ICIP has released a new issue of the magazine Peace in Progress, issue number 43, produced in collaboration with the international organisation Build Up and focused on exploring how digital technologies are transforming conflicts and peacebuilding processes.
Under the title “Peace in the Digital Age”, this new issue examines phenomena such as online disinformation, manipulation and hate speech; the risks of artificial intelligence; the impact of algorithms on polarization; mediation in digital environments; and cyberactivism in contexts of repression. It also includes an article on the digitisation of cultural heritage during war and in post-conflict settings.
This monograph is co-published by ICIP and Build Up as part of their collaboration to organise the Build Peace 2025 conference. Both the journal and the conference aim to foster a critical understanding of the risks and opportunities posed by digital technologies, and to offer tools and insights for steering them towards peacebuilding. The editorial coordination of the monograph was led by Eugènia Riera and Chema Sarri (ICIP).
The issue features an editorial by Helena Puig Larrauri, Strategy Director at Build Up, and six articles by Ahmad Qadi (7amleh), Evelyne Tauchnitz (University of Lucerne), Luke Thorburn (AI & Democracy Foundation), Sanjana Hattotuwa (ICT4Peace), Nerima Wako (Siasa Place) and Wahbi Abdalrahman (Sudan Memory). The monograph concludes with an interview with Stephanie Williams, former UN Special Adviser for Libya, who reflects on how disinformation and digital interference shaped the peace negotiations in the country.
Several contributors to the journal will also take part in the Build Peace 2025 conference, where they will expand on these topics through workshops, presentations and debates.
Peace in Progress is published in Catalan, Spanish and English, and is available both digitally and in print, reflecting ICIP’s commitment to accessibility and the dissemination of knowledge on peacebuilding.
