International Peace and Development Training Center (IPDTC) training courses
TransConflict is pleased to present information about new training courses offered by the International Peace and Development Training Center (IPDTC), which was established by the Peace Action... Read More
New modules from Global Operational Peace Support
TransConflict is pleased to present information about new modules from Global Operational Peace Support (Global OPS), launched by the Peace Action Training and Research Institute of Romania... Read More
Why young peacebuilders must be included in the post-2015 agenda
The promotion of a culture of peace includes peace education and recognising and addressing structures of violence such as gender discrimination, ethnic marginalisation and poverty.... Read More
The fight for citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The protests and plenums in Bosnia and Herzegovina are a legitimate response by citizens to the unwieldy apparatus of government that has deprived them of... Read More
Managing conflict as America declines
Those seeking to better manage America’s important but diminished role in the world need to consider a number of questions concerning, for instance, its own... Read More
Kosovo – Ahtisaari plus doesn’t solve everything
To preserve the chances of a peaceful transition in north Kosovo, everyone will have to accept compromise and avoid seeking to take advantage of what... Read More
Protesting in Bosnia and Herzegovina – voiceless citizens and the breakdown of representation
The reasonable and legitimate concerns of the population are today passing through two different bottleneck – the arguably negative reaction of political parties and the... Read More
Moving Bosnia from protests to reform
In order to move from protests to reform civil society leaders must recognize some harsh realities and attempt to make real adjustment to see these... Read More
The former Yugoslavia – independence and the fate of minorities – part three
TransConflict is pleased to present the third part of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Independence and the Fate... Read More
How to make a new start in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Union and Jasmin Mujanović share a key misconception: that out there, somewhere, there are huge numbers of progressive Bosnian voters ready to spring... Read More
Collaborative Conflict Transformation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In light of the protests in Bosnia and Herzegovina, TransConflict is bringing forward the piloting of an initiative which lays the foundations for collaborative conflict... Read More
The diversity of interreligious dialogue approaches
At the heart of all interreligious dialogues related to peacebuilding is an effort to build trust and deepen communication across conflict lines. The purpose for... Read More
Bosnia’s civilian unrest, mobs and protests – much ado about nothing?
The current protests in Bosnia and Herzegovina will bring few results, especially not positive ones, and – as has already been seen – will be... Read More
A ‘Segment state’ vision of the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
A Bosnia and Herzegovina with one segment state – the Republika Srpska – has proven to be untenable. Whether a BiH comprised of two or... Read More
The former Yugoslavia – independence and the fate of minorities – part two
TransConflict is pleased to present the second part of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Independence and the Fate... Read More
For Syrian refugees child marriage is a necessity
Research by women’s right organizations purports that the prevalence of child marriage is not due to lack of awareness about the concerns of the practice,... Read More
2014 Summer School in Comparative Conflict Studies
TransConflict is pleased to announce the 2014 Summer School in Comparative Conflict Studies organised by the Centre for Comparative Conflict Studies (CFCCS) from 30 June... Read More
Al-Qaeda in Radaa, Yemen – global security challenge or local succession dispute?
In January 2012 Al-Qaeda seized control of Radaa, Yemen. Internationally the event was viewed as a territorial advance by Al-Qaeda, however the situation was much... Read More
Afghanistan – Cooperation for Peace and Unity
TransConflict is pleased to present the profile of Cooperation for Peace and Unity from Afghanistan, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Can peace be secured at the expense of justice?
Peace must be secured through justice, and not at the cost of it. A peace that arrives at the cost of justice is unstable, impermanent and underpinned by... Read More
January 2014 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during January, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
The former Yugoslavia – independence and the fate of minorities
TransConflict is pleased to present the first part of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Independence and the Fate... Read More
Nagorno-Karabakh – time to end the ceasefire violations
TransConflict is pleased to present an open letter by Edgar Khachatryan, director of Peace Dialogue from Armenia, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation, addressed... Read More
North Kosovo – new reality, old problems
Despite the fact that the Brussels Agreement and the November election is a first step towards the bridging of differences between Kosovo on the one... Read More
PATRIR launches Global Operational Peace Support (Global OPS)
TransConflict is pleased to present Global Operational Peace Support (Global OPS), launched by the Peace Action Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR), a member of the... Read More