University of Pretoria

A seminar at the University of Pretoria, 13 to 15 July

Organised jointly by the Department of Political Sciences/University of Pretoria and the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation/Uppsala in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden/Pretoria. Some parts of the seminar are open to the public. Among the speakers are Jan Pronk, Manuel Fröhlich, Alex Obote-Odora, Chris Saunders and Carlos Lopes.

Download seminar programme (pdf).

In connection with this the African Journal on Conflict Resolution (AJCR) releases a special issue

AJCR Volume 11 No. 1, 2011: Special Issue on the Theme: Southern Africa – 50 Years After Hammarskjöld

This special issue of AJCR on Southern Africa – 50 years after Hammarskjöld underlines the current relevance of Hammarskjöld’s legacy  and the continued relevance of his mindset and convictions for our efforts today to enhance peace and reduce violence and discrimination. This covers not only dimensions seeking to protect individual people. It also includes efforts to ensure more equal relations among states within the international system, often misleadingly called ‘order’ but more often tantamount to a structurally embedded disorder. By doing so, the following contributions also articulate parameters for better conduct by and among states and their leaders, respecting the interest of ‘We, the Peoples’ as the Preamble of the United Nations Charter declares (in contrast to what follows in the actual clauses, which focus on the governments of states).

Download the Special Issue