Organization: Swiss Peace Foundation
Registration deadline: 30 Jun 2017
Starting date: 11 Sep 2017
Ending date: 15 Sep 2017
Learn about the design and implementation of effective dealing with the past processes.
Course topic
Finding a way to deal with a violent past following events such as civil war, the end of an authoritarian regime or occupation, is often argued to be the basis for lasting peace, democracy and rule of law. International advocacy networks, norms and legal frameworks support national and local actors in the design of mechanisms and processes like truth commissions, tribunals or commemorations. The ways in which these different actors interact shape, among other factors, whether a particular dealing with the past process succeeds in being locally relevant and effective. This course examines the potentials and challenges of designing and implementing dealing with the past processes, and the ways in which actors can work together to ensure effective policy decision-making. Engaging with key debates in the field, it focuses on how to ensure that dealing with the past processes support the transformation of violent conflicts.
Program overview previous course
Your benefits
- Get to know ‘local’ approaches to dealing with the past as well as ‘international’ norms and frameworks
- Understand processes of memorialization
- Learn from victim-perpetrators relationships in contexts of transition
Participants
This course is designed for professionals engaged in dealing with the past processes and conflict transformation: practitioners and academics interested in combining their own experiences with current conceptual insights and practical knowledge.
A minimum of two years of professional experience in relevant fields and a university degree (minimum BA) or an equivalent educational background are required.
The course will be held with a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 25 participants.
Structure, methodology & faculty
The course consists of preparatory reading and a 5-day on-site training. Course methodologies include expert inputs, peer exchange, case studies, exercises, skills training and self-study.
Leading scholars and experienced practitioners from swisspeace and different international, governmental and civil society organizations facilitate this course.
Course coordinators:
Julie Bernath, swisspeace
Experts:
Dr. Briony Jones, University of Warwick
Sihem Ben Sedrine, Truth and Dignity Commission, Tunisia
Alain Werner, Civitas Maxima
Lisa Ott and Elisabeth Baumgartner, swisspeace
Certification
Successful participants are awarded a Confirmation of Participation. This course can be taken as one module of the Certificate, Diploma and Master of Advanced Studies in Civilian Peacebuilding programs offered by swisspeace and the University of Basel (3 ECTS).
How to register:
Register online:
http://www.swisspeace.ch/courses/application-forms/application-form-individual-courses-and-trainings.html