Violent Conflicts Revisited: Important Insights from Psychosocial and Trauma-Aware Perspectives
- Date
- 30 June 2026
- Location
- Online Webinar
Violence and peacebuilding are not just a political or military issue - they reach much deeper in the human and social psyche. Violence reshapes human behavior, cultural narratives and worldviews, alters our neurobiology, and fractures the social fabric of entire communities. To build sustainable peace, we must address these deeper, individual and systemic psychosocial dynamics.
Online Webinar with two speakers who are authors of recently published books: • “Psychosocial Peacebuilding: A Guide into the Heart of Sustainable Peace” • “The Routledge International Handbook of Trauma-responsive Peacebuilding” (edited by Sara Habibi-Clarke and Cordula Reimann)
➡️ Psychosocial Peacebuilding by Dr. Katrien Hertog: What is the emerging field of psychosocial peacebuilding exactly? Where does it come from? Why is it crucial for sustainable peace? How does it work? Can anyone implement it?
➡️ A collective trauma-lens perspective, by Dr. Cordula Reimann: What is a collective trauma-lens perspective to conflict and violence? How does transgenerational trauma shape societies and peace processes across generations? How can it help to transform polarization, rebuild trust, and strengthen resilience?
