Historians without Borders: The Use and Abuse of History in Conflicts
19th-20th May 2016 at the University of Helsinki
Historians without Borders in Finland (HWB) was founded on June 17 in Helsinki, at the initiative of Erkki Tuomioja, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, to further public discussion about history and to promote the use of historical knowledge for peace-building and conflict resolution.
The international conference Historians without Borders: The Use and Abuse of History in Conflicts will be organised in Helsinki on May 19 – 20.
The two-day Conference will begin with a welcome reception on the evening of Wednesday May 18 and it is organised in cooperation with and input from the University of Helsinki, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
SPEAKERS
Martti Ahtisaari Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Bernard Kouchner Co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières
Margaret MacMillan Professor at the University of Oxford
Thabo Mbeki Former President of South Africa (TBC)
Romila Thapar Professor Emerita at Jawaharlal Nehru University
WORKSHOPS
1917 in Finnish and Russian Historiography
Writing a Common History for Israel and Palestine
Turkey and Armenia 1915
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
THE CLOSING PLENARY will discuss and take a decision on the establishment of an International Network of Historians without Borders and on the follow-up for the initiative.
Registration fee: 100 EUR. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation and cover the costs related to participation.
For more information and registration visit our webpage at www. historianswithoutborders.fi/en/conference
Also see the attached PDFs.