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    The International Peace Institute is an independent, non-profit organization working to strengthen inclusive multilateralism for a more peaceful and sustainable planet. Through its research, convening, and strategic advising, IPI provides innovative recommendations for the United Nations System, member states, regional organizations, civil society, and the private sector. With staff from around the world and a broad range of academic fields, IPI has offices facing United Nations headquarters in New York.

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News, Events, Publications about State-Society Relations

  • Policy Papers 10-31-2017by José Vericat

    Women’s Struggle for Citizenship: Civil Society and Constitution Making after the Arab Uprisings

    Civil society played a pivotal role in the Arab uprisings. By reconfiguring the social contract in a region distinguished by gender inequality, these revolts brought the status of women to the fore, and equal citizenship became a central goal. Social actors were therefore particularly active in contesting the constitution-making processes that were launched.Based on field […]

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    Civil Society, State-Society Relations, Women‚ Peace and Security
  • Panel Discussions 09-21-2017

    Brende: Combating Religious Hatred a “Moral Obligation” for the World

    Speaking at the 10th annual Trygve Lie Symposium on Fundamental Freedoms at IPI, Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende said that religious minorities are the “most vulnerable people in the world” and that it was impossible to “separate freedom of religion from other civil rights like the rights to privacy and assembly and expression.”The title of […]

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    State-Society Relations
  • Panel Discussions 09-18-2017

    IPI Chair: “Mayors Need Global Engagement, and the Globe Needs Mayoral Engagement”

    IPI was the scene on September 18, 2017 of a policy forum opening the annual Global Mayors Summit, where international mayors presented local and city-level solutions to help in developing two separate but related compacts on the treatment of migrants.The compacts, to be signed next year, were created during last year’s UN Leaders Summit to […]

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    Cities, Displacement and Migration, State-Society Relations
  • Issue Briefs 03-16-2017by Youssef Mahmoud and Delphine Mechoulan

    Peace Operations and Prevention for Sustaining Peace: The Restoration and Extension of State Authority

    As member states continue to discuss what sustaining peace means in practice, it is important to examine how peace operations can be designed and implemented to help build self-sustaining peace rather than just prevent relapse into conflict. In particular, considering most current peace operations are deployed in countries with weak state institutions, we should consider […]

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    Peacekeeping, State-Society Relations, Sustaining Peace
  • Meeting Notes 01-27-2016by Arthur Boutellis and Olga Abilova, rapporteurs

    Violent Extremism: Toward A Strategy of Prevention in the Francophone Space

    Violent extremism has become a dominant problem in the Sahel-Sahara region in the last couple of years. An increasing array of nonstate actors are threatening the state and the safety of populations while at the same time taking on a transnational character and increasing ties and affiliations with actors beyond the francophone space. Despite the […]

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    State-Society Relations, Violent Extremism
  • 11-18-2015

    ICM Public Consultation: Social Inclusion, Political Participation, and Effective Governance in Challenging Environments

    On November 18th, the Independent Commission on Multilateralism hosted its second Public Consultation on its Discussion Paper on “Social Inclusion, Political Participation, and Effective Governance in Challenging Environments.”Click here to view the event video on YouTube>>Governance systems globally are facing a growing crisis of legitimacy vis-à-vis their constituents at state and multilateral levels. Local challenges […]

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    Governance, Multilateral System, State-Society Relations
  • Panel Discussions 11-17-2015

    Governance, Peacebuilding, and State-Society Relations: The International Expert Forum

    A panel of academics, experts, and policy-makers considered the next generation of peace and security challenges at this year’s International Expert Forum (IEF) on governance, peacebuilding, and state-society relations, part of IEF’s series on 21st-century peacebuilding.Gert Rosenthal, Chair of the UN Advisory Group of Experts on Review of Peacebuilding Architecture, said UN reform would be […]

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    Governance, Peacebuilding, State-Society Relations
  • Panel Discussions 10-29-2015

    Sison: Transitional Justice Needs “Victim-centered Approach”

    Michele J. Sison, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, told an IPI audience that as societies attempt to come to terms with a legacy of past abuses, their transitional justice processes must focus on the victims, not just the perpetrators.

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    Peace and Justice, State-Society Relations
  • Panel Discussions 09-30-2015

    Brende: Conflicts & Political Crisis Not Excuse for Crackdowns on Society

    A high-level panel discussed the challenge that repression imposed to achieve stability represents for human rights and fundamental freedoms at the 8th annual Trygve Lie Symposium on “Civil Society under Pressure and the Role of the International Community.” The event took place at IPI on September 30th, during the opening of the United Nations General […]

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    State-Society Relations
  • Speaker Events 05-11-2015

    Masoud: Arab Spring Future Will Be as Grim as its Past

    The Arab Spring uprisings failed to meet people’s expectations for bringing democracy to the Middle East because most countries in the region inherited a long history of authoritarianism that inhibited any move toward representative government.This was the central point of Tarek Masoud’s talk at a May 11th IPI Distinguished Author Series event during which he […]

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    State-Society Relations
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  • Linking Feminist Foreign Policy and the Care Economy in Latin America: Bringing the Local to the Multilateral

    May 12, 2025 by Evyn Papworth

    Experts have highlighted that the Latin America and Caribbean region is unique in that several countries’ care policies are situated within their gender equality policies (encompassing a root cause approach) rather than being siloed within economic and poverty reduction policies. Recognizing the vital role of care work and transforming care systems to change the unequal distribution of labor is critical to addressing the root causes of gender inequality.  The post Linking Feminist Foreign Policy and the Care Economy in Latin America: Bringing the Local to the Multilateral appeared first…

    Analysis, americas, feminist foreign policy, women peace and security
  • UN80 and the Reckoning Ahead: Can Structural Reform Deliver Real Change?

    May 8, 2025 by Jordan Ryan

    This article looks at five priorities for UN80 reforms based on the outcomes of the 2021 UN Integration Review. The article suggests that reforms…

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    May 2, 2025 by John Karlsrud, Yf Reykers

    Coalitions of the willing are the talk of the town these days and will play a central role in the future security of Ukraine and Europe. Yet, European leaders should not…

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    May 1, 2025 by Albert Trithart

    Since mid-February, there have been renewed efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Preliminary negotiations…

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    While there has been talk of UN reform for years, structural changes to the organization are now firmly…

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    While the current geopolitical tensions created a somewhat muted atmosphere, a high level of participation indicates a…

    Analysis, csw, gender equality, women peace and security
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    April 16, 2025 by Albert Trithart

    Juan Manuel Santos is the former president of Colombia and…

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    March 31, 2025 by Gwinyayi A. Dzinesa and Alexander M. Rusero

    The deadly toll of the M23’s military escalation has presented an urgent call for…

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    March 27, 2025 by Eduardo Albrecht

    Governments worldwide have incorporated…

    Analysis, AI, multilateralism
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    March 25, 2025 by Isabel Bramsen, Isak Svensson, Peter Wallensteen

    How should we assess Trump’s peace diplomacy? And what can Europe and Ukraine do to position themselves strategically in the diplomatic battle over Ukraine’s and Europe’s future? The post Making Peace Great Again? The Challenges and Potentials of Trump’s Approach to Peace Diplomacy appeared first on IPI Global…

    Analysis, diplomacy, peace processes, Trump, ukraine

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About the International Peace Institute

The International Peace Institute is an independent, non-profit organization working to strengthen inclusive multilateralism for a more peaceful and sustainable planet. Through its research, convening, and strategic advising, IPI provides innovative recommendations for the United Nations System, member states, regional organizations, civil society, and the private sector. With staff from around the world and a broad range of academic fields, IPI has offices facing United Nations headquarters in New York.

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