Historians without Borders: The Use and Abuse of History in Conflicts
WHERE
HELSINKI, FINLAND
History continues to play a role in conflicts. But what can historians do to prevent the abuse of history for political purposes? Historians without Borders in Finland aims to further public discussion about history and to promote the use of historical knowledge for peace-building and conflict resolution.
May 19-20 Historians without Borders organised an international networking conference ‘Historians without Borders: The Use and Abuse of History in Conflicts’ which constituted the starting point of an international network of Historians without Borders.
SPEAKERS
Martti Ahtisaari Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Bernard Kouchner Co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières
Margaret MacMillan Professor at the University of Oxford
Peter Turkson President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
Romila Thapar Professor Emerita at Jawaharlal Nehru University
Ibrahim Gambari Chairman and Founder, Savannah Center for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development
WORKSHOPS
1917 in Finnish and Russian Historiography | Writing a Common History for Israel and Palestine | Turks and Armenians, 1915 and after | Colonial History or History of Colonialism | The Presence of History in East Asia: Why Can’t Bygones be Bygones? | Power, Diplomacy, Revolution or Society in Modern Mediterranean History? | US – Latin American Relations in Historiography
CLOSING PLENARY
Discussion and decision on the establishment of an International Network of Historians without Borders and on the follow-up for the initiative.