Intercultural seminars
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The Intercultural Seminar aims at creating a forum where students and faculty can develop a critical and reflective perspective about the contents and comparative aspects of the Master, the different cultures represented, and all of the diverse experiences of the students, interests and projects related to peace.
The seminar is open to all students of the University and to the public of Castellón in general, because this allows the public to be aware of the concerns of those involved in the Master, and includes them within the responsibility of creating a Culture of Peace and for Peace.
The Seminar has two-fold dynamics. On the one hand there will be student presentations. Every session, a group of students presents a topic to the rest of the students. The topic has to be selected by each group in relation to their experiences for example, in humanitarian assistance, peace projects or conflict resolution. The presentation has to take in account that the discussion with the rest of the group is central and therefore they have to reserve a stipulated time for the question-answer session. On the other hand, the invited professors will give conferences and workshops.
All Intercultural Seminar will be held on Wednesdays from 16 to 18 hours, in the meeting room of the Postgraduate Building of the Universitat Jaume I,- for this activity simultaneous translation is provided- (Any changes regarding the above information would be announced ahead of time).
Academic calendar 2012:
JANUARY
11-01-12: La comunicación de los conflictos y la paz. Presented by Xavier Giró Martí, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
18-01-12: Doctors without Borders: 40 years of independent humanitarian assistance. Presented by Mila Font, Coordinator of Doctors without Borders in the Valencian Community and Murcia, Spain.
25-01-12: Introducción a las relaciones diplomáticas. Presented by Jorge Fuentes Monzonis-Vilallonga, Spanish diplomat, former Ambassador of Spain in Bulgaria.
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FEBRUARY
01-02-12: How to perform public presentations. Presented by Marta Martín, University Jaume I.
08-02-12: Cyber-technology for Peace: from Cyber-war to Cyber-peace, Exploring the Potential of the World Wide Web to Become a Technology for Conflict Resolution. Presented by Tom Woodhouse, University of Bradford.
15-02-12: The “Arab Spring”: The Paradoxes of Foreign Intervention. Presented by Sidi M. Omar, Ambassador of the Saharawi Republic in Ethiopia.
22-02-12: Un enfoque integral de paz a través del reconocimiento de la paz interna. Presented by Paula Araúz, student of the International Master in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies. University Jaume I.
29-02-12: Memory in peace. Presented by Fiachra McDonagh, independent researcher.
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MARCH
21-03-12: El mundo árabe en ebullición: dudas y esperanzas. Presented by Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde, codirector of the Institute of Studies on Conflicts and Humanitarian Action (IECAH).
28-03-12: Nacionalismo y paz. El proceso de pacificación en el País Vasco. Presented by Luis P. Martin, professor of history and contemporary civilization of Spain at the University of Pau, France.
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APRIL
04-04-12: Traditional Conflict Transformation Mechanisms in Different African Societies.
Presented by Fatmata Samura, Jima Dilbo Denbel, Jean Fichery Dukulizimana y Margaret Koli; students of the International Master in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies. University Jaume I.
18-04-12: Metodologías participativas para la reconstrucción de memorias colectivas en Perú.
Presented by Raquel Reynoso Rosales, student of the International PhD in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies.
25-04-12: Yoga for peace.
Presented by Sowmya Ayyar, University for Peace, Costa Rica.
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MAY
02-05-12: Geopolitics, Geo-strategy and the Challenge of Ensuring Peace. Presented by Machiara Munene, United States International University (USIU), Kenya.
09-05-12: Gender Equality and State Violence: Tracing Causal Relations.
Presented by Henning Lorch, student of the International Master in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies. University Jaume I.
16-05-12: Meditación Colectiva para la Paz en el Mundo.
Presented by Daniel Pinazo Calatayud (Director of the Psychology Department at the University Jaume I) and Julius Mbwauki. This event will be held at the Agora of the University.
23-05-12: 5rhythms and Peace.
Presented by Egidio de Bustamante, student of the International Master in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies. University Jaume I, and Noelia Ruiz Revilla, expert in 5rhythms dance.
This seminar will be held at the field of the sports pavilion.