Research and writing at the intersection of conflict transformation, embodiment and education.
Academic publications
„From Conflict to Co-Creation: Aesthetic Transformation as Peacemaking” (2026) Le Rythme: Journal of Music and Movement (peer-reviewed). Explores “aesthetic transformation” as a method for peace education and rhythmics — the core idea behind my practice, from the body and the voice to social change.
„Awareness through Discomfort” (2021) Monograph, Innsbruck University Press (Masters of Peace series, ISBN 3991060329). How do people come to engage in peaceful dialogue? The book examines the mental and social processes behind this and — drawing on six expert interviews — develops strategies for “safer spaces”: voluntary, consensual, trauma-informed settings in which people leave their comfort zone and step into a conflict-positive space held by clear values and norms. It brings together psychology, philosophy, trauma research, neuroscience, and peace studies, and takes a clear stance: reject violence, expose war propaganda, and unfold potential for peace through embodied understanding.
„Creativity: The Bottom-Up Force of Peace” (2021) Essay, Many Peaces Magazine (alumni initiative and official partner of the UNESCO Chair for Peace Studies, University of Innsbruck — independent and unpaid). Creativity as a core faculty for peacebuilding and social transformation — a bottom-up approach in which artistic expression enables healing, individual and collective.
Creative publications & audio
„Das Geschenk der Klimafee” (The Climate Fairy’s Gift) (since 2021) Picture book & audio play, Klimabündnis Österreich. A transmedia educational tool — a handy softcover picture book (Pixi format) and full-cast audio play — inviting children into climate protection as a communal, empowering adventure.
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„Aufstand in Ulmendorf” (Uprising in Ulmendorf) (2025) Audio play & interactive storytelling concept, commissioned by Klimabündnis Österreich. A transmedia project on democracy and social cohesion: a kingfisher brings news of danger, and children must find peaceful ways to resolve conflict and protect their environment.