an informal network of academics working on peacebuilding and conflict issues, and/or the role of the EU in peacebuilding worldwide. The purpose of the network is to connect practitioners and advocates seeking to influence the EU to make it more effective at peacebuilding with academics carrying out research on the EU and conflict. EPLO Brown Bag Lunch Events EPLO Brown Bag Lunch events are 1–1.5 hour-long, informal round-table discussions on a wide range of geographic and thematic topics with relevance for the EU and its support for peacebuilding and conflict prevention. Participation is free and (usually) open to all but registration is mandatory Past activities Preventing and Responding to Conflict: Developing EU Civilian Capabilities for Sustainable Peace (EU-CIVCAP) The EU-CIVCAP project was aimed at providing a comprehensive, comparative and multidisciplinary analysis of EU civilian capabilities for external conflict prevention and peacebuilding in order to identify civilian means to enhance these capabilities and address existing shortcomings. This project was launched in December 2015 and received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Strengthening Early Warning and Mobilising Early Action The project Strengthening Early Warning and Mobilising Early Action aimed to contribute to the establishment, development and reinforcement of early warning mechanisms and increase opportunities for civil society to influence responses to conflicts by providing field-based conflict analysis to the EU and other actors active on peacebuilding in fragile countries. This three-year long project took place from June 2013 to June 2016. The EU and Peacebuilding: From European Peace Project to Global Actor The project consisted of a series of public events in EU Member States in the form of dialogues and round-tables which discussed opportunities and challenges for the EU to increase its peacebuilding potential and analyse the role of EU Member States in certain EU policy fields and conflict-affected regions. This project started in January 2013 and was terminated in June 2014. Initiative for Peacebuilding The Initiative for Peacebuilding was a consortium of 10 civil society organisations led by International Alert and funded by the European Commission. It aimed at developing and harnessing knowledge and expertise in the field of conflict prevention and peacebuilding to ensure all stakeholders can access independent analysis in order to facilitate informed and evidence-based policy decisions. Conflict Prevention Partnership The Conflict Prevention Partnership (CPP) was a co-operative effort composed by EPLO, the International Crisis Group, International Alert and the European Policy