The framework lands differently in each role. For researchers it offers an ontological foundation; for organisations, a theory of change; for funders, a diagnostic lens; for policymakers, design criteria. The pages that follow set out each context.
The framework subsumes the 61 existing definitions of peace as partial descriptions of a single structure. Research programmes that have run in parallel gain a common reference against which their findings can be triangulated.
What the framework offers researchersThe framework gives an organisation's work a definable destination by specifying peace as a coherent structure rather than an aspiration. Each programme can be located against that structure, so the contribution becomes structural rather than narrative.
What the framework offers organisationsThe framework reads a portfolio as a structure. Every grant maps onto the same shared elements, so concentrations, gaps, and interlock become visible at a glance rather than buried in narrative reports.
What the framework offers fundersThe framework gives policy instruments a structurally defined referent for peace and design criteria for institutions at any level of governance: national, sub-national, regional, or municipal.
What the framework offers policymakersThe same framework supports different decisions depending on the role. These examples show the practical use case before the longer stakeholder pages.
A researcher can map a concept such as positive peace, feminist peace, or everyday peace against the shared elements, then show where it clarifies, extends, or challenges the wider field.
An organisation can place mediation, training, advocacy, and community work on one structure so partners can see how separate activities contribute to the same outcome.
A funder can map grants against Sentience, Relationality, and Wellbeing to identify where investments reinforce each other and where a missing component weakens the portfolio.
A policymaker can use the framework to define what a peace strategy should protect, strengthen, and measure before choosing instruments or indicators.