Liberal Peacebuilding: Doomed to Fail?

We are pleased to be able to welcome you to the concluding public seminar of the Liberal Peace and the Ethics of Peacebuilding Project. This is a three-year research project coordinated by PRIO that addresses the ethical dimensions of the liberal peacebuilding agenda.
At the seminar, general findings from the project will be presented by the project members with a particular focus on different case studies. Presentations will be given by, Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh (Science Po), Stein Sundstøl Eriksen (NUPI), J. Peter Burgess (PRIO) Kristoffer Lidèn (PRIO) and Inger Skjelsbæk (PRIO). This will prepare the ground for a roundtable discussion on the ethical premises of in particular the Norwegian peacebuilding engagement.



Distinguished participants in the roundtable will include:



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Representative from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (to be confirmed)
* Jan Egeland, Director at Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
* Mariano Aguirre, Managing Director Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre (Noref)
* Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director at International Peace Research Institute (PRIO)
* Morten Høglund (FrP), Member of Norwegian Parliament, Committee of Foreign Affairs & Defence



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Henrik Syse, Senior Researcher at PRIO will be leading the roundtable discussion



Following the seminar there will be a light lunch venue open to all participants. Please do indicate upon registration if you prefer to stay on for this occasion.



Please register with seminar@prio.no, if you want to take part in this seminar.