AC4 has been collaborating with the Agirre Lehendakaria Center for Social and Political Studies (ALC-University of the Basque Country), as well as UNDP in Southeast Asia to develop approaches for peacebuilding and socio-economic development in Asia. More specifically, we have been testing how to build Social LABs in Thailand using prior work in the Basque area, Colombia,… read more

AC4 Director Josh Fisher and Project Coordinator Kristen Rucki have recently published an article in the journal Sustainable Development. Titled “Reconceptualizing the Science of Sustainability”, this article recommends an expanded view of sustainability science that operates at the nexus of conflict, development, and the environment, explicitly incorporating concepts of peace and conflict. The authors suggest… read more

AC4 Executive Co-Chair Peter T. Coleman, Program Manager Jaclyn Donahue, Director Josh Fisher and Project Coordinator Kristen Rucki recently visited the Basque Country in order to advance the community-based learning and validation component of the Sustainable Peace Initiative, currently in its pilot phase. The goal of this process, known as ground-truthing, is to use a… read more

In collaboration with the Agirre Lehendakaria Center for Social and Political Studies (ALC), AC4 Executive Co-Chair Dr. Peter T. Coleman and Director Dr. Josh Fisher recently discussed their work on sustainable human development and sustainable peace at several seminars in the Basque Country. On June 15, 2016, Dr. Coleman and Dr. Fisher were featured speakers… read more

On October 14, 2015, AC4 Director Dr. Josh Fisher presented the latest findings from the Sustainable Human Development (SHD) project at a daylong event at the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao. Hosted by the Agirre Lehendakaria Center for Social and Political Studies (ALC), the event highlighted the work of the ALC and its… read more

AC4, in collaboration with the design analytics and decision support boutique Scensei, has spent the past six months engaged in an investigation exploring self-determination as a democratic process in the Basque Country. In particular, this project involved an independent study of the reach and effectiveness of Gure Esku Dago (“It’s in Our Hands”), a Basque… read more