Peace

Suna Finbog 13. October 2017

The value of my stay at the Nansen and Oslo Summer School

I’ve always cared about peace-making and reconciliation, and this is the story of how the Summer School at the Lillehammer Nansen Academy and the University of Oslo offered a path, says Elena Levina.

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Suna Finbog 20. April 2017

Givat Haviva – working for coexistence and a shared society in Israel

How do we find the formula for the best lives together? How do we share the resources and opportunities in a given society when some feel they have more rights than others? [Read more…]

Suna Finbog 6. March 2017

Living in contrasts – between peace and war in Kyiv Ukraine

Kiev - source: http://2017rik.pp.ua — Kiev, Ukraine- source: http://2017rik.pp.ua

If you take a walk in the centre of Kyiv in Ukraine, you will not see any clear signs of a country in war. [Read more…]

Suna Finbog 27. February 2017

Where have all the students gone?

Students in Argo — School children in Argo

In Argo, in the mountainous area of Badakshan, there is a district school where 2600 students are enrolled. One day when the government monitors came to inspect the school there were only 12 students present. [Read more…]

Suna Finbog 20. February 2017

“They have just shot some people, that’s all”

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Berlin)

Some years ago, I was working in a place known to host very violent armed groups.

All of the sudden, while standing with some of the children we were working with, we heard tree, four shots. “They killed three people, they killed three people”, some kids warned. [Read more…]

Suna Finbog 13. February 2017

Packing the Suitcase for Peace – What do We Choose to Fill it With?

Mountains in Iraq escape — Mountains in Iraq

I still remember the first time I reflected on my family’s escape from the war between Iraq and Iran in the 80’s. The after-school teacher asked me to tell about the route and describe my memories. I could not because I was not sure what this meant. [Read more…]

Suna Finbog 6. February 2017

The Beginning of a New Understanding

Dialogue is about discovering one’s own needs and the needs of others. Most people aren’t aware that the statements they make have more than one side to them. [Read more…]

Kai Nygaard 15. November 2016

We and the Others in the Barents Region

Alexandra Smirnova, lecturer at Petrozovodsk State University with students.

Who are we and who are the others in the Barents region? What are the conditions for cross-border cooperation in a time of sanctions? Can dialogue at grassroot level make a difference? [Read more…]

Kai Nygaard 13. May 2015

Masterclass in Dialogue Facilitation – A Deeper Understanding of Dialogue

Olga Zelenyuk from Ukraine was part of the Masterclass in Dialogue Facilitation

I am involved in peace-building work in Ukraine. The NGO I work in conducts dialogues, and so I was extremely interested to learn more about the Nansen method. [Read more…]

Kai Nygaard 4. May 2015

Make Space for Dialogue – reflections on the Masterclass in Dialogue Facilitation

Hanna Bakland was one of the participants of the Masterclass in Dialogue Facilitation taking place on the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue from April 22 to 26. Here are her reflections about the course: [Read more…]