What the project has published.

Has Your Company Gone Quiet, or Just Given Up?

Companies under political pressure are removing their social commitments from public statements while keeping the work itself alive within the company. Our survey of 400 CSR and ESG executives in the US and Europe shows who is driving the silence, what it costs, and how to keep quiet commitment from becoming quiet retreat.

The Quiet and the Compliant: How Regulation and Polarization Shape Conventional Wisdoms on Corporate Social Engagement in High-risk Settings

European professionals report far higher strategic integration of social impact than their US counterparts, and US professionals overwhelmingly say political polarization hinders their work. That perception does not predict unreported activity, which complicates the quiet CSR story.

A new digital divide? Coder worldviews, the ‘slop economy’, and democracy in the age of AI

Digital technologies are transforming democratic life in conflicting ways. This article bridges two perspectives to unpack these tensions.

A Problem of the Present: What Artificial Intelligence Tools Can (and Can’t) Deliver for Business Under Crisis

Systems analysis and peacebuilding: a conceptual stock-taking and forward research agenda

The growing complexity of conflicts has prompted the expansion of conceptual frameworks to better understand their multifaceted and inter-connected nature.

Unlocking the Peace Premium: An Evidence-Based Review of the Potentials and Pitfalls of Private Sector Finance