Deadline- 5 September 2013
Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability, Institute for the Study of Human Rights is organizing conference on Historical Justice and Memory Network which will be conducted at Columbia University’s Institute in New York City from December 5-7, 2013.The purpose of this conference is to grow the field of advocacy and scholarship that encompasses the efforts in conflict, post-conflict, and post-dictatorial societies to come to terms with their pasts.
Topics covered-
- Sharing sacred spaces– Shared sacred spaces, as sites that are significant to more than one religion or ethnic group, can be a source of collaboration or conflict, or somewhere in between, with many possible factors that push in either direction.
- Perpetrators as victims- While there is generally great deal of sympathy for victims, the fact remains that not all victims are equal, and not all victimizations are straight-forward. There are many instances of perpetrators in mass violence and war, who in conflict- or post-conflict situations claim the status of victims. Thus their responsibility and guilt is reframed and denied. What is the background of this phenomenon? How does it reflect ideas of collective guilt or the politicization of historical discourse, or does it? What are the dynamics at play in this process, and what are specific case studies in which we can examine them? Papers that explore case studies, the culture of victimization, the ways in which national courts or international tribunals have contributed to the phenomena, and how this phenomenon itself has influenced policies that address coming to terms with the past (among others), are welcome.
- Historical dialogue as part of conflict resolution– The process of historical dialogue as a tool in conflict resolution also faces numerous challenges, and these processes are the focus this conference theme: the divide between theory and practice, between the academy and the practitioner; forging alliances between different groups within the society; questions of a shared language and broader access to resources are only a few topics that consider the broader question about the relationship between historical dialogue and conflict resolution.
Eligibility–
Applicants from any nations can apply
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