Last month, the first ACTS (Applied Conflict Transformation Studies) started in the Balkans. ACTS programme is designed for people who want to develop skills and wider competence they need to build greater peace and justice in their own communities and countries. Participants are working in fields such as peace, human rights, and development, or looking for ways to become engaged in these, or related fields. (03-NOV-05)
This article is written by Jorunn Tønnessen of the Nansen Dialogue Network. It has been edited for publication here by HRH / Niels Jacob Harbitz.
ACTS programme in the Balkans is part of global ACTS programme, and will be implemented also in East Africa and SE Asia. The focus of first seminar was on building the foundations: theories of conflict, conflict transformation skills and action research methodology. Second seminar will start in February 2006, with the main topic: Conflict, Power and Change: Engaging with Actors, Systems, Structure and Policies. In the Balkans ACTS is the result of cooperation among 3 partner organisations: Nansen Dialogue Network, Responding to Conflict, and University of Novi Sad. ACTS is a two-year course and completion of it will result in a Master’s degree.
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