Environment and positive peace pilot survey

My name is Dr Michael Chew, and I am a Rotary Peace Fellow, IEP Ambassador and independent researcher from Australia and I am conducting this survey as part of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)'s Ambassador Program.

IEP defines positive peace as the attitudes, structures and institutions that underpin and sustain peaceful societies. Further information can be found here.  Your responses to this survey will contribute to the Ambassador Program in the areas of positive peace and environmental sustainability.

The aims of this pilot survey are:

  1. Gather diverse (practitioner, academic, policy etc) perspectives on the general relationship between environment and positive peace that contribute to furthering research in this nexus
  2. Gather diverse perspectives on specific gaps and potential new research directions in the environment and positive peace research
  3. Raise awareness of IEP's positive peace work amongst practitioners in both the peace and environmental fields.
  4. Prototype a survey method as a basis of further investigations into models for integrations into environment and peace.

Everyone who contributes to this survey will receive a copy of the aggregated results so you can be better informed about most recent developments in the peace and environment nexus.

Due to the end of year break, the survey response deadline has been extended to midnight local time, Tues March 14th, 2023. Please send onto any other people or network who may also have expertise or interest in contributing to this research.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey!

Dr Michael Chew

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1. Your Full Name
2. Your Email
3. Your organisation and role (if applicable)
4. What best describes your perspective(s) on the peace/environment nexus?
5. To what extent are you familiar with the IEP's work on positive peace and ecological threats?
No knowledge
Very familiar
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6. To what extent do you see the usefulness of quantitative global positive peace analyses such as IEP's research to your work?
See examples of IEP research - https://www.economicsandpeace.org/research/
No use
Very useful
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7. Can you elaborate on your response to above?
8. To what extent to you agree or disagree with the statement - "it is important to integrate environmental factors when considering levels of peacefulness"?
Disagree fully
Agree fully
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9. Can you elaborate on your response to above?
For instance, can you suggest other specific examples of such integration between environment and peace?
10. IEP's positive peace model rests of 8 pillars:
Well-functioning Government, Sound Business Environment, Equitable Distribution of Resources, Acceptance of the Rights of Others, Good Relations with Neighbours, Free Flow of Information, High Levels of Human Capital, Low Levels of Corruption.

How do you view the role of the environmental factors in this current framework?
Background information to these pillars is here
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11. Can you elaborate on your response to above?
12. To what extent to you agree or disagree with the statement - "The IEP's international-and national-level analyses should be complemented by sub-national or community-level research or projects examining local manifestations of the relationship between positive peace and environmental sustainability?"
Disagree fully
Agree fully
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13. Can you elaborate on your response to above?
For instance, please share any knowledge or ideas regarding community level projects/research focusing on the intersection of environment and peace?
14. How do you rate the relative importance of the following recommendations for advancing work in the intersection of positive peace and environment?
1 = no importance, 7 = maximum importance
Note - recommendation are drawn from the following paper:
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Combine quantitative studies with qualitative examples/narratives
Construct predictive models to inform the effectiveness of a range of policy interventions
Develop decision-support tools, such as integrated assessment models to help with the implications of the new results
Bridging gaps between academic researchers in new policy development and projects to inform data collection and future analysis of effectiveness
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15. Can you elaborate on your responses to the above question? 
For instance, where do you see the specific gaps and potential new research directions in integrating positive peace and environmental considerations?
16. Do you have any further comments or ideas?
For instance, this may include future ideas for collaboration or next steps over environment/peace research, engagement with future IEP research, etc.
17. Can you suggest anyone else (people, organisations, networks) who/which would be well placed to contribute to this survey?
Please list contact name(s) and email(s)
18. I consent for my responses to this form to be used as part of the IEP Ambassador program, a summary of results of which may be made publicly available.
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19. I would like to share my details with other practitioners/researchers in the field of environment/peace
By ticking yes, you give consent to sharing your email address with other participants who also selected this option as part of a community of practice.
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