JANUARY 31, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) Webinar co-sponsored by: The International Studies Association's Peace Studies Section, School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS), Kent State University, and The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
Functional coexistence refers to a pragmatic relationship of mutual non-recognition, sustained in the absence of physical violence. As contributors to the first book on this topic, a team of peacebuilding scholar-practitioners will discuss the rationale and implications of functional coexistence, including case studies and its potential for practical conflict intervention. By bridging theory with evidence and vision with practice, the panelists provide guideposts for sustained conflict intervention, offer examples of peace potential within the context of functional coexistence, and identify common pathways to change. Rather than losing hope based on traditional expectations of conflict resolution and reconciliation, this pioneering study of conflict non-resolution demonstrates the power of tenacious pragmatism, strategically informed by a decades-long historical perspective on change.
MODERATOR: Margarita Tadevosyan (George Mason University). PANELISTS: Tatsushi Arai (Kent State University), SungYong Lee (Soka University), Roger Mac Ginty (Durham University), and Jefferey Helsing (George Mason University). Click here for session details and registration
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