CoDe Lab - Dealing with Polarisation in Diplomacy and Peace Processes

11. November 2026

The Impact Hub (IKM) is inviting all Viadrina students to participate in the CoDe Lab. Find out more about approaches to polarisation in politics, get insight into diplomatic practice, and apply it to analyse recent political developments. You can join the event on November 11, 2.00-3.15 p.m., at the Viadrina Co-Working Space.

How do you negotiate with someone who profits from deadlock? Polarisation is increasingly used deliberately to block political progress – and diplomatic actors need tools to respond.
Together with Thomas Eißler, Project Manager of the Impact Hub, and ViAPACS alumnae Lucia Demuth and Zoe Rentmeister, you will discover Bart Brandsma's polarisation approach and combine it with insights from diplomatic practice and a hands-on case exercise on the EU-led Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue. The session is held in English, no prior knowledge needed – open to all Viadrina students.

When?: 11.11.2026, 2-3.15 p.m.

Where?: Viadrina Co-Working Space

The Conflict and Democracy Laboratory (CoDe Lab) is a series of events designed to discover, try out and shape the study course at Master’s programme Conflict and Democracy. We invite all current and prospective students, academic colleagues and practice partners to learn more about the study programme’s content through the lens of current issues, to try out its interactive approach and to contribute their own ideas and interest to the design of the Master’s study course.