Special issue on psychosocial work and peace building
Although there is increasing attention for the complex relationships between individual trauma and the larger social contexts in which they occur, we still have only a fragmented understanding about the ways in which psychosocial interventions in conflict and post-conflict situations influence long-term collective social processes of peace building, reconciliation and other forms of social transformation. Identifying and describing key determinants of psychosocial projects that could contribute to wider social transformation would represent a major contribution to the field of Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in post conflict settings.
In order to address the shortage of systematic attention for the links between peace building and MHPSS work Intervention prepares a special issue on this topic.
The issue will contain papers produced by researchers involved in the multi site research project: ‘Trauma, Development and Peacebuilding: Towards an Integrated Psycho-Social Approach’ led by Brandon Hamber and Elizabeth Gallagher of the International Conflict Research Institute (INCORE) at the University of Ulster. This research project, that ended in 2012, resulted in a series of case studies analysing different psychosocial initiatives in areas that have been deeply affected by violent conflict such as Guatemala, the occupied Palestinian territories, Kashmir, Mozambique, Northern Ireland, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
We would like to add case studies from other areas. Therefore we invite the readers of ‘Intervention’ to submit articles and field reports on this topic.

Brandon Hamber, guest editor,
Ananda Galappatti, editors,
Peter Ventevogel, editor in chief.

Deadline for submission is 15 februari 2013.

Please contact Peter Ventevogel if you would like to know more.
[email protected] or [email protected]