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Conference Program

The conference program is available in both English and Bosnian. Many of the presentations and papers given at the conference are provided below according to Author Surname. If you would like to hear audio files of some of the Keynote Sessions of the program, please visit our Speakers page.



Papers

In the coming weeks here we will be providing bio-notes and abstracts for each of the papers that will be presented at the conference.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Ahmetovic, Sadik, Srebrenica Association
Srebrenica: Lessons from the Past and Hope for the Future

Arthur, P.J., University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Memory and Reconciliation

B

Bhambra, Gurminder K, University of Sussex
Edward Said and the Contemporary Politics of 'Belonging': from 'origins' to 'beginnings'

C

Campbell, Ian, Salvation Army International
Pathways to Reconciliation: Practical Strategies

Cehajic, Sabina, University of Sussex
Collective responsibility and Inter-Group Forgiveness as Predictors for the Reconciliation Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Paper as presented)

Cocks, Joan, Mount Holyoke College, USA
Beyond Empire and the Nation-State? Edward Said and the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict (Paper as presented)

Correa-Velez, Ignacio, Refugee Health Research Centre, La Trobe University
Rebuilding Trust Against the Odds: Challenges and Dilemmas Faced by Australian NGOs Providing Services to Community Based Asylum Seekers

D

Djolai, Marika, BBC World Service Trust
Use of the Radio in the Democratisation of a BiH Society – Raising Awareness through Education (Paper as presented)

E

Esterhuizen, Lea, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London School of Advanced Studies
An Analysis of the Relevance of Blame amongst Survivors in Exile for Reconciliation in Post-Conflict BiH



G

Gifford, Sandy, Refugee Health Research Centre, La Trobe University
Rebuilding Shattered Lives: Models for integrating Psychosocial Support, Community Re-Building and Applied Research

Grenfell, Damian, Globalism Institute, RMIT University
Violence, Reconciliation and East Timor



H

Halilovich, Hariz, Globalism Institute, RMIT University
Experiences of Displacement

Hamidullah, Syed, National Centre for Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Discrimination against Women: The Deprivation from Fundamental Rights or Deviation from Islamic Values In Pathans Society

Hays, Donald, United States Institute of Peace (Paper provided for inclusion in conference discussions)
The Effect of War and War Crimes on Society and the Future of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Paper as presented)

Hellman, Matias, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia


Hochheimer, John L., Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, New York
Independent Participation in Emerging Democracies: Constructing Media as Platforms for Reconciliation (Paper as presented)

Hopkins, Stephen, University of Leicester
Political Autobiography and Memoir as a Potential Instrument of Reconciliation: The Politics of Commemoration and Conflict in Northern Ireland (Paper as presented)

Hromic, Haris, the Academy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, New York
Rationalizing the Process of Truth and Reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

K

Kaplan, Ida, Victorian Foundation for the Survivors of Torture
Rebuilding Shattered Lives: Models for integrating Psychosocial Support, Community Re-Building and Applied Research

Komesaroff, Paul, Monash University
Pathways to Reconciliation: Practical Strategies

Kusljugic, Mirza, United Nations
Rationalizing the Process of Truth and Reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina



L

Lautensach, Sabina, Auckland University of Technology
How Much Can Reconciliation Help?



M

MacDonald, Theodore H., Institute of Human Rights and Social Justice, London Metropolitan University
Transnational Mechanisms for the Globalization and Mediation of Human Rights

Machamer, Josh, California State Polytechnic University
The SCAR, Srebrenica Story (Paper as presented)

Milanovic-Blank, Ranko,
Creativity and Openness versus Reconciliation (Paper as presented)



N

Najjar, Abdessalam, Wahat al-Salam - Neve Shalom


Noor, Masi, University of Sussex
What Chance Does Reconciliation Stand Against Decades of Intergroup Violent Hostility? Social Psychological Precursors of Reconciliation in Northern Ireland and Chile (Paper as presented)

O

Orsholits, Gorica, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Building Bridges in Divided Societies: Possibilities of Reconciliation Through Practices of Remembrance (Paper as presented)



P

Pargan, Mesa, Srebrenica Association
Srebrenica: Lessons from the Past and Hope for the Future

Pauker, Iva, The Contemporary Europe Research Centre, University of Melbourne
Reconciliation and Popular Culture: A Promising Development in Former Yugoslavia?

Petrovic, Nebojsa, University of Belgrade
Readiness for Reconciliation in the Balkans (Paper as presented)

Pettigrew, David, Southern Connecticut State University
The Task of Justice (Paper as presented)

Phipps, Peter, Globalism Institute, RMIT University
Going Beyond the Failure of Government-Level Reconciliation Processes in Australia: An Australian Indigenous Community Initiative.

Potter, Michael, The Training for Women Network (TWN)
Women, Civil Society and Peacebuilding: Paths to Reconciliation Through the Empowerment of Women (Paper as presented)

Powell, Steve, proMENTE, Association for Psychological Research and Action, Sarajevo
Ethno-political Identity and Ethno-political Frustration in Sarajevo

Priesner, Stefan, O'Donoghue, Lynne & Dedic, Alma, United Nations Development Program, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Findings of a Survey on Transitional Justice (Paper as presented)



R

Ramose, M.B., University of South Africa
Justice: the Missing Link in the South African Reconciliation Process

Rixecker, Stefanie, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Sexual minorities and Global Human Rights: The Challenge of Reconciling Irreconcilable Differences (Paper as presented)

Roberts, Patrick and David Steiner, Columbia College, Chicago
Discourse Literacy: A Path to Reconciliation for Palestinian and Israeli Youth

Rosemont Jr, Henry, Fudan University, Shanghai
U.S.-Dominated Human Rights Discourse as an Impediment to Reconciliation: A Confucian Critique and Alternative (Paper as presented)

Rudolph, Jr., Joseph R., Towson University, Maryland
Facilitating Democratization and Human Rights Security: An Assessment of Third Party Involvement in Post-Communist Europe (Paper as presented)



S

Sadria, Modjtaba, Chuo University
Pathways to Reconciliation: Practical Strategies

Scanlon, Christopher, Globalism Institute, RMIT University
The Art of Reconciliation: Some Sceptical Comments on Using the Arts to Resolve Social Division

Smith, Daniel C., Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
Reconciling Unique Religious Visions with the Universal Religious Law of Reconciliation (Paper as presented)

Spiric, Nikola, Parliamentray representative, Republic of Srpska
Rationalizing the Process of Truth and Reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Stutman, Suzanne, Penn State University, Pennsylvania
Children, Literature and Healing (Paper as presented)

Suslak, Kenneth, The Union Institute and University, Ohio
Reconciliation and Compassion: Psychological, Spiritual, and Research Approaches (Paper as presented)



T

Thompson, Judith, Union Institute and University, Ohio
Reconciliation and Compassion: Psychological, Spiritual, and Research Approaches

Tirrell, Lynne, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Promises, Apology, and the Politics of Reconciliation: Speech and the mitigation of injustice

Twaddle, Iain K.B., University of Guam
Addressing the Human Rights of Guam's Indigenous Prison Population



V

Valiñas, Marta Isabel Camacho,
Restorative Justice: A new approach to post-conflict justice in BiH?

W

Williams, Sarah, University of Durham
War Crimes Proceedings in Bosnia: First Stop or End of the Line? (Paper as presented)

Wilson, Derick, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
The Learning Task in a Contested Society (Paper as presented)

Z

Zoufal, Donald R., City of Chicago's Department of Aviation
The Context and Strategy for Reconciliation; The Experience of Bosnia and Herzegovina; In Development of Democratic Policing (Paper as presented)
Also available in PPT format.
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