Rationale and Design for the Peace Box

This book offers a summary of different lines of thought on how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can be used for promoting the ideal of peace for example by helping to manage a crisis by supporting development and education by overcoming authoritaran regimes or by promoting a global civil society and global culture of peace. After introducing these ideas the concept of a „Peace Box“ is presented which is a small computer-like device that can be set up in any home or office to provide applications and services for actively supporting the various visions of using ICTs for peace.