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Anupriya Kukreja

Anupriya Kukreja is a graduate in Political Science and Psychology from Ashoka University, a premier Liberal Arts College in India. With a strong passion for Psychology, she has interned at multiple Hospitals in New Delhi and more recently with Behaviour Science research organizations. In the role of Research Writer for Pollack Peacebuilding, Anupriya examines the latest international conflict resolution research and how such methodologies may apply to conflict in the workplace. Learn more about Anupriya here!

Peace Is Not Merely The Absence Of War: What The Case Of Abuja in Nigeria Teaches Us About Workplace Conflict

Peace Is Not Merely The Absence Of War: What The Case Of Abuja in Nigeria Teaches Us About Workplace Conflict

Published: October 27, 2020 | Last Updated: August 8, 2023by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: ‘We Aren’t Killing Each Other, but We Bear Grudges that Could Be Sparked’: How Interreligious ‘Peace’ and Non-peace Coexist in a West African City, Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09596410.2020.1812251 Background & Theory How is peace defined? Merely as the absence of war, or also the presence of positive, cooperative relations between two...

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October Month of Conflict Resolution Week 4: Featuring 4 Global Interfaith Peacebuilding Organizations

October Month of Conflict Resolution Week 4: Featuring 4 Global Interfaith Peacebuilding Organizations

Published: October 22, 2020 | Last Updated: August 8, 2023by Anupriya Kukreja

As part of our special series for Conflict Resolution Month this October, this is our fourth article where we have highlighted the following interfaith peacebuilding organizations across the globe: Lebanon: ADYAN Founded in 2006, ADYAN, which means “religions” in Arabic, works to improve religious inclusion and coexistence in Lebanon. They have affected over 50,000 beneficiaries...

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Sadness Can Lead To Peace: Study Looks At The Effect Of Sadness In Reducing Polarization

Sadness Can Lead To Peace: Study Looks At The Effect Of Sadness In Reducing Polarization

Published: October 20, 2020 | Last Updated: July 14, 2022by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Gur, T., Ayal, S. and Halperin, E. (2020), A Bright Side of Sadness: The Depolarizing Role of Sadness in Intergroup Conflicts. Eur J Soc Psychol. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1002/ejsp.2715 Background & Theory In our highly divided world, it is important to understand the conditions under which polarization is strengthened or weakened. Conflict situations...

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Conflict Resolution Day: Learn About 4 Peacebuilding Organizations Working in International Security

Conflict Resolution Day: Learn About 4 Peacebuilding Organizations Working in International Security

Published: October 15, 2020 | Last Updated: August 8, 2023by Anupriya Kukreja

Happy Conflict Resolution Day! As part of our special series for Conflict Resolution Month this October, this is our third article where we have highlighted the following international conflict and security organizations across the world: West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) The WANEP was formed in 1998 in response to the civil wars that took...

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Building Trust in the Workplace: Study Highlights Its Importance in Post-Conflict Reconciliation

Building Trust in the Workplace: Study Highlights Its Importance in Post-Conflict Reconciliation

Published: October 13, 2020 | Last Updated: July 17, 2023by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Casas-Casas, Andrés & Mendez, Nathalie & Pino Uribe, Juan. (, 2020). Trust and Prospective Reconciliation: Evidence From a Protracted Armed Conflict. Journal of Peacebuilding & Development. 154231662094596. 10.1177/1542316620945968. Background & Theory International efforts in post-conflict reconciliation have always emphasized the importance of external stakeholders such as economic and military capabilities in creating peace...

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October Month of Conflict Resolution Kickoff: Featuring 4 Mediation Organizations Across the World

October Month of Conflict Resolution Kickoff: Featuring 4 Mediation Organizations Across the World

Published: October 2, 2020 | Last Updated: August 8, 2023by Anupriya Kukreja

Conceived by The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) in 2005, October is observed as the month of Conflict Resolution each year. The third Thursday of October is celebrated as Conflict Resolution Day, which falls on the 15th of October this year. The goals of the month are to: Promote awareness of mediation, arbitration, conciliation, and...

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Study Examining Research in Conflict Shows its Roots: Human Psychological Needs

Study Examining Research in Conflict Shows its Roots: Human Psychological Needs

Published: September 29, 2020 | Last Updated: July 17, 2023by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Thomas Gries & Veronika Müller, 2020. “Conflict Economics and Psychological Human Needs,” Working Papers CIE 135, Paderborn University, CIE Center for International Economics. Background & Theory The basic approach in conflict economics, to explain motives and conditions for civil strife, is based on the assumption of choice. Wars, civil conflicts, or terrorism are thus analyzed...

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New Study Shows How Immigrants Cope with Identity-Threatening Contexts

New Study Shows How Immigrants Cope with Identity-Threatening Contexts

Published: September 8, 2020 | Last Updated: April 26, 2024by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Taknint, Taos Joelle  “Discrimination, Identity, and Psychological Distress: An Investigation of Adult Immigrants’ Social Identity Management in Identity Threatening Contexts”. University of Victoria 2020 Background & Theory In the current era where identity threats are heightened due to the rise in right-wing nationalism in the global west (e.g., National Front in France, Alt-Right...

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Recent Study Shows Why Unbiased Third-Party Intervention Is Effective in Resolving Civil Conflict

Recent Study Shows Why Unbiased Third-Party Intervention Is Effective in Resolving Civil Conflict

Published: September 2, 2020 | Last Updated: December 4, 2023by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Nomikos, W. (2020). Peacekeeping and the Enforcement of Intergroup Cooperation: Evidence from Mali (ESOC Working Paper No. 20). Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. http://esoc.princeton.edu/wp20. Read here. Background & Theory There is a lot of evidence available which suggests that peacekeeping is effective, but little is known about why it works. This study focuses...

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