The Quest for Peace in Middle East:
Interrogating expertise, anthropologizing moral imperatives and normative empires

Date: 22 June 2010

Times: Please see attached agenda for details

Location: Auditorium B1, College Hall, AUB

Short Summary:

The Quest for Peace in Middle East workshop will discuss findings of a research project on the anthropology of peacebuilding expertise, which was supported by the Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE). Research findings will be presented to stimulate public debate on the meaning and role of peacemaking and conflict resolution in Lebanon and the Arab world, as well as to receive valuable feedback from experts and professionals in the field. The broader aim of the workshop is to develop a book proposal for a new series Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding by London publishers Routledge.