Bridging the gap between marginalized youth and decision-makers
In 2017, Interpeace launched the project “Hear me out! – A platform for young voices”. The project entailed a workshop series focusing on democratic participation and engagement, effective communication and dialogue between youth, the police, local autho [...]
May 17, 2018
Youth, Peace and Security: Moving into Action
The 2018 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development addressed the politics of peace by assessing how different policies, processes and tools can be used to overcome politi [...]
Youth perspectives from the global North
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This report presents the findings from two focus group discussions that were undertaken as a contribution to the Global Progress Study on Youth Peace and Security in Stockholm, Sweden on the 9th – 11th of August 2017. This study was conducted as a collaborat [...]
Interpeace in Almedalen – Youth, Peace and Security in Sweden and around the World
"Youth participation is a right, and resolution 2250 is a tool for also achieving this in Sweden." - Rosaline Marbinah, Chairman of the Foreign Policy Union in Sweden and Vice-Chairman of the National Council for Swedish Youth Organizations (LSU) J [...]
October 24, 2016
Launch of Interpeace’s report on Inclusion in Sweden
Marginalization and exclusion have caused an increase of violent incidents in Europe in the past decade. Issues associated with socio-economic inequalities and lack of opportunities have resulted in social protests and riots. Following a series of social unres [...]
From Margins to Mainstream: Fostering Inclusion in Sweden
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Following a series of social unrests in 2012 and 2013 in Sweden, Interpeace initiated a participatory research initiative in Tensta, a suburb of Stockholm, to better understand the challenges facing marginalized communities and identify practical ways to overc [...]
August 11, 2016
Empowering youth to transform conflict and build peace
Youth are one of the main victims of exclusion around the world, both in fragile and developed contexts. Ethnic diversity, as well as religious, economic, social and political differences, create multiple barriers within societies, which most often fail to res [...]
July 7, 2016
From Nairobi to Tensta, building inclusive societies
Marginalization and exclusion are challenges in most societies around the world. These issues are pressing factors in fragile contexts, but also in developed nations. Exclusion and marginalization can particularly have a devastating impact on the youth of a so [...]
June 3, 2016
Overcoming exclusion in Sweden through dialogue
Published: June 3, 2016
On 22 May, Interpeace’s Local Facilitator in Sweden, Tomas Amanuel participated in a debate on Swedish Television’s Agenda program with Interior Minister Anders Ygeman and Centre Party Leader Annie Lööf to discuss the efforts needed to address increasing [...]
December 21, 2015
“No one can build peace alone”: Learning from Tunisia at the Noble Peace Prize seminar
On 15 December, our Director-General Scott Weber took the stage alongside representatives of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, who received the prize for their role in Tunisia in the aftermath of the Jasmine Revolution. You can watch the full webcast [...]
Can peacebuilding practice help build more inclusive societies in Europe?
Over the last decade, several European cities have witnessed an increasing number of social protests and riots, particularly by young people. Their growing grievances, at times resulting in violent unrest in urban suburbs, are being attributed to social, econo [...]
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December 15, 2015
Can peacebuilding practice help build more inclusive societies in Europe?
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This report discusses how peacebuilding in the Swedish community of Tensta has helped to foster inclusion among youth who faced with the challenge of being excluded from wider society. It provides an example of how peacebuilding principles can be used closer t [...]
Tackling social exclusion and rising tensions in Sweden’s suburbs
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June 2015 update on developments in our Tensta programme. [...]
June 3, 2015
Change – a Chance for Tensta
With many European cities experiencing increased demonstrations and uprisings by young people, the situation has shown that peace is not only needed in countries torn apart by war. Rather, peaceful coexistence is needed everywhere. All societies need to make s [...]
Dreams from Tensta
Published: June 3, 2015
Author: Interpeace
The “Dreams from Tensta” video documentary was made by the youth from Tensta, a suburb of Stockholm. They reflected on their neighbourhood, and the great diversity of people who inhabit it. [...]
Voices from Tensta
Type: PDF Size: 2Mb Published: August 28, 2014
This report summarizes the key findings from a pilot project in Tensta, a suburb of Stockholm. A district-wide consultation process identified the main challenges and sources of tensions that stand in the way of social cohesion in Tensta. It captures the energ [...]
November 30, 2011
Letter from Stockholm
One stop before the end of a metro line going west out of Stockholm is a community that seems to be falling off the map. Not many Stockholm residents have made the 20-minute journey out to the suburb of Tensta. It is perceived to have a very high crime rate [...]
March 23, 2010
Interpeace Director-General talks peacebuilding in one of the least privileged areas of Stockholm
The Director-General of Interpeace, Scott M. Weber, attended an event at the Ross-Tensta Gymnasium in the Spånga-Tensta city district of Stockholm to talk about peacebuilding in conflict-affected societies. The event gathered students, teachers and the man [...]
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