Local Security Governance and Peacebuilding Course

The Hague Academy for Local Governance is now accepting applications for its in-person course on Local Security Governance and Peacebuilding training.

This course is tailored for government officials, civil servants, and development professionals working in peacebuilding, security sector reform and stabilisation, who seek to gain practical insights into local security governance and local actor engagement in peacebuilding.

The course includes a pre-training, online learning module. It contains tools for analysing the political, socio-economic context of local violent conflict, as well as root causes, actors and dynamics. Participants will identify conflict risks, triggers, and conflict transformation opportunities. Additionally, they will work with future scenarios while applying a gender perspective.

Following the online module, participants will share their experiences with peacebuilding and security sector reform programmes in conflict-affected countries during a one-week in-person training. Under the guidance of international experts from PAX for Peace, Generva Centre for Security Sector Reform, and Utrecht University, they will reflect on the roles of various actors in conflict transformation and peacebuilding including local authorities, informal local leaders, civil society, justice and security actors. Participants furthermore critically assess the conflict and gender sensitivity of foreign interventions. The programme includes a visit to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

The course will be held in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 17 to 21 February 2025.

The course fee is €2,500, which includes all training-related costs as well as drinks and warm lunches during the training days. Group discounts are also available if you attend with three or more colleagues.

Upon completion, participants will receive a professional certificate from The Hague Academy for Local Governance, recognizing their enhanced understanding of key concepts in peacebuilding, local security governance, stabilisation, and security sector reform.