What are the different identities and positionalities represented within the KOFF platform? What impact do they have on existing conflicts and peacebuilding?
In our polycentric world, urgent demands for decolonization, racial, and gender justice have increased and become part of the political and civil concerns. The humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding fields have not been spared. As a result, many organizations have questioned the power dynamics that shape their work and the legitimacy they have in attempting to act for peace based on their positionality.
In our polycentric world, urgent demands for decolonization, racial, and gender justice have increased and become part of political and civil concerns
Challenging structures and operational models that have been established for years require self-reflexivity. Then, translating the awareness gained into concrete inclusive and ethical peace programming requires diverse efforts: a reassessment of values, structural changes (in terms of funding, staff, choice of contexts to work on, etc.), and/or the implementation of methods such as conflict sensitivity.
In this edition, the KOFF organizations share their views, concerns, and experiences on this controversial and topical issue.
Wishing you a pleasant read.
Sanjally Jobarteh, Editor of KOFF magazine
By publishing the à propos magazine, the Swiss platform for peacebuilding KOFF creates a medium for its members and partners to communicate about their experiences and perspectives. The articles of this magazine reflect the views of the authors only and not those of KOFF or swisspeace.
