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On 27 and 28 May, several members of WG3 on Local Peace within the PEACE Action participated in a workshop on arts-based practices and their connection to local peace. Researchers from diverse backgrounds came together to explore these practices through co-creation sessions and reflection on concrete examples. The workshop took place in Sarajevo, a city still grappling with how to address its violent past. Local participants from the arts and education sectors also shared their experiences and insights. As participants, we asked ourselves: what did we take away from these two days?

The thematic panel titled Geographies of Peace, held within the framework of the EUPRA2024 Conference organized by the European Peace Research Association in Pisa, provided a critical and multidimensional platform to explore the diversity of approaches and practices for peace in global contexts. This panel underscored both local peacebuilding initiatives and the contributions of academic research in territories and situations characterized by significant geopolitical complexity.

During the 3rd day of the EURPA conference, the workshop “Empowering the Next Generation of Peace Researchers: Building a Stronger Network for Global Challenges” was held. This workshop was dedicated to young researchers under 39 years old and was organized by Merel Selleslach and Anush Petrosyan. The activity aimed to present the PEACE (Peace Research Community in Europe) network, a project that recently started in October 2024 under the European Cooperation in Science and Technology.

Attending the European Peace Research Association (EuPRA) conference 2024 in Pisa was an enriching experience that connected me with scholars, researchers, activists, and advocates from different parts of the world, each bringing their unique perspectives on peace, hope, and alternatives, but all of us sharing the same goal: a world where peace is achievable, equitable, and sustainable...

The Congress of the European Peace Research Association (EuPRA) held in Pisa from November 5 to 9, 2024, noted the urgency of sensing-thinking together to build peace, in a global context marked by the multiplication of armed conflicts, the increase of inequality and the proliferation of hate speeches that legitimize exclusion and the imposition of the postulates of some over the lives of others.