Beyond Buzzwords.
CameronC2019-01-02T18:19:48+00:00by Alex Hong, United States of America We've been in Bologna less than one week for the IPSI Symposium but it feels like we've been here two or three. We had the honor of hearing Roshan [...]
Social Entrepreneurship: an introspective journey.
CameronC2019-01-02T18:19:48+00:00by Diogo Galvão, Brazil This first week of 2012 Bologna Symposium has exceeded my expectations. After quite a few busy days, full of discussions, insights, simulations and practical training, Roshan Paul, Senior Change Maker at Ashoka, [...]
Another Special Day in Bologna.
CameronC2019-01-02T18:19:48+00:00by Kiran Peter, Pakistan The IPSI symposium started yesterday with Michael Shipler, the Asia Director at Search for Common Ground and Rajendra Mulmi, the Director of Programs at Search for Common Ground Nepal, facilitating various [...]
A Dialogue Process.
CameronC2019-01-02T18:19:48+00:00by Hamdi Aden, Somalia Day three of the Summit focused on facilitation training run by representatives from Search for Common Ground Nepal. From the initial outset the facilitators asked us to identify our experience with [...]
Preventative Diplomacy 101.
CameronC2019-01-02T18:19:48+00:00by Clare Barclay, Australia Professor Terrence Hopmann’s joyful and passionate countenance again graced our podium, bringing our thoughts to the theoretical considerations we need to face when both judging and acting upon potential conflict scenarios. [...]
2012 Bologna Symposium Begins.
CameronC2019-01-02T18:19:48+00:00by Brigid Furlong, Australia Writing now, during the warm evening at the end of the first day of class, it feels like the Bologna Symposium for 2012 has commenced in an exciting blur. Much of [...]
Bologna 2012 Blog
CameronC2019-01-02T18:19:48+00:00Hello from the Johns Hopkins University SAIS Center in Bologna, Italy! The 2012 Bologna Symposium will offer an unprecedented line-up of the world's top academics, practitioners, and advocates, and we want to make sure those not present at the program [...]
Graduation Student Keynote Address.
CameronC2019-01-02T18:19:48+00:00by Vic Crawford, New Zealand It is an honour and a privilege to share my graduation address as the final entry for the 2011 IPSI Bologna blog. Friend Do you remember that wild stretch of [...]
Getting to Agreement.
CameronC2019-01-02T18:19:48+00:00by Amy Thomson, New Zealand Three days of trying to end the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict (in our universes this equated to about 20days) and I’m shattered. Acting on behalf of a small nation without international recognition [...]
Unsettled Channels.
CameronC2019-01-02T18:19:48+00:00by Shalva Dzidziguri, Republic of Georgia. While talking about the simulation “Unsettled Channels” over the conflict between Georgia and Abkhazia during the introduction of the IPSI program on the first day of the symposium, Cameron [...]