Dr. JOSEPH KARANJA, PhD’s Post

ICYMI - REPOST GUIDES FOR AMERICAN BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS ON COUNTERING ANTISEMITISM Implement the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism  Help all sectors of society utilize the U.S. Action Plan. American Jewish Committee (AJC) has developed multiple guides to help government officials, civil society leaders, educators, and more integrate recommendations from the National Strategy into practice. View and download a Task Force Guide below. 

Why is it so difficult to craft peace agreements that last? This year's Pearson Global Forum examined this question, bringing together scholars and policymakers to discuss negotiation and agreement. Learn more: http://ms.spr.ly/6040WtgfQ

Discover how addressing a violent history after civil wars or the fall of authoritarian regimes is essential for achieving lasting peace, democracy, and the rule of law. Course objectives: 🎯understand different approaches to dealing with the past. 🎯get familiar with the most important notions, concepts and mechanisms relevant to transitional justice and dealing with the past (truth commissions, archives, reparations, guarantees of non-recurrence, etc.). 🎯learn how dealing with the past processes have been implemented in different contexts. 🎯learn about the complexities, challenges and politics involved in dealing with the past processes .   📅 28 – 29 October (2 days CET) 📍 Basel 🔗 Apply now! https://shorturl.at/kUoSj This course will be facilitated by the experts Claudia Josi, Ahmad Helmi, Rita El Khoury, Pamela Favre, and Lisa Ott.

"It's not just about who we are as Survivors - it's a part of who we are as a nation" - National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation On National Truth and Reconciliation Day we encourage you to take time to listen, learn, unlearn and reflect. Explore the online resources from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation: https://nctr.ca/

Check out a new publication resulting from the 'Justice Interactions' JUSTINT European Research Council Project, co-authored by Dr. Denisa Kostovicova and Lanabi La Lova on the publicness of transitional justice processes. The authors undertake a quantitative study of parliamentary questions to demonstrate how the public nature of post-conflict transitional justice undermines its normative goals. Read the full article here 👇 https://lnkd.in/e3gww6Aw

We and 4️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ civil society organisations have written to the EU to ensure that the coming five years put civil society, democracy and fundamental rights first. We've called for: 🛠️ A European Civil Society Strategy, integral to a broader European Democracy Agenda. 🎯 A strong mandate for a Commission Vice President responsible for democracy, civic space, and dialogue with civil society. 🏛️ Reinforcing intermediary bodies and adopting a Civil Dialogue Agreement 💶 Empowering Funding Policies 📊 A European Democracy Semester 📢 A stronger role for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Read our letter in full here: https://lnkd.in/ec7VPFi5 Civil Society Europe (CSE)

🎉 It's International Archives Week! 🗂️   Did you know that...  ➡ archives are everywhere, so common and diverse that we often overlook them. ➡ archives are not just repositories of the past; they hold the key to our future, providing crucial information for ongoing processes dealing with our collective history. ➡records documenting human rights violations are too often at risk.   The "Safe Haven for Archives at Risks" initiative promotes arrangements to safeguard archives at risk.   Learn more about the importance of archives and our work in the video below and here: https://t.ly/aQccf 📚✨

👉The best policies are reached through dialogue with a number of different stakeholders, from researchers to civil society and industry. European political foundations, such as the European Liberal Forum, serve as essential hubs that connect various stakeholders, fostering dialogue and cooperation not only across borders but also across policy areas and domains. 📰Read more about this on PartyParty: https://bit.ly/3VERRmo

Ray Avery If they do not play by the rules of engagement, then there is no longer the need to play the game. What they have done is act with the intention to do harm. The issue appears to be those who think scientific debate is not needed because the science is settled. The only thing in science that is settled is the number of corpses and the blood on their hands. Macbeth. I think a ton of soap 🫧 is needed to scrub away the materialism perspective. They need their mouths washed out with soap 🫧, and they need to clean up their Act. Putting NZ First is in our National interest. The coalition of the willing can 🙈, 🙉, 🙊. Tongue tied by the government. Unless they reveal the extent of the harm done and address these issues upfront in full public view, they will lose whatever little trust remains in the public sector.

🗓️ DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION ALERT! 🔔 Just a friendly reminder: the deadline for submission is quickly approaching. Please don’t forget—December 1 CALL FOR PAPERS FOR SPECIAL ISSUE: ARMED ARCHIVES Studying Archives of non-state Armed Actors: Methodological challenges and new research avenues If you are interested in contributing to this special issue, please send a 500-word abstract and short bio to Eva Willems (eva.willems@ugent.be) and Bert Suykens (bert.suykens@ugent.be)