Thinking out Loud about Justice and Security

The conference is organised by the Foresee Research Group in partnership with the Institute for the Sociology of Law and Criminology (IRKS), within the framework of the ALTERNATIVE Project (Restorative justice in intercultural settings - 2012-2016, Consortium leader: KULeuven - Leuven Institute of Criminology (LINC), receiving funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no. 285368)

What is the potential of the restorative approach to conflict resolution in promoting peaceful co-existence in communities known as intercultural contexts in the CEE region?

Under which conditions and in what specific ways may restorative practices (such as mediation, conferencing and peacemaking circles) support communities described as intercultural contex

With whom?

This workshop intends to make a link between 1.) professionals dealing with peaceful conflict resolution techniques (e.g. mediators, restorative practitioners), 2.) stake-holders affected by or responsive to conflicts in intercultural contexts (e.g. policy makers, representatives of municipalities, minority representatives) and 3.) fellows from the research/academic field.

Why?

The aim of the workshop is to present the preliminary findings from Hungary and Austria – the two action sites within the ALTERNATIVE project dealing with conflict-resolution in intercultural communities – and to offer space and time for critical discussion and further input for the research.

What do we attempt? 

During these two interactive days we shall think loudly and collectively on the intersections of restorative justice and intercultural settings as well as giving meaning to safety, security, justice, community, exclusion, minorities and participation – that constitute the conceptual fabric of the ALTERNATIVE project.

How?

1. Researchers and practitioners introduce the action research sites and show films from the locations.

2. Presentations on the state of arts and on the preliminary findings, facilitated by an invited opponent expert (in a fish-bowl setting) followed by a concluding round-table of the involved researchers.

3. At certain points participants can reflect and contribute in circle-discussions and thematic workshops. Furthermore, there will be an open space for exhibitions or pitch talks, where each participant can briefly summarise her mission/activities and voice her message. 

The language of the workshop is English. 

The researchers’ team:

From the Foresee Research Group (Hungary):

László Balla, Gabriella Benedek, dr. Borbála Fellegi, Gábor Héra, Gyula Galyas, dr. Éva Győrfi, Koppány Kelemen, Szilvia Süki-Szíjártó, Dóra Szegő

From the Institute for the Sociology of Law and Criminology, IRKS (Austria):

Katrin Kremmel and dr. Christa Pelikan

How can you register?

Registration for participation is FREE of charge (incl. dinner on Thursday, snack-lunch on Friday and all the coffee breaks

But you need to register online here.

The link to the online registration:

http://survey.foresee.hu/index.php?sid=38826&newtest=Y&lang=en

The number of participants is limited to 35.

Please register online well in advance, since registration is confirmed on a first come, first served basis.

Deadline for registrations: 20 October 2014

Bursaries

You would like to come but have limited budget for travel and accommodation?

You can apply for one of the 10 bursaries to get contribution to the travel and/or accommodation costs.

Application for bursaries is possible online here:

http://survey.foresee.hu/index.php?sid=38826&newtest=Y&lang=en

Deadline for bursary applications: 26 September 2014

Decision is announced before 5 October. 

And don’t forget: this is a chance for You disseminating your activities!

We welcome any kind of material that you would like to share with the other participants about your organisation or projects (reports, leaflets, books, posters etc.). For that, an open space will be created on Friday afternoon after the welcome, so bring anything that you think others would be interested in! We’ll also provide space for thought provoking talks in elevator-pitch style (“Summarise and stage your message in 6 minutes”).

For more information, please contact: Dr. Borbala Fellegi (director of the Foresee Research Group) at [email protected]