This webinar presented by Philippa Lysaght of the Institute for Economics and Peace discusses the 2014 Global Peace Index. The webinar defines positive and negative peace and describes the 22 indicators used in the index to measure peace across 162 countries, including measures of ongoing conflict, safety and security, and militarization. It highlights the most and least peaceful countries and populations and examines the relationship between peace and economic performance/costs of violence. The goal is to build understanding of the key drivers and benefits of increased peacefulness.
1. Global Peace Index 2014
Webinar
Presented by Philippa Lysaght
Hosted by Rotary Peace Centers
24 July 2014
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Meet our panelist
Philippa Lysaght,
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Peace.
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Philippa Lysaght
Institute for Economics and Peace
#PeaceIndex @GlobPeaceIndex
Rotary Peace Centers Webinar
24th
July 2014
WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM MEASURING PEACE
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The Institute for Economics
and Peace is an independent,
not-for-profit, think tank
dedicated to building a greater
understanding of the key
drivers and measures of peace
and to identifying the
economic benefits that
increased peacefulness can
deliver.
Sydney, New York, Oxford
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Institute for Economics and Peace
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NEGATIVE PEACE
POSITIVE PEACE
The absence of
violence or the fear of
violence.
Formal and informal
institutions that move a
society away from violence
and towards peace
DEFINING PEACE
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GLOBAL PEACE INDEX
162 countries, 99% global population
22 indicators of peace
5 measures of ongoing domestic and
international conflict
10 measures of societal safety and
security
7 measures of militarisation
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The Cost of Violence
13 types of violence related spending
162 countries.
Violence Containment: any economic
activity related to preventing or dealing
with the consequences of violence.
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Let me introduce you to our panelist: Philippa Lysaght
“Philippa Lysaght is a global expert in engaging civil society with issues of related to peace, security and social justice. She has over a decade of experience communicating complex data driven research for some of the world’s leading think tanks and intergovernmental organisations.Currently, Philippa is the Communications Manager at the Institute for Economics and Peace, an internationally renowned think tank dedicated to shifting the world’s focus to peace as a positive and achievable measure of human well-being. In her role she is responsible for developing and executing innovative communications strategies to ensure leading research outputs are made meaningful, engaging and understandable to individuals and organisations around the world. Prior to joining the Institute for Economics and Peace, Philippa worked for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris where she led a number of ground-breaking digital information sharing projects on statistics related to human well-being and development.She has an academic background in the use of digital technology for civic participation and peacebuilding. She holds a Master of Digital Communication and Culture from the University of Sydney.”
Thank you for joining us today, Philippa!
What we see is that the distribution of peace is becoming increasingly uneven. There are 560m ppl living in these bottom 11 countries.
It’s hard to imagine what it would be like living in an the world’s least peaceful countries, but to give you an idea people in these countries experience homicide rates that are the same level as those we were seeing in Europe over 500 years ago. And despite what popular media leads us to believe, over 85% of all global terrorist activity is targeted in these countries. What is alarming about this is that of the 560 million ppl living in these countries, 200 million already live below the poverty line and have very little options in terms of safety and security.
Violence doesn’t just impact people living in conflict zones, it affects us all.
To be clear, we’re not saying that violence containment is a bad thing. In fact, it can be a very good thing. But it’s about getting the amount right. Overspending on violence containment restricts resources that could otherwise be allocated to more productive areas of the economy.
Reducing our spending in violence frees up funds to invest in more productive areas for human development and wellbeing, such as education, healthcare and job creation. These areas encourage peace, which leads to high levels of wellbeing and peace – which in turn, allows for less violence containment spending and so on.
But what do we mean when we say investing in institutions that will make us become more peaceful?
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