Learning from Conflicts: Approaches to Peace-Building and the Role of Europe

Programme Description

This Executive Training Seminar focused on approaches to conflict resolution and peace-building and the role that Europe can play in these processes. The informed audience were exposed to insights from economics, political science, psychology and organizational behavior, as well as to the input and experiences of practitioners and researchers with deep understanding of the three case studies selected. In the specific the Executive Training drew on practitioners’ experience and on the latest academic analysis and field-based research in three strategic areas: drivers of conflicts; political and economic dimensions of conflict resolution and peace-building; approaches to diplomacy and negotiation. The participants were immersed in a unique training where inputs for reflection and practical work complement the comparative perspective adopted to focus on three conflicts: Syria, Colombia and Ukraine. This Seminar was aimed at the training and networking of EU’s and EU Member States’ practitioners and policy-makers, working in the field of conflict prevention and resolution, mediation, prevention of violent extremism and humanitarian assistance, and to officials from member governments, EU institutions and international organizations, as well as to practitioners from the private sector and NGOs.