Making sense of the life stories with common themes around agency and voice, violence and peace, and borders and boundaries.

Implications for researchers and policymakers
Life stories raise questions, provocations and pointers for researchers and policymakers.

Why life stories?
Challenges and unique benefits of using life stories in research and policy engagement







Transforming war economies into peace economies
About Voices from the Borderlands and the research behind it.




Voices from Myanmar
Voices from communities affected by rising drug use in two Myanmar borderland states.

Voices from Colombia
Voices from coca growers, pickers and community leaders in three Colombian borderland regions.

Voices from Afghanistan
Voices from opium traders and transporters in two Afghanistan borderland provinces.