Parallel with the workshops held on 8th September, four lectures were given on peace building and conflict management in a wider context. Elisabeth Rehn made an enthusiastic and personal contribution towards an understanding of the role of women in peace building. Look here for Elisabeth Rehn's lecture.
 
In international peace work, South African Vasu Gounden is a well-known name as international expert on conflict management. He is founder and director of ACCORD (African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes), and in his lecture spoke on the role of civil society in peace building. Look here for Gouden's presentation. 
 
Henrik Syse heads Norges Bank's Division of Corporate Governance in Norges Bank Investment Management, and is Senior Researcher at the peace research institute, PRIO. Syse lectured on the integration of ethics in relation to matters of a business and military character.
 
Author and lecturer in journalism at Oslo University College in Oslo, Nazneen Khan-Østrem, took as point of departure her book "My Jihad", and spoke of the internsection between Islamic identity and western secular values. Kan-Østrem's lecture will be made available during Week 38.

Elisabeth Rehn