Thursday, April 10th, 2014 Partitioning as a means of Conflict Resolution: Lessons from former Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia

DateTimeLocation
Thursday, April 10, 20144:00PM - 6:00PMSeminar Room 108N, Munk School of Global Affairs
1 Devonshire Place

Description

Partitioning and territorial separation along group lines has been suggested as a solution to resolve many conflicts within states. But does dividing territory along group lines contribute to resolving a conflict? The talk will discuss whether territorial approaches to conflict resolution in divided societies offer an appropriate mechanism to manage or decrease inter-group conflict. Discussing two cases of partitioning: Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia; this talk will examine the challenge of linking an ethnic or religious group with a specific territory.


Speakers

Timea Spitka
Dr. Timea Spitka received her PhD from Ben Gurion University (Israel) and her Master’s degree from University of Toronto (CREES). She teaches and works in conflict resolution and worked for a number of international organizations including Oxfam and the United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovia (BiH).


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