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Neuroscientists, Geneticists and Cultural Theorists Bring New Tools and Perspectives to Conflict Studies
November 2, 2022
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Violence Prevention
Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
With war on the rise for a decade, King's College London has gathered a team of experts from fields not typically associated with war research. The hope is that novel approaches might lead to new insights into the roots of violence, and also suggest pathways to peace.

How Can Researchers Better Navigate the Profits and Perils of Satellite and Open-Source Investigations?
April 19, 2022
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Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
Satellite and open-source data are revolutionising research on conflicts, particularly those in remote, hard-to-access regions. But these fast-accelerating research methods come with their own set of risks and require careful handling.

What Does a Systems Approach to Conflict Prevention Look Like?
February 23, 2021
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Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
Peace, Stability, and Transition
Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
If done right, a systems approach to conflict prevention can be powerful. But what does a systems approach mean in practice, and how might it be used in all stages of a project cycle?

Trauma-Informed Approaches to Development
October 15, 2020
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Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Peace, Stability, and Transition
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
Violence Prevention
Vulnerable Groups
Safeguarding
Development practitioners must consider how trauma affects the communities in which they work when designing and implementing programs. Chemonics shares a new resource that offers key principles and practical steps that development projects can use to ensure activities are trauma-sensitive at all stages of implementation.

News: Chemonics Welcomes New Peace, Stability, and Transition Practice Director
September 21, 2020
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Peace, Stability, and Transition
Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
Stabilization
Vulnerable Groups
Sahar Tabaja will lead Chemonics’ efforts to achieve development impact in fragile and crisis environments worldwide.

Psychosocial Support for Children Counters the Legacy of Violent Extremism in Syria
July 1, 2020
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Advancing Quality Education
Education
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
Recovery and Reconstruction
Exposure to violent and radical ISIS ideologies has damaged Syrian children’s mental health. In areas touched by violent extremism, transforming classrooms into mental health positive spaces that deliver psychosocial support can kickstart the healing process.

3 Questions with Todd Diamond on Countering Violent Extremism and Preventing Gang Violence
September 16, 2019
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Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
Youth Violence Prevention
Vulnerable Groups
Violence Prevention
Stabilization
Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
Peace, Stability, and Transition
Infrastructure
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Empowering Youth
Democracy and Governance
Anti-corruption
Violent extremism and gang violence are often rooted in similar problems. What approaches work best to counter both forms of violence?

What the Global Fragility Act Could Mean for Development Investments
August 6, 2019
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Peace, Stability, and Transition
Stabilization
Vulnerable Groups
Recovery and Reconstruction
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
If passed, the Global Fragility Act (GFA) could change the way conflict prevention and stabilization is approached by the sector. Elisabeth Dallas and Brittany Patterson provide five recommendations on how to operationalize the GFA.

Best of the Blog 2018
December 27, 2018
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Supply Chain Management
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Democracy and Governance
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
From socially inclusive development to a robotics club in Moldova, Chemonics’ staff members have shared their insights, opinions, and technical approaches on our blog.