Peacebuilding 2.0: Mapping the Boundaries of an Expanding Field

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The leadership and staff of the Alliance for
Peacebuilding (AfP) would like to thank the
United States Institute of Peace (USIP) for their
support of this project, which would not have
been possible without USIP’s deep knowledge of
and commitment to the peacebuilding field.
Additionally, we want to highlight the tireless
efforts of the entire team at the University of San
Diego, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
(IPJ), including Executive Director Milburn Line
for his guidance and support, Necla Tschirgi for
her wisdom and deep engagement in all aspects of
the research, as well as Elena McCollim and Jill
Covert for their constant creativity and insight.
The AfP team would also like to recognize the
unwavering leadership, particularly in the initial
phases of the Peacebuilding Mapping Project
(PMP), of Chic Dambach, former President of
AfP, Matthew Hodes, former Interim President
of AfP, and Melanie Kawano-Chiu, Program
Director at AfP.
AfP and IPJ would also like to extend their
deepest gratitude for the steadfast guidance
provided by the members of the PMP Steering
Committee, who served as the core advisors
for the project: Ina Breuer, Executive Director,
Project on Justice in Times of Transition; Hrach
Gregorian, President, Institute of World Affairs
and Vice Chair of the AfP Board; Joyce Neu,
Founder and Senior Associate, Facilitating Peace;
and Robert Ricigliano, Director of the Institute
of World Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee and AfP Board Chair. Each committee
member was essential in offering expertise and
insights into the peacebuilding field. Additionally,
special thanks to Craig Zelizer for his insight and
guidance on the direction and language of the
report. Moreover, the team sincerely thanks the
Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed
Conflict, the Association for Conflict Resolution,
and InterAction for their collaboration in the
survey outreach process.
The entire PMP staff at AfP and IPJ are also
deeply grateful to all the organizations that
participated in the PMP survey. Without
their input and feedback, we would not have
been able to understand the current state of
the peacebuilding field. They include all AfP
members who participated in the first survey,
as well as all the related organizations that
participated in the second survey.
Finally, we would like to thank the phenomenal
student interns who gave their time and talents to
the PMP: Alexandra Copper, Andrew Zoromski,
Ariel Gleicher, Hossam Mansour, Meghan Auker
Becker, Rebecca Weinstein, Roxanne Knapp,
and Jamie Biglow. We owe special thanks to
Sarah Cechvala, AfP’s PMP Research Assistant,
who dedicated countless hours to the survey
development, report writing, editing, and overall
management of this project.