Allan Cheboi 
This conflict snapshot report offers insight into both offline and online conflict trends in Sudan from December 1, 2023 to January 30, 2024. It encompasses instances of violence and their repercussions on various population groups, infrastructure, essential services, as well as offline and online polarization dynamics. The data draws from 40 responses gathered by embedded … Read more
Authored by Julie Hawke as part of the Accord by Conciliation Resources. Technology holds particular promise as a means to reach the goal of inclusion in mediation and peace processes. Digital tools are able to address concrete barriers that otherwise hinder participation, such as geographic distance, language needs, limited access to information, low literacy, and … Read more
This round of the conflict snapshot series offers insight into both offline and online conflict trends in Sudan throughout November. It encompasses instances of violence and their repercussions on various population groups, infrastructure, essential services, as well as offline and online polarization dynamics. The analysis draws from data gathered by embedded observers, reflecting the perspectives … Read more
This round of the conflict snapshot series offers insight into both offline and online conflict trends in Sudan throughout September 2023. It encompasses instances of violence and their repercussions on various population groups, infrastructure, essential services, as well as offline and online polarization dynamics. The analysis draws from data gathered by embedded observers, reflecting the … Read more
This conflict snapshot report offers insight into both offline and online conflict trends in Sudan throughout August. It encompasses instances of violence and their repercussions on various population groups, infrastructure, essential services, as well as offline and online polarization dynamics. The data draws from 40 responses gathered by embedded observers, reflecting the perspectives of Internally … Read more
This paper was written by Helena Puig of Build Up. It is part of a collaboration under Ashoka’s Tech & Humanity initiative, a global network of leading social entrepreneurs committed to ensuring tech works for the good of people and planet. This community is concerned about the societal and environmental harms of the data economy … Read more
This paper was written by Krystel Tabet, Mira El Mawla, Claudia Meier, Helena Puig Larrauri and Rita Costa Cots of Build Up and was commissioned by the Berghof Foundation and the Plattform Zivile Konfliktbearbeitung / Platform Peaceful Conflict Transformation. This paper fills a gap in existing literature and practice where intersectional feminist approaches to technology … Read more
This paper was written Jonathan Stray, Ravi Iyer & Helena Puig Larrauri, Knight Institute. Social media platforms are involved in all aspects of social life, including in conflict settings. Incidental choices about how they are designed can have profound effects on people when conflict has the potential to escalate to violence. We review theories of … Read more
This manual was produced for internal use by Build Up, and is shared publicly as supporting material for mediators and peacebuilders engaging in a social media listening process. For questions about the framework or to request support, please contact team@howtobuildup.org One of the main reasons mediators and peacebuilders are interested in social media analysis is … Read more
This year, Facebook and Twitter allowed a video of a talk to be distributed on their platforms in which Michael J. Knowles, a right-wing pundit, called for “transgenderism” to be “eradicated.” The Conservative Political Action Coalition, which hosted the talk, said in its social media posts promoting the video that the talk was “all about … Read more