Lecture: Contemporary Discussion on Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: Where Do States Fit in?

Robert Jacobs Announcement
Location
Japan
Subject Fields
African History / Studies, Colonial and Post-Colonial History / Studies, Human Rights, Japanese History / Studies, World History / Studies

Lecture: Contemporary Discussion on Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: Where Do States Fit in?

Lecturer: Yoshiaki Furuzawa, Associate Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Hiroshima City University

Abstract: More than a quarter century after the Agenda for Peace (1992), peacebuilding has successfully proved to the international community that it is not a passing fad. The term peacebuilding is under extensive review, and many interesting questions are being asked by various researchers today. For example, some prefer to use statebuilding, and not peacebuilding. Why is this? A group of researchers coined a new term peace formation in addition to peacebuilding. What are the differences between peacebuilding and peace formation? And, why is peace formation necessary? While many questions are being asked, a key in understanding the contemporary discussion on peacebuilding is how we perceive states in today’s world.

Profile of the lecturer: Furuzawa teaches conflict resolution. His research focuses primarily on peacebuilding policy in sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Rwanda.

Date & Time: February 1, 2019, 18:00-20:00

Location: Seminar Room, Satellite Campus, Hiroshima City University

9F Otemachi Heiwa Building, 4-1-1 Otemachi, Nakaku, Hiroshima JAPAN

  1. The lectures will be given in English only.
  2. Each lecture will be approximately 1 hour followed by a question-and-answer period.
  3. To register, please apply via e-mail to us in advance, indicating “Application for The HPI Public Lecture Series in English” + Your Full Name as your email subject line. In addition to your full name, home address, phone number (available during daytime), and email address, your working place or school name should be included in your email text message. (If you are Japanese, please write down your name and address in Japanese, too.)
Contact Information

Hiroshima Peace Institute Office:  office-peace@m.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp 

Contact Email
jacobs@hiroshima-cu.ac.jp