Preliminary Schedule

The conference will take place at the University of Tromsø at the Centre for Peace Studies 17-19 September 2008. The conference will start on Wednesday at 1 p.m. The last day is Friday, which gives the participants the opportunity to stay in Tromsø for the weekend if desired.

Day 1
During the first day of the conference the focus will be on key issues in debates in research methodologies and their application to peace research. The conference will be introduced by the organisers Ida Hydle (CPS) and Frank Möller (TAPRI) with a brief opening session about the aims and objectives of the conference to set the scene. The papers presented on this day will address methodological issues and challenges of interdisciplinary peace research. Keynote speaker will address the challenges of introducing RJ research into peace studies. The discussions generated will illuminate the debates for the remainder of the conference.

In the evening there will be a get-together event and dinner.

Day 2
Keynote speaker will focus on the international overview of RJ research and new directions such as The Working Party on Restorative Justice with the UN peace building commission. In the light of the discussions presented in Day 1, the papers presented will draw upon a range of empirical research in peace studies and RJ in general.

In the evening there will be a formal conference dinner.

Day 3
Keynote speaker will focus the specific European challenges that face RJ research and education. The ranges of issues and themes to be discussed across the papers include ethical and legal issues and the role of the researcher in peace research. Future agendas for peace research will be discussed within the context of the conference themes and will be concluded with reflections about the conference as a whole.

Departure.