Institute for Integrated Transitions
Project Title
For a project supporting the Global Initiative on Polarization
Date
Sep. 10, 2026
Duration
18 months
Description
Rising political and social divisions are adversely affecting governance, peacebuilding, and social cohesion around the world. In this renewal grant, the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), an international nongovernmental organization headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, will focus on strengthening local and global capacities to prevent and reduce polarization across democratic and conflict-affected settings. In the next phase of its Global Initiative on Polarization, IFIT will consolidate its role as a global hub on depolarization by strengthening collaboration, sharing knowledge, and developing innovative approaches to reduce polarization. With Carnegie’s support, IFIT will deepen collaboration and exchange among leading researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working on depolarization through monthly learning activities and convenings; advance and disseminate a Depolarization Strategy Framework alongside locally led testing in nine countries; and explore piloting an online training for youth in conflict and crisis situations. Over time, IFIT aims to strengthen democratic resilience, social trust, and peaceful coexistence.
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Project Title
For core support of its global polarization work
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
The Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) is an international nongovernmental organization headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, comprising more than 330 experts dedicated to achieving more effective and inclusive negotiations and sustainable transitions out of war, crisis, or authoritarianism. Through its Global Initiative on Polarization, IFIT seeks to advance global understanding of the diverse causes, consequences, and strategies for reducing severe polarization and that in turn can realistically strengthen peace, democracy, and human rights. With Corporation support, IFIT will convene experts to produce a globally informed polarization solutions toolkit and launch a diverse community of practitioners to reduce polarization.