EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Roundtable ‘From Transitional to Transformative Justice? Linking Dealing with the Past and Societal Transformation’

swisspeace Sonnenbergstrasse 17, Bern

On Tuesday 4 April 2017, swisspeace is organising a roundtable with the participation of: Friederike Mieth (keynote), social and cultural anthropologist and a 2016/17 Research Fellow, Robert Bosch Academy Mithra Akhbari (discussant), Conflict Transformation and Gender Advisor, HEKS While popularity of transitional justice as an academic field and community of practice continues to grow, the […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – M&E Thursday Talk – Follow that car! Telling the story of conflict and peacebuilding through material objects

'Follow that car! Telling the story of conflict and peacebuilding through material objects' is part of a webinar series which DME for Peace are hosting. DME for Peace is a global community of practitioners, evaluators, donors, and academics who share best and emerging practices on how to design, monitor, and evaluate peacebuilding programs. Through greater […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Panel discussion ‘Nonviolence: a Style of Politics for Peace’

Pax Christi International Office Rue du Progrès, 323, Brussels

On Friday 21 April 2017, Pax Christi International is organising a panel discussion entitled ‘Nonviolence: a Style of Politics for Peace’. The panel discussion will focus on the potential of nonviolent strategies and tools, especially as part of EU policies responding to conflicts in the world. Participants will gain greater understanding about nonviolent approaches to […]

EPLO BROWN BAG LUNCH EVENT – Shrinking space for civil society in the Western Balkans: a perspective from women’s rights organisations

EPLO office Hive5 Saint-Michel, Cours Saint-Michel 30B, Brussels

Civil society, including women’s organisations, is at the forefront of efforts to build peaceful and prosperous societies. Their activity in the Western Balkans is, however, undermined by serious political, security and financial challenges, and governments’ attempts to discredit and weaken those civil society organisations which criticise them is a particularly worrying trend. A delegation of […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – M&E Thursday Talk – The Evolution of Collective Impact

'The Evolution of Collective Impact' is part of a webinar series which DME for Peace are hosting. DME for Peace is a global community of practitioners, evaluators, donors, and academics who share best and emerging practices on how to design, monitor, and evaluate peacebuilding programs. Through greater collaboration and transparency we hope to increase the […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Pathways to Inclusive Conflict Prevention. From a Research and Practice Perspective

The Hague Institute for Global Justice The Hague

Conflict prevention has become a major item on the international agenda. From the times of Kofi Annan’s pledge to move "from a culture of reaction to a culture of prevention" to the three priorities of the new UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres – "prevention, prevention and prevention." The crucial challenge today is how to shift […]

EU-CIVCAP EVENT – Workshop ‘Implementing the EU Global Strategy: EU civilian crisis management and the integrated approach in perspective’

Brussels Campus of Maastricht University Avenue de l'Armée 10, Brussels

On Thursday 18 May 2017, Maastricht University is organising a workshop entitled 'Implementing the EU Global Strategy: EU civilian crisis management and the integrated approach in perspective' in the framework of the EU-CIVCAP project. PROGRAMME 14:00 Registration 14:30 Comparing EU, UN and OSCE approaches to conflict prevention, crisis management and peacebuilding Chair: Prof. Sophie Vanhoonacker, […]

EPLO BROWN BAG LUNCH EVENT – Border security in Tunisia: what does a peacebuilding approach look like?

EPLO office Hive5 Saint-Michel, Cours Saint-Michel 30B, Brussels

As part of national and international counter-terrorism efforts, Tunisia’s highly marginalised border regions have been the focus of the Tunisian state and international partners in attempts to strengthen security in the country and the region. However, the experience of people living in these areas shows that restrictions on border trade as a result of these […]

EPLO BROWN BAG LUNCH EVENT – Current conflict dynamics in the ethnic states in Myanmar, and possible scenarios for the future

EPLO office Hive5 Saint-Michel, Cours Saint-Michel 30B, Brussels

In the light of the peace and reconciliation process, in November 2016, Search for Common Ground (SfCG) conducted a conflict assessment in North Okkalapa, Yangon; and Lashio, Shan State, in Myanmar. This study, entitled ‘Urbanization & Conflict in Myanmar’, yielded fascinating insights into conflict dynamics at the national level in Myanmar, as well as the […]

EPLO BROWN BAG LUNCH EVENT – Looking towards Burundi’s future: how to build peace and navigate the “new normal”?

EPLO office Hive5 Saint-Michel, Cours Saint-Michel 30B, Brussels

The 2015 electoral season in Burundi saw protests, violence and open political conflict at the local level, with a particular concentration in Bujumbura. In 2016, the country settled into a “new normal” characterised by low-level insecurity with regular disappearances, arrests and imprisonments, as well as severely restricted freedom of expression. This context has evolved against […]