Conflict Transformation Symposium
Confirmend Presenters: Papers and Panels

Session A-1 / Friday / 9:00am
Inter-Ethnic Conflict Transformation: Conditions and Capacities

Bert Koegler UNF, Dept. of Philosophy	The Unavoidable Dialogue: Empathetic Recognition and Inter-Ethnic Conflict Resolution
Aleksandra Sasha Milicevic UNF, Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology	Turbulent Post-Conflict: Nationalism, War and Reconciliation in Serbia
Susan Russel Northern Illinois Univ., Dept. of Anthropology	Conflict Transformation Efforts in the Midst of War and Rebellion in the Southern Philippines

Session A-2 / Friday / 9am
Talking the Walk: Discursive Engagements in Pursuit of Peace

John Frank UNF, Dept. of Political Science/Public Adm	The Andragogy of Dialogue: Advancing Social Justice Through Moral Talk in Public Space
David Schwam-Baird UNF, Dept. of Political Science/Public Adm	Personal Encounters in the Conflagration: Is Peace Education Relevant as the Conflict Rages?
Bart Welling UNF, Dept. of English	Truth and Reconciliation in the Literatures of the Americas

Session B-1 / Friday / 10:45
Constructing Peace in Africa:

Ekene Oko Nigeria Immigration Service	The Role of Leadership in Issues of Peace & Conflict in Africa
Henry Thomas UNF, Dept. of Political Science/Public Adm	Prospect for Conflict Transformation: Waging Peace with the Africa Command
James Wanki Univ. of Limerick, Dept of Politics & Public Adm	Tested by Fire: ECOWAS, Conflicts, "Regionalization," and Search for Peace in Troubled West Africa

Session B-2 / Friday / 10:45
Restorative Imperatives:

John Linnehan Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice	Crisis, Cosmology, and Peace
Dominik Güss UNF, Dept. of Psychology	The Power of Forgiveness

Session C1 / Friday 2:30
MESO MITIGATIONS:

Abdulbasit Aydin Florida State University / Dept. of Economics	How to Transform Conflicts Arising from the Engagements of Muslims with the West
Maria Teresa Tuason UNF, Dept. of Psychology	The Conflict and Oppression of Poverty: Growing Up Poor in the Philippines
David Simon Florida Center for Public & International Policy	Major Sources of Conflict in the Age of Globalization

Session C2 / Friday / 2:30PM
Psychological Processes:

Sharon Wilburn and Richmond Wynn UNF, Public Health and Counseling Center	Multiculturalism and Conflict Transformation: Counselor and Counselee Working Together
Casey Welch (in absentia) UNF, Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology,	Media Literacy, Logic, and Conflict Transformation
Jarik Conrad Conrad Consulting Group	Emotional Intelligence in Cultural Conflict Transformation

Session D1 /Saturday/9:15 AM
Educational Responses:

Linda Pickett Univ. of Mich/Flint, Early Childhood Education	Teaching Peace with Circle Meetings
Candice Carter UNF, Early Childhood Education	Teacher Preparation for Peace Education

Session D2 / Saturday / 9:15AM
Transformative Activism:

Ravindra Kumar Former Vice-Chancellor, CCS Univ., India	Gandhism in Responding to Conflicts
Stan Swart UNF, Dept. of Criminology and Criminal Justice	Changing Labor Practices with Music
John Young Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville	Nonviolent Activism for the 21st Century