Knowledge Creation

One of our key priorities is the creation and dissemination of evidence-based knowledge on Youth, Peace and Security. We support and encourage our members to contribute to peer-reviewed journals, books, and in other fora to raise awareness on the YPS agenda and gain credibility as the experts they are in the space.

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Published by the Canadian Coalition for Youth, Peace & Security (CCYPS)

Youth at the Margins: A Thematic Paper for the Second Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security

Alexandria Bohémier, CCYPS

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Published by the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal

Bridging the generational divide: youth inclusion in Canada's women, peace and security commitments

Katrina Leclerc, Saint Paul University and the University of Winnipeg

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Published by the Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada (WPSN-C)

Detokenizing Civic Space: Leveraging WPS-YPS Synergies for Full Youth Engagement in Canada

Shayne Wong, CCYPS

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Published by Palgrave Macmillan

Youth Leading Change: Emerging Sites of Knowledge in Peace and Conflict

Katrina Leclerc, Erika Isabel Bulan Yague, and Helen Berents

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Published by the United Network of Young Peacebuilders

Catalyst for Change: Youth Leadership in Rights, Diversity and Social Cohesion Across the Americas

Co-authored by CCYPS as an inaugural member of the Americas Youth Advocacy Team (AmYAT)

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Published by the Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada (WPSN-C)

#WPSAdvice: Building Peace at Home: Why Canada Needs a Youth, Peace, and Security Agenda

Shayne Wong and Imogen Fraser, CCYPS

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Published by the Canadian Coalition for Youth, Peace & Security (CCYPS)

No Peace Without Pride: Integrating LGBTQI+ Perspectives into Youth, Peace and Security

Alexandria Bohémier & Katrina Leclerc, CCYPS

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Published by the Canadian Coalition for Youth, Peace & Security (CCYPS)

Beyond Tokenism: A Toolkit for Genuine Youth

Katrina Leclerc & Shayne Wong, CCYPS

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Published by the Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada (WPSN-C)

CNAP3: Where are young people? Opportunities to lead on Youth, Peace & Security

Katrina Leclerc & Shayne Wong, CCYPS

Published by the Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada (WPSN-C)

Queering Peace and Security: 2SLGBTQI+ Reflections on Canada’s Third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security

Alexandria Bohémier, CCYPS

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Published by the Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada (WPSN-C)

Youth at the Table: How WPS and Youth, Peace and Security Benefit Canadians

Katrina Leclerc & Shayne Wong, CCYPS

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Published by the Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada (WPSN-C)

“Women and Youth”: Creating Real Space for Young Women in Canada’s Implementation of the WPS agenda

Alexandria Bohémier & Shayne Wong, CCYPS

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Published by the Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada (WPSN-C)

Leaders of today: Building Strong Synergies Between Youth, Peace and Security & the Women, Peace and Security Agendas

Katrina Leclerc & Shayne Wong, CCYPS

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Published by Potentia: Journal of International and Public Affairs

North America needs Youth, Peace and Security: young people shifting tides for positive peace

Katrina Leclerc, Saint-Paul University and Shayne Wong, University of Manitoba

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Published by Seeds for Mindanao’s Advocacy and Youth Leadership

Instrumentalizing the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda for Meaningful Impact and Growth

Katrina Leclerc, Saint-Paul University

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Published by Cooperation and Conflict

Reciprocal institutional visibility: Youth, peace and security and ‘inclusive’ agendas at the United Nations

Helen Berents, Queensland University of Technology and Caitlin Mollica, University of Newcastle

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Published by University for Peace,

Costa Rica

More than tokens: Canadian women in Decision-making Processes in the post-1995 Beijing Platform for Action era

Katrina Leclerc, Saint-Paul University

Published by the Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada (WPSN-C)

Why “Empowerment” is no longer enough

By Rameesha Qazi, Rosalyn Martin, and Olivia Compton, CCYPS members