Publications
Peace Data Standard
The current paper presents a theoretical framework for standardizing Peace Data as a means of understanding the conditions under which people’s technology use results in positive engagement and peace. Thus, the main point of our paper is that Big Data can be conceptualized in terms of its value to peace.
“People are people so why should it be, You and I should get along so awfully?” –Depeche Mode (Gore, 1984)
Peace Technology: Scope, Scale and Cautions. Building Peace
Peace technology, as we have defined it in our lab, is fundamentally mediating technology—it “mediates” our engagement with each other. That is, it acts as an intervening agent, augmenting our ability to engage positively with others.
Turban Myths: The Opportunities + challenges for reframing Sikh American Identity in post-9/11 America
How does a growing minority community in the US prepare itself to prevent and/or respond to hate crimes when advocacy alone has not been effective? A study on perception of Sikh Americans and to develop recommendations based on the Lab’s conceptual framework of “behavior design”
Peace Coins-a concept for money creation based on measurable pro-social interaction
N. E., Søndergaard, M. K., Nelson, M., & Quihuis, M. (2015). Peace Coins-a concept for money creation based on measurable pro-social interaction. Stanford University Press.
Quihuis, M. (2025). From concept to ecosystem: The evolution of PeaceTech accelerators (2008–2025). Stanford University.
Quihuis, M. (2024). Quantifying positive peace: The imperative for a peace data standard. Medium.
Quihuis, M. (2024). Tech ethics and the path to peace: How AI, behavior design, and ethical frameworks can shape a just future. Medium.
Quihuis, M. (2024). Investing in stability: The untapped potential of peace finance. Medium.
van Kersen, A., Hughes, J.B., Quihuis, M., Nelson, M. (2022). Peace Data, Peace Finance, and Peace Engineering: Advancing the Design of Respectful Spaces and Sustainable Development Goals. In Fundamental Challenges to Global Peace and Security. Palgrave Macmillan.
Jordan, R., Amadei, B., Hughes, J., Koechner, D., Nelson, M., Olson, M., Quihuis, M., Rose, M., Tangorra, J., & Agi, K. (2019). Peace Engineering Consortium: Outcome of the First Global Peace Engineering Conference.Procedia Computer Science (WEEF 2019). Elsevier.
Guadagno, R.E., Nelson, M., & Lee, L. (2018). Peace Data Standard: A Practical and Theoretical Framework for Using Technology to Examine Intergroup Interactions. Frontiers in Psychology, 9:734.
Veirum, N.E., Søndergaard, M.K., Nelson, M., & Quihuis, M. (2015). Peace Coins – A Concept for Money Creation Based on Measurable Pro-Social Interaction. Stanford University Press.
Quihuis, M., Nelson, M., & Guttieri, K. (2015). Peace Technology: Scope, Scale and Cautions. Building Peace, 5, 14–16.
Singh, J., Quihuis, M., Rodriguez, G., & Bennett, C. (2013). Turban Myths: The Opportunities and Challenges for Reframing Sikh American Identity in Post-9/11 America. SALDEF.