Realism
of the Past
LILP
held a workshop on its 'Realism of the Past' stream on 24th August
2001, at UNU/INCORE in Derry/Londonderry.
How
post conflict societies deal with the past is an important questions
both from a policy and practitioner perspective consequently the
day was broken into two sessions:
The stream also facilitated
an exchange visit to Vukovar in Croatia, hosted by the Vukovar
Institute for Peace Research and Education (VIMIO).
Realism
of the Past - The German Experience
- Lars
Colschen, Research Group on German Affairs, Centre for Applied
Policy Research, Germany
- Michael
Weigl, Research Group on German Affairs, Centre for Applied Policy
Research, Germany
The speakers provided
an overview of the approaches and strategies which have been implemented
in Germany since the Second World War, highlighting some of the problems
which have arisen in the use of history at a policy level, and including
recommendations on how history can be successfully drawn upon in the
policy context. They also addressed the current context in Germany,
and the problems that have arisen in terms of creating 'inner unity'
and reconciliation.
Realism of the
Past - Training Session
- Dudley Weeks,
The Centre for Effective Partnership, USA
This three hour
training session examined conceptual and practical tools for dealing
with the past. The workshop was designed to focus on proven, sustainable
skills that are most relevant to building mutually beneficial relationships,
dealing with conflicts, and learning from the past to improve the present
and future.
