Wednesday, October 26, 9-10:30am, this on-line event requires advance registration

In conflict-affected contexts, formal justice mechanisms are often limited and difficult to access. Perhaps for this reason, transformation-oriented processes such as rituals, rites of passage, and ceremonies have featured prominently among communities recovering from extreme violence or hardship. These processes offer a symbolic and shared experience that can be either formal or informal, sacred, or secular, as well as deeply rooted or spontaneous. As such, they wield the power to generate solidarity and may present a more expedient, effective, and meaningful alternative for communities attempting to move away from violence.

Join Mershon Center for International Security Studies, the United States Institute of Peace, and the RESOLVE Network for a conversation on the role of rituals, traditions, and transformational processes in the wake of violence and their ability to transform societal relationships in significant ways. This discussion is part of the seventh annual RESOLVE Global Forum Series.

Convened virtually, the Global Forum Series brings together leading experts and researchers for thought-provoking fireside conversations on evolving trends and dynamics in the violent extremist landscape. For more on the RESOLVE Global Forum Series, follow us on Twitter at @resolvenet, and join the conversation with #RESOLVEForum.

Speakers

Chris Bosley, welcoming remarks, Interim Director, Program on Violent Extremism, U.S. Institute of Peace

John Caulker, Executive Director, Fambul Tok

Oliver Kaplan, Associate Professor in International Relations and Human Rights, Associate Director of Human Trafficking Center, Josef Korbel School of International Students, University of Denver

Pedro Valenzuela, Director, Departamento de Ciencias Políticas, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia

Lisa Schirch, moderator, Richard G. Starmann Sr. Professor of the Practice of Peace Studies, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame

Dorothy Noyes, closing remarks, Director, Mershon Center for International Security Studies at The Ohio State University

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Hosted by Mershon Center for International Security Studies.