Crisis Simulation for Peace
CRISP - Crisis Simulation for Peace e. V. is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organization that supports civil conflict management efforts. The organization is based in Berlin and has been operating since 2007.[1] The organization aims to strengthen people's openness to communication and to commit to peaceful conflict resolution.[2] Florian Dunkel and Andreas Muckenfuß are the executive directors of CRISP since its founding in 2007.[3]
| Abbreviation | CRISP |
| Formation | 2007 |
| Type | non-governmental, non-for-profit organization |
| Purpose | increase international and intercultural understanding, tolerance and foster democratic values |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
History
CRISP reports that its work has focused on peaceful conflict resolution in post-war areas.[4] Furthermore, CRISP's goal is to to advance the methodology and application of simulation gaming in civic education and civil conflict management.[4] Since 2019, CRISP is a member of ALDA – The European Association for Local Democracy.[5] CRISP is also a member of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) Foundation.[6]
Organization
The organization offers training and workshops in conflict transformation and civic education utilizing simulation games.[7] CRISP specializes in the implementation of simulation games as an educational method in the field of conflict management.[8] The simulation games are individually tailored to replicate and imitate a complex conflict using role-play elements.[9][10] Simulation games can improve skills like cooperation, tolerance, negotiation, strategic planning, and the ability to compromise.[1]
CRISP's objective is to advance the critical understanding of democracy and democratic values, international and intercultural understanding, and tolerance in conflict-affected regions.[1] According to the official website, CRISP has conducted 202 projects across 25 countries.[3] The main target groups are individuals who have an interest in immersive learning methods, particularly the youth and civil society organizations.[1] CRISP is working in Eastern Europe and former Soviet Countries, the MENA Region, Sub-Sahara-Africa, South America, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the European Union, and Germany:
Europe and Caucasus
CRISP has conducted various products in Europe and the Caucasus. CRISP is an organizer and partner of the international conference DataFest Tbilisi 2022, which purpose is to inspire professionals to use data to create change.[11] CRISP recently hosted the conference CuDi - Cultural Diplomacy to Counter Disinformation in September 2022 in Berlin, Germany.[12] This conference consisted of panel discussions, lectures, and workshops regarding cultural diplomacy, countering disinformation, and civil society education in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.[12] CRISP is also actively raising donations for Ukraine's educators with their partner EdCamp Ukraine and collaboratively conducting educational projects.[13] At the Autumn Academy 2022 in Essen, CRISP led the workshop "Bürger*innenbeteiligung im kommunalen Bildugsmanagement" and conducted the simulation game Großbürgerhausen with participants from the Essen local government, members of civil society, and educational institutions.[14][15] Furthermore, in 2019, CRISP implemented the simulation game "Quo Vadis Ukraine?" for officers of the German Federal Amy.[16] This simulation game was designed to enhance understanding of the ongoing war in Ukraine, including viable agreements to end the war and how to agree upon the Crimean Peninsula, thus gaining a deeper understanding of Ukraine's perspective and interests.[16]
Central Asia
CRISP has implemented projects in central Asia. CRISP conducted a workshop on climate change in Central Asia and a simulation game NISIA - Climate-Induced Crises in 2021 at the OSCE Academy in which 13 youth from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan participated.[17] They also conducted a certificate training program called Peace and Conflict Cross-Cultural Communications, in which 19 participants from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia took part in the OSCE Academy.[18] CRISP carried out a two-year project in 2017-2018 to inspire the youth in Kyrgyzstan to be interested in democracy, increase social cohesion, and combat radicalization.[19] As part of the project, a simulation game was conducted to teach participants about stereotypes and different perspectives.[20]
MENA Region
CRISP has conducted projects in the MENA region. In 2018, CRISP conducted a simulation game on the Syrian conflict to deepen participants' understanding of the conflict dynamics between the numerous actors involved in this conflict and possible peace agreements for the Syrian war.[21][22]
In 2016, CRISP held a simulation game workshop on recent migration policy called SiMigration to increase awareness of the complex migration situation in Europe, the difficulties of European decision-making, and how to assist refugees.[23][24]
South America
CRISP is conducts projects in South America.[25] For example, CRISP organized a simulation game as part of their PRESENTES project for students in Chile from first to fourth grade to increase their interest in political participation and child rights.[25] This initiative was implemented in more than 60 educational centers for children and youth in Chile.[25]
Funding
CRISP - Crisis Simulation for Peace receives funding from private and public donors. CRISP's website features a list of all its funders and partners.[3] These partners include the German Federal Foreign Office, European Commission, Robert Bosch Stiftung, International Organization for Migration, and United Nations Development Programme.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sushkova, Olena; Hurochkina, Viktoriya; Voroshilo, Viktoria Viktorovna (2021). "COMPROMISE OF INTERESTS AS A BASIS FOR ENSURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COUNTRY'S FISCAL POLICIES AIMED AT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" (PDF). Ljubljana School of Business: 135 – via ResearchGate.
- ↑ "Konflikttransformation in Theorie und Praxis". Engagement Global. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Organization". 2022-09-26. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-26. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "CRISP Annual Report 2017" (PDF). CRISP - Berlin (2017). 2017 – via CRISP - Berlin.
- ↑ "Partner - Socio CRISP". Alda Europe. 2022-09-29. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2022-09-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "CRISP - Crisis Simulation for Peace". Peace Portal. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2022-09-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Friedensarbeit gestalten und unterstützen". Steps for Peace. 2022-09-27. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-09-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Bolstad, Rachel (2017). "Playing for Peace: Complex Role-play Gaming in High School History, a Case Study" (PDF). New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
- ↑ RAISER, Simon; WARKALLA, BJÖRN (2011). "Konflikte verstehen: Planspiele und ihr Potenzial in der Lehre der Friedens-und Konfliktforschung" (PDF). Zentrum für Konfliktforschung der Philipps-Universität Marburg: 16.
- ↑ Jirathanapiwat, Worrawan. "การ จํา ลอง สถานการณ์: แนวทาง ใหม่ ใน การ พัฒนาการ เรียน สังคมสงเคราะห์ ใน ประเทศไทย Simulation: new platform to develop social work study in Thailand" (PDF). Academia: 4.
- ↑ "DataFest Tbilisi 2022". Datafest. 2022-09-30. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2022-09-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 Carol, Cairney (2022-09-12). "Mariam Participated in an International Conference on Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin, Germany". EUROSUD - South European Studies. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ "НОВИЙ РІК – НОВА МОЖЛИВІСТЬ від EdCamp Ukraine!". EdCamp. 2022-09-28. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2022-09-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Herbstakademie 2022 Kommune macht Bildung – Veränderungen wirksam begegnen" (PDF). Transferagentur NRW: 3 – via Transferagentur NRW.
- ↑ "Herbstakademie 2022 in Essen". Herbstakademie 2022 in Essen. 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Quo Vadis Ukraine?". Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. 2022-09-27. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-09-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ANNUAL REPORT 2021 OSCE Academy Bishkek". OSCE Academy (2021): 21 – via OSCE Academy.
- ↑ "ANNUAL REPORT 2021 OSCE Academy Bishkek". OSCE Academy (2021): 22 – via OSCE Academy.
- ↑ Popović, Katarina (2020). "Erwachsenenbildung weltweit auf dem Rückzug?" (PDF). Erwachsenenbildung. 2: 85 – via KEB Deutschland.
- ↑ Nazarov, Ulan (2018-01-02). "EU-backed project uses games, theatre to battle radicalisation in Kyrgyzstan". Central Asia News. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ "Jahr der Impulse: So war 2018 bei Alsharq e.V." dis:orient. 2018-12-31. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-09-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Planspiel zum Syrienkonflikt". dis:orient. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ "Ein Jahr voller Begegnungen: 2016 bei Alsharq e.V." dis:orient. 2016-12-27. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-09-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Rückblick: Das war 2015 bei Alsharq". dis:orient. 2015-12-31. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-09-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Austral, La Prensa (2022-08-14). "Mediante juego de simulación promovieron la participación ciudadana en estudiantes". La Prensa Austral. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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