Sarajevo Symposium Blogs

2019-06-12T14:03:15+00:00

In partnership with the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, the 2018 Sarajevo Symposium engaged 25 participants from 13 different countries in contemporary theory and practice of post-conflict political transitions in the former Yugoslavia and [...]

Sarajevo Symposium Blogs2019-06-12T14:03:15+00:00

Secondary trauma

2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

By Noura Wafeek Syam Trauma is a situation that most humanitarian workers, police, military and social and community workers working in the context of humanitarian crisis face. The term ‘trauma’ originates from the Greek [...]

Secondary trauma2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

How can our feelings be set in motion to prevent war?

2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

By Elina Francesca Rivera During the Reconciliation session of the Symposium, Dr. Sabina Čehajić-Clancy addressed the importance of rebuilding intergroup relations and trust through emotional processes, rather than cognitive ones, to advance reconciliation. Learning [...]

How can our feelings be set in motion to prevent war?2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

Not in Their Name

2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

By Emma Plant Bosnia was not torn apart by ‘ancient ethnic hatreds’. Yes – people were killed because they were Bošniak, Croat or Serb but the war began because of modern political agendas. Communism [...]

Not in Their Name2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

Srebrenica: did the world learn the lesson?

2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

By Laial Allaham Last week we went to visit to the well-known Srebrenica. We were inside the factory, which was the former base of the UN peacekeeping mission in BiH. In this factory thousands [...]

Srebrenica: did the world learn the lesson?2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

What am I taking with me?

2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

By Nathalia Contreras Pardo Today, on the last day of the Symposium, I am reflecting on how much I learned during these past two weeks. I realized that what I thought would be a mainly academic [...]

What am I taking with me?2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

Practicality of Peacekeeping

2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

By William Beaupre One of the main reasons that I applied to the IPSI symposium on post-conflict transitions in Sarajevo was because I wanted to learn more on how the process of bringing a [...]

Practicality of Peacekeeping2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

Migrant workers in Qatar

2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00

By Samantha Behlog As we discussed what constitutes ‘crimes against humanity’ during a lecture by Carolyn Edgerton on transitional justice, I reflected on my knowledge of the situation in Qatar in preparation for the [...]

Migrant workers in Qatar2019-01-02T18:19:33+00:00
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