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Micro-level Politics of Peace (MICROPOLPAX)

Sustainable peace requires the support of the population and it is thus critical to understand the preferences of citizens. Yet peace often requires compromises between different moral imperatives, such as peace and justice. What do ordinary citizens think about peace and the concessions that are made in order to bring peace?

Peace dove

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About the project

MICROPOLPAX asks what peace means to individuals, when do they reject or support universal norms such as justice, citizenship and respect for minorities, and what are the effects of these preferences.

The framework has universal relevance but the project focuses on the timely case of Ukraine, where the Russian-Ukrainian war has brought such issues to the fore. The project is methodologically plural, drawing on qualitative interviews to ask what peace means to people, and unique survey experiments that examine people’s preferences under different norms. The knowledge gained will inform planning for the post-war situation in Ukraine.  

Financing

MICROPOLPAX is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 programme.

Published June 29, 2023 12:38 PM - Last modified June 28, 2024 10:13 AM