Youth perspectives from the global North
Type: PDF Size: 164Kb Published: April 23, 2018
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 [...]
From Margins to Mainstream: Fostering Inclusion in Sweden
Type: PDF Size: 3Mb Published: October 24, 2016
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 [...]
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 [...]
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16 December 2015
Can peacebuilding practice help build more inclusive societies in Europe?
Type: PDF Size: 5Mb Published: December 15, 2015 Author: Christelle Mestre and Rénee Larivère
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
Type: PDF Size: 554Kb Published: June 4, 2015
June 2015 update on developments in our Tensta programme. [...]
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 [...]
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