Internet Platform
Women and Peace Network

Welcome to the Internet platform Women and Peace Network!  We are pleased to announce the launch of this platform which aims to support the creation of an international and interdisciplinary research network putting together participating researchers working in various disciplines on peace and conflict. 

The initiative 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 is backing the platform. This initiative aims to make visible and honor the millions of women who work day in and day out to promote peace, care for survivors in war-torn areas, help with reconstruction, and create new peace-based cultures.  To represent these countless women, the initiative’s association has submitted the nomination of 1000 women selected from all over the world to collectively receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 for their tireless efforts in the pursuit of peace. Winning this prestigious prize would symbolize the fact that the world values the often quiet and unspectacular efforts of these exemplary women.

At the same time, the experiences, stories, and biographies that have been gathered about these women offer a rich database for peace and conflict research. This database includes information collected about the women’s strategies for conflict transformation and constructive conflict management.  Being able to investigate the scope and efficacy, as well as the available resources and strategies, of women’s peace work in different cultural contexts means learning for the future, discovering new impulses for peace policymaking, and supporting women activists with this information.

While some members of the Women and Peace Network platform will investigate the database provided by 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005, others researching related topics will be able to add their findings to it.

Contact: Tonia Spycher, spycher@giub.unibe.ch



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