Constructing Peace Amid Trauma and Human Rights Violations: from Academia to Practice

A Panel Discussion 

Thursday, April 28th | 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Reception preceding the panel discussion 
Saieh Hall, Room 021 | 5757 S. University Avenue, Chicago

This event is free and open to the public.

Across the world, the issues of societal conflict and conflict resolution are prevalent as many peoples hope for a more secure and stable future. Long-held assumptions about war-to-peace transitions have proven inadequate as the ends of war increasingly co-occur with ongoing insecurity, entrepreneurial insurgent factions, and nonlinear processes of transitional justice. While peace and trauma can be discussed in academic settings and as a policy issue, we aim to host a conversation from both sides to spark interdisciplinary discussion.

Panelists

James Garbarino, Professor of Psychology at Loyola University

Adam Isacson, Senior Associate for Regional Security Policy with the Washington Office on Latin America

Fathali Moghaddam, Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University and editor of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

Angelika Rettberg, Professor of Political Science at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia

Organizers
Gabriel Velez and Erin McFee
PhD Students, Department of Comparative Human Development
The University of Chicago

Co-sponsors
The Department of Comparative Human Development, the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights, the Center for Latin American Studies, the Center for International Studies, and the Graduate Student Council.