The ICIP Governing Board has renewed the institution’s Strategic Plan for the next four years. This document sets the objectives and challenges for the future of the institution’s lines of action, our vision for peace and the work method that distinguishes ICIP.
The document “ICIP, a pivotal institution: Strategic Plan 2024-2028 ” is based on the premise that ICIP is a unique entity, a pivot between the institutional and social realms, and between the local and global spheres. An institution that supports the ensemble of social, institutional, academic and cultural actors working to build more just and less violent societies in Catalonia and in the world at large; that works to ensure that Catalonia develops the capabilities needed to tackle the multiple crises of global peace and security that we face; and that strives to become a leader in public policies and initiatives to promote peace.
The Strategic Plan defines the ICIP Method, in other words, the purposes that characterize the various actions carried out by ICIP, whether in the field of Research, Outreach or Action:
1. We place victims and minoritized groups at the center
Those who suffer most from injustices must be able to play a leading role in preventing new injustices within a framework of respect for human rights.
2. We act on the basis of care in our relationships
There must be coherence between objectives and work methods. One of the dimensions of this coherence consists in placing care at the center of our internal and external relationships with the agents with whom we work.
3. We promote dialogue between people and organizations with different perspectives
A commitment to dialogue requires what we call “CARES attitudes”: Curiosity to understand the reasoning of those who think differently; and Respect for all people, regardless of their positions; plus Self-Criticism, because no one holds the absolute truth.
4. We act for change with a transformative vision at the local and global level
The challenges of peacebuilding are global, with singular expressions in each context. We must be just, caring and supportive at the global level, and also coherent, in order to transform our own society.
5. We promote critical thinking, innovation and creative tension
We must get out of our comfort zone, ask questions and establish relationships that may be uncomfortable in order to find new narratives.
6. We draw on the perspectives of feminism, environmentalism, decolonization and human rights advocacy
We share the need to transform unjust power relationships.
7. We forge alliances and promote participation with and among social, institutional, academic and cultural actors
The transformation we want is inclusive, plural and radical. Therefore, the broader and more diverse the collaborations are, the more transformative power they will be able to have.
8. We are a public service
We are committed to society as a whole, with full independence of action, and committed to collective and community service.
The document also sets out ICIP’s strategic core areas and the objectives of each of them (Organizational culture; Institutional structure; Innovative action; Peacebuilding ecosystem; Communication and outreach), and establishes our Horizon for 2028, in other words, our key goals for the next four years. Among them, it sets the objective of contributing to making Catalonia a world hub for the promotion of peace, integrating ICIP into a House of Peace, and promoting an Observatory for the Promotion of Peace. In order to achieve these goals, ICIP intends to consolidate its team by increasing its staff and diversifying revenue streams.
