World War I and the Twenty-First Century

The Dublin Monthly Meeting Peace Committee of the Irish Quakers and the Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction, at Dublin City University are jointly organising a conference, using World War I as the focal point for understanding what happened before, during and after it in terms of peacebuilding. The conference will work from historical and contemporary perspectives. It will discuss the philosophy of just war, social and economic justice and peace as a realistic alternative to violence. It will also consider the challenges of building international and local organisations and agreements to limit national/international violence.

World War I and the Twenty-First century:

Have we learned anything about Peace-Building?

A one day conference at The Helix, DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY (DCU),

Friday, 15th May, 2015, 9.30 to 4.30

All welcome

09.00 Registration and Coffee

09.30 Prof John Doyle (Director of DCU Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction)

Welcome and opening address: World War One and Contemporary Conflict: reflecting, learning and strengthening peacebuilding

10.00 Historical Perspectives

Dr Eileen Connolly (DCU)

Feminism, Pacifism and Nationalism: Ireland and the First World War

Glynn Douglas (Dublin Quaker)

Quakers' Social Outreach - A Consideration

11.00 Coffee Break

11.20 Ethical and Moral Perspectives

Prof Edouard Dommen (Swiss Quaker, former researcher at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)

Calvin attacks! How to undermine a warlike economy.

 Dr Peter Admirand (MDI / DCU).

"For Truth....': Inter-religious Dialogue and Peace Studies through Ellipses and Gaps.

12.30 Lunch Break

13.30 Civil Society and Arms Control

Tony D'Costa (Pax Christi)

International Peace and Security -The Role of Civil Society in disarmament in the Post-Cold-War Era

Dr Diana O’Dwyer (DCU)

'Limiting and Legitimising Western Military Power: A Gramscian Analysis of Humanitarian Arms Control Campaigns'

14.30 Coffee Break

15.00 Perspectives from International Affairs

Prof Michael Pugh (University of Bradford)

Aggressive Peace ?

Noel Dorr (former Sec Gen Irish Dept of Foreign Affairs)

From continental war to managing a planet: how far have we come in a century?

We are grateful for the generous support of Dublin City University, The Chapman Trust, Concerns Fund, Dublin Monthly Meeting, Irish Friends Education Committee, Irish Quaker Faith in Action

The conference is free to attend prior to the registration - please email Karolina.OBeachain-Stefanczak@dcu.ie to confirm your participation