While carrying out fieldwork in the post conflict country of Bosnia Herzegovina and in the conflict-affected territories of Thailand, I had the opportunity to engage with the work of wartime peace activists.
I also delivered trainings on civil resistance and disseminated the findings of my research on the use of violence and non-violence to affect policy outcomes of public opinions to key stakeholders including local resistance groups, civil society organisations and militaries.
Walking toward a protest in Sarajevo in 2014 to carry out interviews with my friend and collaborator, Katarina Cvikl Balic, from the local think tank Populari.At the University of Kent training civil resistance activists from Extinction Rebellion, Green Peace and Compassionate Revolution on how to build a successful civil resistance campaign. In collaboration with the Center for Applied NonViolent Actions and Strategies.This is another talk I gave in the conflict-affected region of southern Thailand at Prince of Songkla University. We focused on the successes of civil resistance against dictators and reflected on how such movements might contribute to building democratic governance and sustainable peace. Among the participants were university students and military personnel. Flyer for a talk I gave at the Center for Conflict Studies and Cultural Diversity, Institute for Peace Studies in Pattani, one of the conflict-affected regions of southern Thailand. The talk focused on my project examining the use of civil resistance and popular legitimacy to influence peace talks. It was attended by members of local civil society organisations, activists, and representatives of the Thai military forces.
