming to understand.
That's why we launch the Conflict Networks Explorer
peaceobservatory.com/conflict-networks
That's why we launch the Conflict Networks Explorer
peaceobservatory.com/conflict-networks
Armed conflicts involve governments, rebel groups, militias, communal factions, and foreign forces — all interacting in complex ways. The result? A web of violence that can feel overwhelming to understand.
That's why we launch the Conflict Networks Explorer
peaceobservatory.com/conflict-networks
That's why we launch the Conflict Networks Explorer
peaceobservatory.com/conflict-networks
Peace Observatory
Peace observatory website.
peaceobservatory.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Armed conflicts involve governments, rebel groups, militias, communal factions, and foreign forces — all interacting in complex ways. The result? A web of violence that can feel overwhelming to understand.
That's why we launch the Conflict Networks Explorer
peaceobservatory.com/conflict-networks
That's why we launch the Conflict Networks Explorer
peaceobservatory.com/conflict-networks
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🙏 Grateful for past support from CSS at ETH Zurich, FBA, and SNSF.
📢 We’re already updating the dataset for 2024–2025 and seek funding to enable near real-time updates. Any leads or suggestions are very welcome!
📢 We’re already updating the dataset for 2024–2025 and seek funding to enable near real-time updates. Any leads or suggestions are very welcome!
Peace Observatory
Peace observatory website.
peaceobservatory.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🙏 Grateful for past support from CSS at ETH Zurich, FBA, and SNSF.
📢 We’re already updating the dataset for 2024–2025 and seek funding to enable near real-time updates. Any leads or suggestions are very welcome!
📢 We’re already updating the dataset for 2024–2025 and seek funding to enable near real-time updates. Any leads or suggestions are very welcome!
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✨ Key resources:
- Website: Explore summaries of peace negotiations by conflict → peaceobservatory.com
- Introduction paper: www.allardduursma.com/uploads/peac...
- Full compilation of summaries (large file): www.allardduursma.com/uploads/peac...
- Website: Explore summaries of peace negotiations by conflict → peaceobservatory.com
- Introduction paper: www.allardduursma.com/uploads/peac...
- Full compilation of summaries (large file): www.allardduursma.com/uploads/peac...
Peace Observatory
Peace observatory website.
peaceobservatory.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
✨ Key resources:
- Website: Explore summaries of peace negotiations by conflict → peaceobservatory.com
- Introduction paper: www.allardduursma.com/uploads/peac...
- Full compilation of summaries (large file): www.allardduursma.com/uploads/peac...
- Website: Explore summaries of peace negotiations by conflict → peaceobservatory.com
- Introduction paper: www.allardduursma.com/uploads/peac...
- Full compilation of summaries (large file): www.allardduursma.com/uploads/peac...
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🔍Our mission is to help researchers, policymakers, and practitioners analyze peace processes by providing high-quality data and summaries.
Transparency is at the core of this project: every summary is referenced with sources, including news articles, UN and NGO reports, academic works, and memoirs.
Transparency is at the core of this project: every summary is referenced with sources, including news articles, UN and NGO reports, academic works, and memoirs.
Peace Observatory
Peace observatory website.
peaceobservatory.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🔍Our mission is to help researchers, policymakers, and practitioners analyze peace processes by providing high-quality data and summaries.
Transparency is at the core of this project: every summary is referenced with sources, including news articles, UN and NGO reports, academic works, and memoirs.
Transparency is at the core of this project: every summary is referenced with sources, including news articles, UN and NGO reports, academic works, and memoirs.
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🚀 Exciting news: The Peace Observatory is live!
👉 peaceobservatory.com
The Peace Observatory is now the world’s largest repository of peace negotiation summaries.
It covers 11,000+ rounds of negotiations and 3,000 agreements across 1,300+ armed conflicts worldwide (1989–2023).
👉 peaceobservatory.com
The Peace Observatory is now the world’s largest repository of peace negotiation summaries.
It covers 11,000+ rounds of negotiations and 3,000 agreements across 1,300+ armed conflicts worldwide (1989–2023).
Peace Observatory
Peace observatory website.
peaceobservatory.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🚀 Exciting news: The Peace Observatory is live!
👉 peaceobservatory.com
The Peace Observatory is now the world’s largest repository of peace negotiation summaries.
It covers 11,000+ rounds of negotiations and 3,000 agreements across 1,300+ armed conflicts worldwide (1989–2023).
👉 peaceobservatory.com
The Peace Observatory is now the world’s largest repository of peace negotiation summaries.
It covers 11,000+ rounds of negotiations and 3,000 agreements across 1,300+ armed conflicts worldwide (1989–2023).
🚀 Exciting news: The Peace Observatory is live!
👉 peaceobservatory.com
The Peace Observatory is now the world’s largest repository of peace negotiation summaries.
It covers 11,000+ rounds of negotiations and 3,000 agreements across 1,300+ armed conflicts worldwide (1989–2023).
👉 peaceobservatory.com
The Peace Observatory is now the world’s largest repository of peace negotiation summaries.
It covers 11,000+ rounds of negotiations and 3,000 agreements across 1,300+ armed conflicts worldwide (1989–2023).
Peace Observatory
Peace observatory website.
peaceobservatory.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🚀 Exciting news: The Peace Observatory is live!
👉 peaceobservatory.com
The Peace Observatory is now the world’s largest repository of peace negotiation summaries.
It covers 11,000+ rounds of negotiations and 3,000 agreements across 1,300+ armed conflicts worldwide (1989–2023).
👉 peaceobservatory.com
The Peace Observatory is now the world’s largest repository of peace negotiation summaries.
It covers 11,000+ rounds of negotiations and 3,000 agreements across 1,300+ armed conflicts worldwide (1989–2023).
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(3) "Peacekeepers Without Helmets: How Violence Shapes Local Peacebuilding by Civilian Peacekeepers" by Allard Duursma @allardduursma.bsky.social and Hannah Smidt
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June 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
(3) "Peacekeepers Without Helmets: How Violence Shapes Local Peacebuilding by Civilian Peacekeepers" by Allard Duursma @allardduursma.bsky.social and Hannah Smidt
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Congrats to @alichtenheld.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 CRS Book Prize. Read this important book on displacement! And special thanks from my side to the book prize judges: @allardduursma.bsky.social, Peer Schouten, and Isabel A. Phillips.
(1/4) 📚 The Conflict Research Society congratulates Adam Lichtenheld on winning the 2025 CRS Book Prize for:
Guilt by Location: Forced Displacement and Population Sorting in Civil Wars 👏
Guilt by Location: Forced Displacement and Population Sorting in Civil Wars 👏
June 4, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Congrats to @alichtenheld.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 CRS Book Prize. Read this important book on displacement! And special thanks from my side to the book prize judges: @allardduursma.bsky.social, Peer Schouten, and Isabel A. Phillips.
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Check out these articles in @intpeacekeeping.bsky.social on Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping. Now open access!
▶️ New Editor's Selection: In this selection, @allardduursma.bsky.social highlights publications on "Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping" www.tandfonline.com/journals/fin...
Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping
Explore the article collection: Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping. Published in International Peacekeeping.
www.tandfonline.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Check out these articles in @intpeacekeeping.bsky.social on Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping. Now open access!
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▶️ New Editor's Selection: In this selection, @allardduursma.bsky.social highlights publications on "Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping" www.tandfonline.com/journals/fin...
Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping
Explore the article collection: Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping. Published in International Peacekeeping.
www.tandfonline.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
▶️ New Editor's Selection: In this selection, @allardduursma.bsky.social highlights publications on "Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping" www.tandfonline.com/journals/fin...
Check out these articles in @intpeacekeeping.bsky.social on Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping. Now open access!
▶️ New Editor's Selection: In this selection, @allardduursma.bsky.social highlights publications on "Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping" www.tandfonline.com/journals/fin...
Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping
Explore the article collection: Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping. Published in International Peacekeeping.
www.tandfonline.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Check out these articles in @intpeacekeeping.bsky.social on Early Warning, Situational Awareness, and Intelligence in Peacekeeping. Now open access!
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The immense suffering in and around #ElFasher should receive significantly more attention.
Since January, no aid trucks have reached the 900k people, 700k of which are displaced. Almost 60% face acute food insecurity, reports UN OCHA. 1,930 civilians have been killed.
reliefweb.int/report/sudan...
Since January, no aid trucks have reached the 900k people, 700k of which are displaced. Almost 60% face acute food insecurity, reports UN OCHA. 1,930 civilians have been killed.
reliefweb.int/report/sudan...
April 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The immense suffering in and around #ElFasher should receive significantly more attention.
Since January, no aid trucks have reached the 900k people, 700k of which are displaced. Almost 60% face acute food insecurity, reports UN OCHA. 1,930 civilians have been killed.
reliefweb.int/report/sudan...
Since January, no aid trucks have reached the 900k people, 700k of which are displaced. Almost 60% face acute food insecurity, reports UN OCHA. 1,930 civilians have been killed.
reliefweb.int/report/sudan...
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Great panel at ISA on Diplomatic Interventions and Challenges in Global Peacebuilding. I presented my research on how extending or withdrawing military support in mediation processes undermines the prospects for durable peace. Worked on this for 4 years, but could add a slide just the day before...
March 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Great panel at ISA on Diplomatic Interventions and Challenges in Global Peacebuilding. I presented my research on how extending or withdrawing military support in mediation processes undermines the prospects for durable peace. Worked on this for 4 years, but could add a slide just the day before...
Great panel at ISA on Diplomatic Interventions and Challenges in Global Peacebuilding. I presented my research on how extending or withdrawing military support in mediation processes undermines the prospects for durable peace. Worked on this for 4 years, but could add a slide just the day before...
March 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Great panel at ISA on Diplomatic Interventions and Challenges in Global Peacebuilding. I presented my research on how extending or withdrawing military support in mediation processes undermines the prospects for durable peace. Worked on this for 4 years, but could add a slide just the day before...
A big thanks to the excellent panelist and audience of the roundtable organized by @intpeacekeeping.bsky.social ‘Crisis or opportunity? The future of peace missions in an evolving world order’ @matejapeter.bsky.social @jennarusso.bsky.social @corinnebara.bsky.social Tom Buitaar and Chiara Ruffa.
March 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A big thanks to the excellent panelist and audience of the roundtable organized by @intpeacekeeping.bsky.social ‘Crisis or opportunity? The future of peace missions in an evolving world order’ @matejapeter.bsky.social @jennarusso.bsky.social @corinnebara.bsky.social Tom Buitaar and Chiara Ruffa.
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Excellent roundtable ‘Crisis or opportunity? The future of peace missions in an evolving world order’ with @matejapeter.bsky.social @allardduursma.bsky.social @jennarusso.bsky.social Sara Hellmuller @corinnebara.bsky.social Tom Buitaar and Chiara Ruffa #ISA2025
March 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Excellent roundtable ‘Crisis or opportunity? The future of peace missions in an evolving world order’ with @matejapeter.bsky.social @allardduursma.bsky.social @jennarusso.bsky.social Sara Hellmuller @corinnebara.bsky.social Tom Buitaar and Chiara Ruffa #ISA2025
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How can UN peace operations integrate local-level political engagement into their broader mission strategies to foster sustainable peace?
Our latest publication highlights the critical role of UN Civil Affairs in supporting local peace.
Read more 👉🏼 www.ipinst.org/2025/02/prim...
Our latest publication highlights the critical role of UN Civil Affairs in supporting local peace.
Read more 👉🏼 www.ipinst.org/2025/02/prim...
February 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
How can UN peace operations integrate local-level political engagement into their broader mission strategies to foster sustainable peace?
Our latest publication highlights the critical role of UN Civil Affairs in supporting local peace.
Read more 👉🏼 www.ipinst.org/2025/02/prim...
Our latest publication highlights the critical role of UN Civil Affairs in supporting local peace.
Read more 👉🏼 www.ipinst.org/2025/02/prim...
Very much looking forward to this event tomorrow. I will talk about the new IPI report on the Primacy of Politics at the Local Level and the Work of UN Civil Affairs! Check it out here: www.ipinst.org/2025/02/prim.... It was a pleasure to work on this report with the amazing @jennarusso.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Very much looking forward to this event tomorrow. I will talk about the new IPI report on the Primacy of Politics at the Local Level and the Work of UN Civil Affairs! Check it out here: www.ipinst.org/2025/02/prim.... It was a pleasure to work on this report with the amazing @jennarusso.bsky.social
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Very excited for our event tomorrow and the launch of the newest IPI report on the Primacy of Politics at the Local Level and the Work of UN Civil Affairs! Co-authored by myself and the wonderful @allardduursma.bsky.social. Join us by registering below!
February 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Very excited for our event tomorrow and the launch of the newest IPI report on the Primacy of Politics at the Local Level and the Work of UN Civil Affairs! Co-authored by myself and the wonderful @allardduursma.bsky.social. Join us by registering below!
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The latest IPI report from @allardduursma.bsky.social and myself on the Primacy of Politics at the Local Level and the Work of UN Civil Affairs. Hot off the press! @ipinst.bsky.social www.ipinst.org/2025/02/prim...
The Primacy of Politics at the Local Level in UN Peace Operations - International Peace Institute
Download PDF of this publication The “primacy of politics” has become a central tenet of UN peacekeeping, emphasizing that peacekeeping operations should be deployed in support of a political solution...
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February 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The latest IPI report from @allardduursma.bsky.social and myself on the Primacy of Politics at the Local Level and the Work of UN Civil Affairs. Hot off the press! @ipinst.bsky.social www.ipinst.org/2025/02/prim...
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📅 Feb 25 | 9:30 – 11:15 AM EST | Hybrid Event
IPI & Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN invite you to a policy forum on "The Primacy of Politics at the Local Level"—exploring how UN Civil Affairs supports local peace processes. Register now👇 www.ipinst.org/2025/02/the-...
IPI & Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN invite you to a policy forum on "The Primacy of Politics at the Local Level"—exploring how UN Civil Affairs supports local peace processes. Register now👇 www.ipinst.org/2025/02/the-...
The Primacy of Politics at the Local Level: The Work of UN Civil Affairs - International Peace Institute
On Tuesday, February 25th, IPI and the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations are cohosting a policy forum on “The Primacy of Politics at the Local Level: The Work o...
www.ipinst.org
February 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
📅 Feb 25 | 9:30 – 11:15 AM EST | Hybrid Event
IPI & Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN invite you to a policy forum on "The Primacy of Politics at the Local Level"—exploring how UN Civil Affairs supports local peace processes. Register now👇 www.ipinst.org/2025/02/the-...
IPI & Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN invite you to a policy forum on "The Primacy of Politics at the Local Level"—exploring how UN Civil Affairs supports local peace processes. Register now👇 www.ipinst.org/2025/02/the-...