The image features L. S. Lowry’s 'Going to the Match' (1953), whose depiction of community, shared identity, and collective movement toward a football ground reflects the Football Peace Academy’s mission to use football as a unifying social space for building cohesion, dialogue, and positive peace.
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Liam Scully, CEO of Lincoln City, on Football and Community
In an interview to the English Football League (EFL), Liam Scully discusses the essential relationship between the club and local community. We analyze this through the lens of the IEP’s 8 Pillars of Positive Peace and the Sustainable Development Goals, demonstrating football’s role as an engine for economic and social resilience.
We are incredibly proud to share the official announcement that Professor Tom Woodhouse has been awarded the 2026 Outstanding Peace Education Laureate for the Luxembourg Peace Prize.
The announcement was made during the discussion panel on March 18th with the Peace and Sustainable Societies at the University of Bradford.
This prestigious recognition underscores his lifelong "dedication to teaching and research has helped establish peace studies as a rigorous academic discipline and a vital force in shaping peacebuilders across cultures."
This prestigious recognition underscores his lifelong "dedication to teaching and research has helped establish peace studies as a rigorous academic discipline and a vital force in shaping peacebuilders across cultures."
"Football as a Framework for Change in Colombia"
We’re proud to share that our pilot project in Bucaramanga was featured on Vision of Humanity, by the Institute for Economics & Peace.
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