The article entitled „Making sense of peace in exile? Displaced people’s intersectional perceptions of peace“ co-authored with Hannah Edler and Nadine Segadlo has been published in Peacebuilding Open Access.

Abstract: This article enquires into how people with lived experiences of conflict and displacement make sense of peace in exile. For the analysis, the article focuses on displaced individuals in Kenya and Germany and theoretically complements the varieties of peace framework, situated knowledge and an intersectional approach. Findings reveal multifaceted perceptions revolving around the three dimensions of structural, collective and individual peace, outlooks shaped by gender-specific experiences, religious beliefs and familial relations. Interlocutors associate structural peace with experiences of sociopolitical, economic and legal conditions in exile, collective peace with support systems and harmonious interactions in communities, and individual or inner peace with desires for and feelings of happiness, hope and healing. Although analytically distinguishable, these three dimensions are inherently intertwined in interlocutors’ daily lives due to their lived experiences prior to and once in exile.

The article  is based on research conducted under the project ‘Women, Forced Migration – and Peace? Peacebuilding Practices of Women in Refugee Camps’. The project was generously supported by the German Foundation for Peace Research (2019–2023). Further information on the project: Link We are grateful for the funding. Our sincere thanks go to all individuals who contributed their time and trust to participate in the research, as well as to everyone who supported the project.

Edler, Hannah, Krause, Ulrike, and Segadlo, Nadine (2024), ‚Making Sense of Peace in Exile? Displaced People’s Intersectional Perceptions of Peace‘, Peacebuilding, online first: https://doi.org/10.1080/21647259.2024.2418690