Seeds of peace

Our Podcast

Seeds of peace

Welcome to Seeds of Peace, the official podcast of the Peacebuilding Initiative at the Geneva Graduate Institute. Join us as we delve into the complexities of the peacebuilding ecosystem through insightful interviews and candid conversations with experts and practitioners from around the world.

From unpacking the meaning of peace to exploring feminist foreign policy, multilateralism, negotiation, and the unique challenges faced by countries like Chile and the Philippines, each episode offers a fresh perspective on the paths to lasting peace. Whether you're seeking career advice or a deeper understanding of the political education of women in peacebuilding, Seeds of Peace is a space to learn, reflect, laugh as we navigate the journey toward a more peaceful world.

The podcast is available on Spotify. Try out the latest episode on this webpage or explore our diverse range of episodes below. Tune in and plant your own seeds of peace with us!

Episodes

  • Ep. 005

    PALESTINIAN PEACE ROUNDTABLE (PART I)

    Welcome back to the PBI Seeds of Peace podcast! Join us for a new episode—this time a Palestinian Peace Roundtable. Listen to experts discuss the challenge and future of Palestinian peacekeeping efforts. This is part 1 of a 2 part series of this roundtable. Part 1 features the in person guests.

  • Ep. 004

    INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEACEMAKERS – A CONVERSATION WITH MIRIAM CORONEL-FERRER

    Welcome back to the Seeds of Peace podcast! Next up in our live series, we welcome Miriam Coronel-Ferrer to the Institute, in partnership with the Center on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding and the Negulendran Philanthropy Alliance to kick off a new “In Conversation” series. Co-founder of the Southeast Asian Women Peace Mediators (SEAWPM) and former professor of Political Science at the University of the Philippines, Miriam has also served on the UN standby team of mediation experts, and played a critical role in the signing of the Philippines’ Bangsamoro Agreement in 2014. Join us in a discussion moderated by Meg, the head of the PBI Peace Cafe team.

  • Ep. 003

    FUTURES OF CHILE

    Welcome back to the PBI Seeds of Peace podcast! Join us as we kick off a new series of live recordings with an eye-opening discussion with Claudia Fuentes Julio, the Chilean Permanent Representative to the UN. In collaboration with the IHEID Latin American Network Initiative, PBI’s very own Raquel speaks with Claudia on topics such as her path to the UN, what she loves most about International Relations and her work, multilateralism, feminist foreign policy, and the importance of the Agenda for Peace and how we understand peace today. She offers her own advice to students hoping to pursue a career in both academia and diplomacy, and discusses the greatest long-term challenges faced by Chile in terms of contemporary human rights.

  • Ep. 002

    WHERE ARE ALL THE MEN?

    What’s so scary about the word “gender”? Join the Seeds of Peace team together with our special guests from the Feminist Collective, and the Gender, Peace and Security Coalition to dissect the topic of political education for women in peacebuilding. Through personal anecdotes and academic insights we explore how societal norms influence our understanding of gender roles in conflict resolution. By tuning in, you can unravel the complexities of gender dynamics in peacebuilding, quota systems, party conversation faux pas and the transformative power of education in reshaping narratives and empowering women to engage actively in political processes.

  • Ep. 001

    PLANTING PEACE

    Welcome to Seeds of Peace, the brand new podcast of the Peacebuilding Initiative at the Geneva Graduate Institute! In our first episode of the year, we are welcoming our team of podcasters: Lia, Milzat, Alexis, Raquel, Jess and Shruti. After some brief introduction of our hosts, we discuss the intersections of peace and plants through an introspective question about our own perspectives on the peacebuilding process. Tune in to meet the team!