Building Peace: More than the Absence of War
Within the programming of
Tuning in to Peace
10 Oct 2017
| Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
In contrast to the traditional definition of peace as the absence of open violence or war, in the 1970s we developed a broader concept of the term that also considered social justice, equality and dialogue. In a globalised society of transnational threats and risks, what strategies must we develop to attain a people-oriented concept of peace?
Programme
- 7 pm - Opening
- 7:15 pm – Talk/discussion. Speakers:
- Jesús A. Núñez, co-director of the Institute of Studies on Conflicts and Humanitarian Action (IECAH)
- Tica Font, director of the International Catalan Institute for Peace (ICIP)
- Julio Rodríguez, former Spanish Chief of Defence and member of the National Citizens Council of Podemos
