Publications
Peace Data Standard
The current paper presents a theoretical framework for standardizing Peace Data as a means of understanding the conditions under which people’s technology use results in positive engagement and peace. Thus, the main point of our paper is that Big Data can be conceptualized in terms of its value to peace.
“People are people so why should it be, You and I should get along so awfully?” –Depeche Mode (Gore, 1984)
Peace Technology: Scope, Scale and Cautions. Building Peace
Peace technology, as we have defined it in our lab, is fundamentally mediating technology—it “mediates” our engagement with each other. That is, it acts as an intervening agent, augmenting our ability to engage positively with others.
Turban Myths: The Opportunities + challenges for reframing Sikh American Identity in post-9/11 America
How does a growing minority community in the US prepare itself to prevent and/or respond to hate crimes when advocacy alone has not been effective? A study on perception of Sikh Americans and to develop recommendations based on the Lab’s conceptual framework of “behavior design”
Peace Coins-a concept for money creation based on measurable pro-social interaction
N. E., Søndergaard, M. K., Nelson, M., & Quihuis, M. (2015). Peace Coins-a concept for money creation based on measurable pro-social interaction. Stanford University Press.