Generation Peace is a podcast that challenges the way we think about the role young people play in peace and conflict, and that shines a light on how those young people can bring about change. Hosted by Dr Michaelina Jakala, academic lead at the Centre for Peace and Security at Coventry University, each episode focuses on a different country; its history of peace and conflict, how the young people in that country have affected change and what we can learn from them. This episode looks at Algeria and what young people there have been doing to bring about and sustain peace, to transform society through creating opportunities and to create new livelihoods through social activism. The guests are Dr Jessica Northey from the Centre for Peace and Security at Coventry University, Sami Mehiaoui, a PhD student and a social entrepreneur in Algeria, Dr Ikram Berkani a researcher, artist and community development worker, and Djamel Mrah, CEO of Parler Algerien – an organisation that teaches and promotes the Algerian language and culture.  

• Read a full transcript of the episode here

For further information visit the Centre for Peace and Security at Coventry University.

The project is funded by the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust.

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