Presentation

The Campus for Peace and the Conflictology Research and Studies Centre (CREC) of the UOC's Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) are the organizers behind the seventh edition of the International Conference on Conflictology and Peace, which will once again be held in Barcelona, on 2 and 3 October 2014.

The venue, EspaiCaixa Palau Macaya, will host a gathering of the foremost experts and specialists in conflict resolution from around the world, who over a two-day programme will present and discuss a range of projects and initiatives for establishing a lasting culture of peace.

The Conference, widely regarded as the key international event in the field of conflict resolution, peace and human rights, is an opportunity for professionals and experts to share their experiences, to create specialised knowledge networks, and to discuss strategies for promoting research in the field to improve understanding of the causes of conflicts.

The 7th International Conference on Conflictology and Peace is an unmissable event for all those professionally engaged in preventing conflict, resolving conflict situations and dealing with their repercussions.

 

Themes

Conflictology, or Conflict Resolution, is the science addressing the study of conflicts, the causes of conflict, and possibilities for peaceful resolution.

The study of conflicts and of the procedures and techniques through which they are resolved is an innovative area of scientific activity and a successful new field of professional practice, with broad-reaching applications.

Conflictology examines conflict situations from an integrated, multidisciplinary perspective, identifying the many ways in which solutions can be found and proposing new and positive ways to live in peace.

The seventh edition of the Conference will focus particularly on the following themes:
 

  • Sport and conflict resolution
  • Human security
  • Conflict in organizations
  • Environmental conflicts
  • Career opportunities, in the new areas of practice and methodological innovation to which conflictologists are suited.

 

Target audience

The Conference is an international event that aims to bring together the following groups:
 

  • Training programme directors and participants, representatives of university institutes and centres specializing in peace and conflictology studies, members of research groups, representatives specialized journals and publications in the field, teachers and lecturers, students, professionals, activists for peace, educators, etc.
     
  • Representatives of NGOs, foundations and institutions specializing in promoting a culture of peace.
     
  • Representatives of international public and private organizations working for peace and conflict resolution.
     
  • Directors and managers of initiatives linked to the creation of non-violent civil bodies for intervention in armed conflicts.
     
  • Students in any area of the social sciences.
     
  • Anyone with a personal or professional interest in conflictology and peace.

 

Organizers

The Campus for Peace and the Conflictology Research and Studies Centre (CREC-IN3), in collaboration with the UOC's Law and Political Science Department.