12.09.2009 - 13.09.2009
Conflict Resolution Instead of War - Is It Possible?
This workshop is based on the book "50 Years: 100 Peace and Conflict Perspectives" by Johan Galtung (2008), the first in the series of books from the TRANSCEND University Press (www.transcend.org/tup). The book contains a collection of peace proposals, developed over the last five decades, for 100 conflicts from around the world in which Galtung has mediated, some of which he helped resolve. This book marked the 50th anniversary since Galtung founded the academic discipline of Peace Studies in 1958. Proposals are meant to be constructive, concrete and creative, 3 Cs. What can each of us personally do for peace, including improving the many proposals?
| Language | English |
| Audience | This workshop is addressed to everyone interested in solving conflicts peacefully, particularly also to diplomats from Bern and Geneva. |
| Location | World Peace Academy, Eidgenossenweg 14a, 4052 Basel; |
| Price/CHF | 200.00 Students only pay half the price |
| Deadline | 05.09.2009 |
| Resource Person(s) | Prof Dr. Johan Galtung Dr. Johan Galtung, born 1930 in Oslo, is a distinguished Professor of Peace Studies and Founder of TRANSCEND, a Global Network for Peace and Development (www.transcend.org) with 350 members in 80 countries. He is widely recognized as the founder of the academic discipline of peace studies. He founded the world's first Peace Research Institute in Oslo, Norway, in 1959, and the Journal of Peace Research in 1964. From there he brought his work to new centers for peace and conciliation throughout the world. He was the first rector of the TRANSCEND Peace University, www.transcend.org/tpu (2003-2007). He has been a consultant to the United Nations and its family of organizations. He has integrated rigorous scholarship and research with the development of innovative educational programs around the world. He has written 141 books (translated into 33 languages) and over 1500 articles on various aspects of peace and conflict resolution. Over the last fifty years, he has mediated in over 100 major international conflicts. His tireless commitment to peace has been recognized with numerous awards, including ten honorary doctorates and the Right Livelihood Award (the "Alternative Nobel Prize"). |
| Contact | info@world-peace-academy.ch; Tel.: 0041 (0)61 315 85 95 |
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