Independent Peace Associates

Transformative Peacebuilding - Crisis Response Journal (March 2020) - Conflict transformation | Research, training & dialogue | Indie Peace A return to a transformative model of peacebuilding is essential to prevent repeated cycles of violence In this article on transformative peacebuilding for Crisis Response Journal, we argue for a retu...

Ahead of our 6th birthday, revisiting our founding principles for transformational #peacebuilding.
Analysing the intersection of psycho-socio-political factors & how we function as humans with emotions feels more relevant than ever in today's world full of #trauma.
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Exploring Collective Trauma in Armenia: Building a Community of Practice - Conflict transformation | Research, training & dialogue | Indie Peace Indie Peace convened practitioners and experts in Yerevan to discuss the societal and political dimensions of collective trauma.

Indie Peace convened multi-disciplinary community of practice in #Armenia to discuss the social & political dimensions of #collectivetrauma.
We discussed related issues of #identity, #mourning, #forgiveness, trauma discourse & its manipulation.
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Psychologists call support for Karabakh refugees necessary Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, including children, are having a hard time being forced to move to Armenia; the situation is aggravated by financial problems. The psychological support that 250 famili...

“A psychologist will not give us our home back. But can help us build a new one – inside ourselves.”
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Supporting integration of displaced and vulnerable groups - Conflict transformation | Research, training & dialogue | Indie Peace The 'New Perspective’ team of psychologists from Nagorno Karabakh spoke to Step1.am about their efforts to build organisational capacity.

Since early 2025, thanks to #Lithuanian Development Cooperation, the #NewPerspective team of psychologists from #Nagorno-Karabakh have focused on their own capacity building. Read about how they've been developing their approach to working with #collectivetrauma here.
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New Perspective – new approach to community resilience - Conflict transformation | Research, training & dialogue | Indie Peace Indie Peace recently concluded a series of organisational development seminars for the 'New Perspective' network of psychologists.

Meet the fantastic 'New Perspective' team and read about how Indie Peace has been working with them.

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New publication: Working with Collective Trauma - Lessons from the Armenian-Azerbaijani context - Conflict transformation | Research, training & dialogue | Indie Peace Analysis and lessons learned from Indie Peace's process of working with collective trauma in the Armenian-Azerbaijani context.

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- Constructive internal #dialogue on collective trauma encourages individuals to think critically about themselves, their history & role in conflict, creating potential for social transformation, a culture of #peace, and bilateral dialogue in the name of peace.

- Our engagement with conflict-affected groups is based on ‘healing through doing’ - to activate society’s own resources, involving people in their own recovery by being socially active, accessing opportunities for growth, socialisation and acquiring new knowledge and skills.

- Through self-reflection we develop skills to analyse the other side of the conflict. Parallel work on both sides helps to develop mutual understanding, dispelling the sides' exclusive focus on 'their' own truth, creating space for acceptance of 'the other’s' truth.

- Working with collective trauma involves the opportunity to reflect on and analyse one’s own society and one’s place in it, and to better understand why we feel, think and act in the way we do.

The #Armenian-#Azerbaijani conflict has deep psychological roots & #collectivetrauma passed down the generations became a significant driver of the #conflict. This paper reflects on why it is important to work with collective trauma, how indie Peace strategy & process evolved.

‘This approach opens up many themes for dialogue which are difficult, but are more acceptable through this lens of #collectivetrauma. i.e. the framing & acknowledgement that ‘we have the same pain’ is a very important foundation for discussions’ (dialogue participant)

New publication: Working with Collective Trauma - Lessons from the Armenian-Azerbaijani context - Conflict transformation | Research, training & dialogue | Indie Peace Analysis and lessons learned from Indie Peace's process of working with collective trauma in the Armenian-Azerbaijani context.

New publication: Working with Collective Trauma – Lessons from the Armenian-Azerbaijani context: indiepeace.org/working-with...