Seminar on deforestation and peace at Universidad de los Andes
CAPAZ, Universidad de los Andes, and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Colombia, organised the seminar on deforestation, biodiversity, and peace held on August 6, 2019 in Bogotá. Academic and civil society representatives participated in the event. Further information
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CAPAZ Territorial School in Pasto
The CAPAZ Territorial School in Pasto, Nariño aimed to strengthen the capacities of local actors through education. It took place from 10 to 14 June, 2019, as the second phase of the exploratory study supported by CAPAZ and led by the research groups La Minga and Indesco at Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia in Pasto. Further information
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Seminar on political participation and democracy
The seminar: "Combat violence with words", organised by CAPAZ and the Dutch Institute for Multiparty Democracy in Colombia (NIMD), brought together social leaders to exchange mechanisms to strengthen political participation, dialogue, and democracy. It was held on June 12 and 13, 2019 at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. Further information
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Writing helps repair and build memory in Medellín
On May 10, 2019, a seminar on autobiographical writing as a mechanism of subjective reparation and memory construction was held in Medellín. The event was part of an exploratory study supported by CAPAZ and coordinated by Universidad de Antioquia. Teachers, students, and victims of various forms of violence participated. Further information (in Spanish).
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Memory through theatre and performance in Quinchía, Risaralda
As part of the activities for the exploratory study supported by CAPAZ and coordinated at Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (UTP), the workshop “Body and Memory” was held in February 2019, followed by the community theatre exercise: “For Today: stories in times of peace” held in March. The Quinchía (Risaralda) community was involved in both activities.
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Seminar at Universidad de los Andes on memory, academia, and civil society
"Memory, academia, and civil society: Building bridges" was the title of the academic conference held on March 13-15, 2019 at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá. The activity was part of an exploratory study supported in 2018 by CAPAZ on the role of academia and civil society in the construction of historical memory. Further information
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Presentation by the CAPAZ Academic Director in Ibagué
On March 14, 2019, Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters gave a presentation on peacebuilding and social inequalities at Universidad de Ibagué, an associate member of the CAPAZ Institute. Further information
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Documentary on the FARC-EP musical repertoire
On May 16, 2019, the documentary "A recomponer" was screened at Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá. The documentary is about the laying down of arms of two former FARC-EP combatants and their incursion into music. It is the result of an exploratory study supported by CAPAZ on the construction of a database of farian music between 1988 and 2018. Further information
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Workshops in Bogota led by Prof. Dr. Kai Ambos
Prof. Dr. Kai Ambos taught two workshops in Bogotá in May 2019. The first took place at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and focused on the results of research in transitional justice, human rights, and international criminal law. The second workshop took place at the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) offices and was addressed to JEP staff. Further information
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International conferences in Bogotá on land rights
CAPAZ, the GIZ agency in Colombia, the United Nations, together with other institutions supported the academic conference on land law, held in May 2019 at Universidad Externado de Colombia. The thematic emphasis was on the analysis of the social ordering of rural property. Further information
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Colloquium and conference on gender, right-wing populism, and peace
The colloquium on women and peacebuilding and the lecture by Prof. Dr. Julia Roth (Universität Bielefeld) on gender, right-wing populism, and peace were held at Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá on May 31, 2019. The academic conferences were coordinated in partnership with the School of Gender Studies at the same university. Further information
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Seminar held in Ibagué on communication and mental health in the conflict
On April 26, 2019, the seminar-workshop: “Conflict, communication, and mental health” provided a meeting place for those interested in audio-visual recording techniques that are sensitive to the recovery processes of victims of the armed conflict. The event was part of the exploratory study supported by CAPAZ and led by Universidad de Ibagué, with a view to the creation of an audio-visual memory centre for peace in Tolima. Further information
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Environmental democracy: The central theme of the seminar held at Universidad de los Andes
Representatives of academia, social organisations, law firms, and environmentalists met on March 15, 2019 at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, during the seminar-workshop: "Popular Consultations and Environmental Democracy". The meeting was part of a CAPAZ-supported exploratory study on the political participation of communities. Further information
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Research activities on reincorporation processes in Caquetá and Huila
Researchers from Germany and Colombia visited the departments of Huila and Caquetá on March 21, 2019, where they coordinated workshops and meetings to identify models for the reincorporation of former FARC-EP combatants and some of the dynamics with the surrounding communities. The activities were part of the CAPAZ-supported development of the exploratory study on reincorporation. Further information
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Eventos académicos en Alemania /
Academic events in Germany
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The CAPAZ Administrative Director's Agenda in Germany
Dr. Carlos Nupia's agenda during the summer in Germany included several strategic meetings in Berlin and Giessen to initiate or strengthen cooperation ties. In the German capital, Dr. Nupia met with the Colombian Ambassador to Germany and in Munich, he gave a presentation at the Technical University of Munich. Further information
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Juliette Vargas was invited to several academic events in Germany
In Germany, Juliette Vargas, research collaborator by CAPAZ and CEDPAL, participated in several academic events on transitional justice, in which she also presented the advances of her doctoral research. Further information
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Academic activities with Juliana González Villamizar in Germany
Juliana González Villamizar, CAPAZ research collaborator and doctoral candidate at Justus Liebig University Giessen, attended an intense academic agenda in Germany during the summer of 2019. The activities included a seminar and several presentations. Further information
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CAPAZ was involved in different events in Giessen
Between May and June 2019, CAPAZ representatives participated in academic activities in Giessen, Germany. Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters was invited by the Graduate Centre for Social, Economic and Legal Sciences at Justus Liebig University Giessen to give his talk on the post-conflict in Colombia. CAPAZ and JLU organised the conference on transitional justice, with the participation of German and Colombian researchers. Finally, the group of ASA practitioners organised a discussion session on the current situation of human rights and exploitation of natural resources in Colombia.
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Workshop in Berlin on the construction and spaces of memory
On July 15-16, 2019, the Institute of Latin American Studies (LAI) at Freie Universität Berlin welcomed researchers from Colombia, Germany, Spain, Chile, Argentina, and Ecuador for the workshop: "Commemoration and Remembrance. Processes of construction of historical memory and legitimacy of the State". Further information
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Memory and Transitional Justice: Cases from Colombia and Latin America
CAPAZ, the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Justus Liebig University Giessen, and the Hanns Seidel Stiftung Foundation organised the workshop: "Transitional Justice and Memory: Colombia in Latin American Perspective", held on July 11 and 12, 2019. CAPAZ was represented by Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters and Juliana González Villamizar. Further information
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The University of Erfurt hosted an international workshop
CAPAZ and the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at the University of Erfurt hosted the workshop: "Peace Process in Colombia: Security Reconfigurations and International Responses", from 23 to 25 April 2019 in Erfurt. The workshop focused on topics such as the reincorporation of former combatants, the Colombia Venezuela crisis, and illicit crops in Colombia. Further information
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CAPAZ attended the Conference of Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean
The German Federal Foreign Office organised the "Conference on Latin America and the Caribbean - Initiative 2019". On 28 May 2019. Foreign ministers from various countries in Latin America and representatives from academia, industry, and culture also attended. CAPAZ was represented by Dr. Rosario Figari Layús (JLU), Dr. Jonas Wolff (PRIF) and Dr. Camilo Borrero (Universidad Nacional de Colombia). Further information
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Students from JLU Giessen visit Colombia on an academic excursion
A group of students from Justus Liebig University Giessen came on an academic excursion to Colombia, where they visited the CAPAZ Institute, the German Embassy, and social and environmental projects in Bogotá and the department of Tolima. Further information (in German).
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CAPAZ Administrative Director was invited to the regional forum on the Post Agreement
The forum: "Regional Thought in the Post-Agreement" was held in Neiva at the end of May 2019. Dr. Carlos Nupia, Administrative Director of CAPAZ participated in the discussion on knowledge networks and political action. Further information
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CAPAZ in German-Colombian technical consultations
By invitation of the Colombian Ministry of Education, the CAPAZ Administrative Director, Dr. Carlos Nupia represented the Institute in the third version of the German-Colombian technical consultations on education, science, and technology. The consultations took place on 13 and 14 May 2019 in Bogotá. Further information
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CAPAZ and HAWAPI discussion session on memory 2018
As part of the academic program of the HAWAPI 2018 art fellowship, Dr. Kristina Dietz (LAI/CAPAZ) was invited to a discussion session on memory, held on March 28, 2019 at the Casa Museo Jorge Eliércer Gaitán in Bogotá. Further information
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Universidad de Antioquia delegation visits PRIF colleagues in Frankfurt
Researchers from the Universidad de Antioquia visited the Leibniz Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies in Frankfurt (PRIF) on March 11, 2019, where they met with colleagues from Germany to exchange research and experiences on historical memory. Further information
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Visitas a CAPAZ / Visits to CAPAZ
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CAPAZ meeting of Bundestag members with social activists
By invitation of the German Embassy in Colombia, members of the Andean Group of the German Parliament, CAPAZ representatives, and human rights organisations met on 22 July 2019 in the CAPAZ office in Bogotá. Further information
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Academic residency at CAPAZ
Dr. Joana Amaral (Universität Marburg) visited the CAPAZ Institute from 16 June to 2 August 2019, during which she carried out part of her postdoctoral research project. Further information
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Students from Mainz visited CAPAZ
Business and management students from Hochschule Mainz University of Applied Sciences in Germany, accompanied by Prof. Dr. Norbert Rohleder visited the CAPAZ Institute in Bogotá on March 12, 2019. They learned about the work of CAPAZ and discussed some of the aspects related to peace implementation in Colombia. Further information
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Eco en medios / Press releases
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- Colombia: un año de Iván Duque como presidente. The Deutsche Welle channel interviews Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters (August 7, 2019).
- Den Friedenprozess in Kolumbien stabilisieren. Pressemitteilung der JLU Gießen (Nr. 165, 15. August 2019).
- “El Instituto Colombo-Alemán para la Paz (CAPAZ)”. Opinion column by Prof. Dr. Francisco Cortés in El Colombiano (August 12, 2019).
- Frieden herzustellen ist schwieriger, als Krieg zu führen. Interview with Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters in the annual report of the DAAD (in German, July 2019).
- La protección de los líderes sociales debería ser una prioridad para Duque. The Deutsche Welle channel interviews Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters (May 27, 2019).
- En extradición, entre EE. UU. y Colombia no existe reciprocidad. El Tiempo interviews Prof. Dr. Kai Ambos (June 15, 2019).
- Los legados de Humboldt / Humboldts Erben. DAAD's LETTER interviews Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters (April, 2019).
- Friedensforschung. Stefan Peters – Kolumbien am Scheideweg. The Hessen schafft Wissen portal interviews Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters (Podcast, May 2, 2019).
- Der negative Friede. The Kolumbien Aktuell portal interviews Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters (No. 108, April 2019), p. 22-24.
- Colombia: ¿será el momento de la Fiscalía de la CPI para actuar? Comments by Prof. Dr. Kai Ambos y Susann Aboueldahab in Revista Semana (April 2, 2019).
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Próximos eventos / Upcoming events
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- Workshop "Citizen political education". September 5, 2019, Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá. Organised by the CAPAZ Institute and Centro de Pensamiento Nicanor Restrepo Santamaría para la Reconstrucción Civil at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Admission is free (in German).
- CAPAZ 2019 Summer School: "An Exclusive Peace? Peacebuilding in unequal contexts". September 23-27, 2019 in Berlin. Organized by the CAPAZ Institute and LAI at Freie Universität Berlin.
- Conference "The peace process in an unequal country: Challenges for Colombia three years after the Final Agreeement". October, 2019, Universidad del Norte de Barranquilla. Organized by the CAPAZ Institute and Universidad de Norte.
- Discussion session „Soziale Ungleichheiten und die Landfrage: Herausforderungen für den kolumbianischen Friedensprozess“. October 30, 2019 in Hamburg, Germany. The event will be held during the Lateinamerika Herbst Festival, in cooperation with CAPAZ and the Universität Hamburg.
- Dialogue platform "Political repression, forced disappearance, and resilience in contexts of inequality". March, 2020 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Organized by the CAPAZ Institute, Justus Liebig University Giessen and Maria Sibylla Merian Centre for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS).
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The CAPAZ Institute is a cooperation platform involving Colombia and Germany, promoting the exchange of knowledge and experience in topics related to peacebuilding through the formation of networks between universities, research centres, civil society organisations and governmental entities, whose actions focus on the territorial area. The consolidation of such networks allows interdisciplinary academic analysis, reflection, and debate on the lessons of the past and the challenges of sustainable peacebuilding”. CAPAZ promotes research activities, teaching and consultancy, allowing new approaches to understanding peace and conflict, which transmit knowledge to society and set out answers to the multiple challenges inherent to a society in transition.
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