NEWS
NEW BOOK: GLOBALIZATION AND CHALLENGES TO BUILDING PEACE (LONDON: ANTHEM PRESS, OCTOBER 2007)
This new edited volume, edited by the steering committee of the Network, was published in October 2007. The book is based upon a selection of the papers presented at Globalization and Peacebuilding, the 2006 annual conference of the Network. The publisher with whom we are working to produce the volume is Anthem Press.
WORKING PAPER SERIES
Together with the international advisory board, the Network steering committee has chosen to introduce a working paper series, Working Papers in Peace, Conflict and Development Research, which will publish selected papers presented at Network events. The working paper series is available freely from the website and will be advertised through the Peace Network Newsletter, the website and at Network events. If you have presented a paper at one of the Conferences organised by the Network or at other Conferences and Workshops on topics that are of relevance to the Network, and would like your paper to be considered for publication as a working paper, please contact Editor Ramses Amer.
PAST EVENTS
OCTOBER 23-24, 2007: ANNUAL PEACE NETWORK CONFERENCE: THE DEMOCRATIZATION PROJECT
The conference The Democratization Project: Challenges and Opportunities took place 23-24 October 2007 in Uppsala, Sweden. An edited volume of conference papers published by an international commercial publishing house is planned for 2008. For more information, see the conference website.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007: THE LEGACY OF M.K. GANDHI IN INDIA AND THE WORLD
Gandhi’s concepts of nonviolent resistance and anti-colonialism have changed the world after World War II. There have been numerous interpretations of Gandhi’s ideas in India and the World, influencing anti-colonial and post-colonial movements. Gandhi has either been reduced to a state icon or rediscovered as a non-modern radical. Lou Marin, longtime activist in nonviolent direct action networks, gives a personal account and an overview of the various currents and controversial discussions on Gandhi’s legacy. Click here to download invitation poster.
This seminar is arranged by the Network in collaboration with the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation. It is held at 14:00 in Lecture Hall 24 at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Gamla torget 3, Uppsala.
AUGUST 2007: WORLD WATER WEEK IN STOCKHOLM
The Network hosted, together with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), a side-event at the World Water Week in Stockholm (12 August): "Global Warming, Impacts on Transboundary Watersheds and Cooperation Among Basin Countries." The event will address the scientific, political and legal dimensions of the freshwater/climate change debate in a transboundary context. See the event details on the World Water Week website.
14-16 MAY 2007 CONFERENCE: DIASPORAS AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN PEACE PROCESSES
This policy-oriented conference will discuss why certain elements of diasporas opt for radical solutions to homeland conflicts while others take a peace-building approach. The specific cases we are focusing on are diasporas originating from Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina. See the conference website.
27 MARCH 2007: NEPAL WATER SECURITY FORUM
The objective of the forum is to share knowledge and expertise on water security issues in Nepal and the region, and related topics, and to work towards relevant policy recommendations to address these issues. The forum will consist of four subsequent working sessions which will include a paper presentation, followed by questions and open discussion.
Conference program.
7 DECEMBER 2006 : PEACEBUILDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN WAR-TORN SOCIETIES
Open seminar with Dr. Ken Conca within the framework of the Gamla Torget Cooperation. Time: 15.15. Location: Gamla Torget 3, 1st floor, Entrance: Lecture Halls. Lecture Hall 2. Seminar invitation.
9 NOVEMBER 2006: CHALLENGES TO PEACEBUILDING IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
A policy seminar co-sponsored by Sida/SAREC and The Swedish Network of Peace, Conflict and Development Research. 9 November 2006 at SIDA headquarters, Stockholm, Sweden. Conference details:
55 participants; 11 countries; 19 universities; 18 independent organizations & institutes. View the online conference program. Or view the conference report.
6-8 NOVEMBER 2006: GLOBALIZATION AND PEACEBUILDING
The 2006 annual conference of The Swedish Network of Peace, Conflict and Development Research. 6-8 November at the Radisson SAS, Uppsala, Sweden. Conference details: 80 participants; 51 papers presented; 30 universities; 18 countries, 16 independent organizations & institutes. Online conference program.
20-21 OCTOBER 2005: INAUGURAL CONFERENCE
The first annual conference of the Network. The event brought together researchers from various universities in Sweden as well as policymakers in the field of development cooperation, conflict prevention and resolution. See program.