Building Peace: More than the Absence of War
Within the programming of
Tuning in to Peace
10 Oct 2017
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?
| Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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
