Are you thinking about doing fieldwork or an internship in a (post)
conflict setting? Do you want to know how people deal with trauma and what
consequences this might have? Then come to this workshop organized by Pax
et Bellum in cooperation with the TRAST-network where Ivana Maček
(assistant Professor in Genocide Studies) and Sverker Finnström (PhD) from
the Hugo Valentin Centre at Uppsala University will share their personal
experiences of doing fieldwork in Bosnia and Uganda. There will be plenty
of room for questions. The workshop will take place on Wednesday the 23rd
of November at 16.00 in Hall 1 of the Department of Peace and Conflict
Research, Gamla Torget 3 (2nd floor).

The Network for Work with Trauma and Secondary Traumatisation (TRAST) is
for researchers, students, and others working with issues concerning
genocide and other massive political violence. In their research they meet
traumatized people, witnesses, and work with narratives and various sorts
of documentation that in different ways reflect these extensive and
massive, collective traumas.

For more information about this event contact Caroline Folmer (Head of
Activities) via activities@paxetbellum.org

Join us for Pax et Bellum’s monthly movie night on Tuesday the 15th of
November at 19:00 at Uplands Nation at S:t Larsgatan 11, in the TV room of
their pub Svante’s källare (the TV room can be found by turning right
after the pub entrance).

The Whistleblower is a 2010 thriller film directed by Larysa Kondracki,
written by Kondracki and Eilis Kirwan, starring Rachel Weisz. A
policewoman risks her job and safety to uncover and bring to light a
wide-scale, child sex-slave and human-trafficking scandal involving a U.S.
military contractor, Democra Corp (a pseudonym for the real world DynCorp)
and the United Nations in post-war Bosnia. Inspired by actual events, the
film tells the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, and premiered at the 2010
Toronto International Film Festival.

Entrance is free as usual but note that a nation card is required to enter
the pub. We hope to see you there!

For more information about this event contact Caroline Folmer (Head of
Activities) via activities@paxetbellum.org

Join us for Pax et Bellum’s monthly movie night on the 18th of October at 20:00 at Uplands Nation at S:t Larsgatan 11 (the exact location can be found by entering through the door at the back of the terrace and turning right, guiding arrows will be posted).

We will show the documentary En Route to Baghdad (2005) that details the life and humanitarian work of Sergio Vieira de Mello, a man who endeavored to bring peace and security to countries like Rwanda, Mozambique, Cambodia and East Timor.

Entrance is free as usual but note that a nation card is required. We hope to see you there!

For more information about this event contact Caroline Folmer (Head of Activities) via activities@paxetbellum.org

Pax et Bellum, in collaboration with the Uppsala Forum on Peace, Democracy and Justice, is excited to invite you to a special event on Monday the 31st of October at 16.00 in Hall 1 at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Gamla Torget 3 (2nd floor). Travelling Professor Erica Chenoweth (Wesleyan University) will discuss her book “Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict” written with Maria Stephan.

As part of her European book tour Professor Chenoweth will give a lecture discussing the findings on the effectiveness of campaigns of nonviolent resistance. In their book, Chenoweth and Stephan detail the factors enabling such campaigns to succeed—and, at times, causing them to fail. They find that nonviolent resistance presents fewer obstacles to moral and physical involvement, information and education, and participator commitment. Successful nonviolent resistance movements tend to usher in more durable and internally peaceful democracies, which are less likely to regress into civil war.

The lecture will be followed by a question and answer session chaired by Kristine Eck, PhD at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, and will conclude with a post-seminar reception. The Uppsala Forum on Peace, Democracy and Justice will provide snacks and drinks.

For more information about this event contact Caroline Folmer (Head of Activities) via activities@paxetbellum.org

Join us for Pax et Bellum’s TED event on Thursday the 6th of October at
16.15 in Hall 1 at the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Gamla
Torget 3 (2nd Floor) where Pax et Bellum will host a discussion table
based on TED talks. We will watch three great speeches related to
post-conflict reconstruction and discuss the thoughts and ideas they evoke.

TED talks are short inspiring speeches and you can find more information
about them from www.ted.com. Pax et Bellum welcomes you all to what
promises to be an engaging and stimulating discussion! Fika will be
available for 20 SEK.

For more information about this event contact Caroline Folmer (Head of
Activitities) via activities@paxetbellum.org

At the Pax et Bellum member meeting on September 13th the Pax et Bellum members successfully elected a new board! Thank you to all those who attended the meeting, ran for positions and congratulations to the newly elected board members! All the best for this semester!

The new board members are:

Sayra van den Berg – Chairperson
Christopher Shay – Vice Chairperson
Caroline Folmer – Head of Activities
Erdinc Doganay – Treasurer
Gökhan Çiflikli – Head of Marketing
Ann-Mari Sundsten – Head of Public Relations
Anna Karin Berglund – Secretary
Bia Albernaz – General Board Member
Annerose Nisser – General Board Member
Martijn Paalman – General Board Member
Özgür Sak – General Board Member