Ben Dix is an external associate. Read his profile at SOAS.
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Friday, 25 Jun 2021
New Online Exhibition from the TRANSFORM Project
New Online Exhibition from the TRANSFORM Project
In societies at war or facing severe repression, what motivates individuals to take action for social justice when doing so involves great risk and uncertainty? How do such small but often heroic everyday acts of common people inspire larger transformations? And what is the impact of storytelling about everyday acts that challenge inequalities and injustices in places like Myanmar, Somaliland and Syria?The TRANSFORM research team has grappled with these questions for four years, and you will ...
Monday, 26 Oct 2020
Myanmar Land Rights Activism in New Animation from PRIO
Myanmar Land Rights Activism in New Animation from PRIO
What drives the small but often heroic everyday acts of people in their attempts to challenge dehumanization and abuse in violent conflict? PRIO is proud to share the first of a series of three animations and comics from Myanmar, Syria and Somaliland, made for the TRANSFORM project in collaboration with PositiveNegatives.
Friday, 2 Jun 2017
Successful Kick-off Workshop for the TRANSFORM project
Successful Kick-off Workshop for the TRANSFORM project
The TRANSFORM project had its kick-off workshop 1-2 June 2017.
Tuesday, 20 Dec 2016
PRIO Leads New Project on Social Transformation in Conflict Settings
PRIO Leads New Project on Social Transformation in Conflict Settings
The project will focus on how individual deeds, in times of radical uncertainty and flux, inspire collective action or lead to new institutional practices in ways that determine the direction a society takes.
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Societal Transformation in Conflict Contexts (TRANSFORM)
Societal Transformation in Conflict Contexts (TRANSFORM)
TRANSFORM examines how personal actions during times of significant uncertainty and change can motivate collective efforts or create new institutional practices that shape the path a society follows.
Recorded event
Fighting for Social Justice
Fighting for Social Justice
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Somaliland: Sweet Smelling Wind Before the Rain (Somali)
Somaliland: Sweet Smelling Wind Before the Rain (Somali)
Sweet Smelling Wind Before the Rain: The Uffo Struggle for Justice tells the story of a group of heroic professionals in Somaliland during the war in the 1980s.
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Somaliland: Sweet Smelling Wind Before the Rain (English)
Somaliland: Sweet Smelling Wind Before the Rain (English)
Sweet Smelling Wind Before the Rain: The Uffo Struggle for Justice tells the story of a group of heroic professionals in Somaliland during the war in the 1980s.
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Syria: A Future for Syria (Arabic)
Syria: A Future for Syria (Arabic)
A Future for Syria follows the experiences of one Syrian woman who dedicated her life to education.
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Syria: A Future for Syria (English)
Syria: A Future for Syria (English)
A Future for Syria follows the experiences of one Syrian woman who dedicated her life to education.
Multimedia
Myanmar: Fighting for Land, Dreaming of Peace (Burmese)
Myanmar: Fighting for Land, Dreaming of Peace (Burmese)
Fighting for Land, Dreaming of Peace tells the story of a Kachin land rights activist from Northern Myanmar, who has faced displacement, arrest and persecution by the Myanmar government for her commitment to fighting for the rights of ethnic minorities.
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Myanmar: Fighting for Land, Dreaming of Peace (English)
Myanmar: Fighting for Land, Dreaming of Peace (English)
Fighting for Land, Dreaming of Peace tells the story of a Kachin land rights activist from Northern Myanmar, who has faced displacement, arrest and persecution by the Myanmar government for her commitment to fighting for the rights of ethnic minorities.
