The Hope Map Project - Mapping Hope for Peace in Conflict Zones

The Hope Map Project is a global attitudes study aimed at measuring the aspirations and expectations of people mired in protracted violent conflicts. The first phase of the research was conducted simultaneously among 1000 Jews and Palestinians in Israel proper, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip resulting in the most extensive dataset about citizens’ hopes for peace administered in a conflict zone. Results reveal the demographic and political origins of hope and hopelessness among Israelis and Palestinians. The study also demonstrates that hope for peace predicts the presence of pro-resolution attitudes, more than any other socio-political factor measured. Taken together, the Hope Map Project produces the first detailed account of hope for peace among those embroiled in a protracted violent conflict.