ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE ON PEACE.
AN INTERNATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUE
FOR UKRAINIAN RECONSTRUCTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
August 27, 28, 29 2025 (online)
3.30/6.30 p.m. (4 academic
hours)
This initiative originates from a
proposal put forth by Professors Olivia Longo and Olena Motuzenko during the
DIN in Peace Studies Summer School held in Monteortone (PD). The core objective
is to share the insights and experiences of the Italian doctoral
program in Peace Studies with Ukrainian academics, with a view to assessing its potential replicability
within an active conflict context.
The proposal entails the delivery of three distinct
seminars, which will be conducted online on three
consecutive afternoons, at this link.
Each seminar will allow for a discussion among participants at the end of each scheduled event.
August 27th Introduction to International Dialogue: Context and Objectives
Prof.
Olivia Longo
SEMINAR 1: Armed Defense
and Sustainable Peace.
The Ukrainian Experience
Prof. Maurizio Tira: Introduction to the Seminar Keynote Speaker: Prof. Olena Motuzenko Scheduled Speeches:
Dr. Mariya Shcherbyna: Humanitarian Knowledge for Sustainable Peace:
Ukrainian Women Scholars
in War- Torn Europe
Dr. Halyna Kovalchuk: Post-conflict resolution scenarios: practical strategies for Ukraine and other conflict- affected regions
Dr. Oristlava Sydorchuk: Women’s Leadership and Regional Civic
Engagement in Ukraine:
Building Sustainable Peace
from the Ground-Up
August 28th
SEMINAR 2: The Idea of Sustainable Peace in the 2030 Agenda and the Idea of 'Positive Peace’ Keynote Speaker: Prof. Pierluigi
Consorti
Scheduled Speeches:
Dr. Martina Caslini:
Transitional Justice
and the Pursuit of Positive
Peace in Ukraine:
Beyond the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development
Dr. Nataliia Karpyshyn: Negative Peace’ vs. ‘Peace Through Strength’: Which Approach Is More
Effective?” Prof. Michéle Pezzagno:
Peace, Justice, and Institutions: Can SDG 16 Lead to Sustainability, or Is It Just a Policy
Chimera?
Dr. Chiara
Turelli: Reimagining detention: Architecture as a tool for social
reintegration and peacebuilding
August 29th
SEMINAR 3: The Role of University Diplomacy, International Organizations, and Civil Society
in Building Sustainable Peace
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Massimiliano Tabusi Scheduled Speeches:
Prof. Zurab Khonelidze: The Georgian
Paradigm of Peace
Dr. Paolo
Masciocchi: Proculturality as a New Strategy for International Diplomacy
Prof. Yuliia Deieiva,
Prof. Ievgen Khlobystov, The Peacebuilding Potential of Universities
Prof. Golda Vynogradska: The Practical Dimension of Academic Cultural Diplomacy for
Peacebuilding Initiatives in the Field of Fashion and Design in Ukraine Amid
the Challenges of War
Conclusive remarks:
Prof. Olena Motuzenko
Speaker’s brief bio
Martina Caslini, PhD
candidate in the National PHD in Peace Studies, alumna of the Master of Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law at the Geneva Academy
of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
(Switzerland).
Pierluigi Consorti, PhD in Law and
Religion, Full professor at the University of Pisa (Italy), Vice Coordinator of
the National PHD in Peace Studies, former Director of the Interdisciplinary
Centre ‘Sciences for Peace’
Yuliia Deieiva, MD, Head of the
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bogomolets National Medical University (Ukraine).
Nataliia Karpyshyn, PhD in Economics,
Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy,
West Ukrainian National University (Ukraine).
Ievgen Khlobystov, DSc, Dean of the
Faculty of Natural Sciences, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
(NaUKMA) (Ukraine).
Zurab Khonelidze, Professor, Doctor, Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary, President of Georgian Academy of Educational Sciences, former
Rector of Sokhumi State University.
Halyna Kovalchuk, PhD candidate in the National PHD in Peace
Studies, International jurist with expertise in international criminal and
humanitarian law, peace mediation, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and
accountability mechanisms
Olivia Longo, PhD in Architectural Design, Architect, Associate
Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at the Department of Civil,
Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia (Italy); Co-head of Curriculum 5
Architecture and Landscape of Peace of the National PHD in Peace Studies,
Deputy Director of the University for Peace Centre.
Paolo Masciocchi, PhD in Sociology and Philosophy of Law,
Scientific Director of the Vittorino Colombo Foundation (Milan, Italy).
Olena Motuzenko, PhD in Geography, Associate Professor at the
Department of International Relations and Diplomacy of the West Ukrainian
National University (Ukraine), now visiting professor at the University of
Brescia (Italy), at the invitation of Prof. Maurizio Tira.
Michèle Pezzagno, PhD in Urban Planning
Techinques, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, University of Brescia, Chair
of Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Italy.
Mariya Shcherbyna, PhD,
Associate Professor at V. Dahl East Ukrainian National University (Ukraine), Research Fellow at the Politecnico di Torino (Italy),
Oristlava Sydorchuk, Professor at the Lviv Regional Institute of
Public Administration, National Academy of Public Administration under the
President of Ukraine. Head of the Union of Ukrainian Women and Member of the Volyn Regional Council,
where she serves
on the Standing Committee on International Cooperation, Foreign Economic Relations, and Investment.
Massimiliano Tabusi, Full Professor at the University for
Foreigners of Siena (Italy), Co-head of Curriculum Curriculum 6 - Space,
territory, resources, and narratives for peaceful pathways of the National PHD
in Peace Studies, Coordinator of the GeoNight initiative (www.geonight.net); Co-Founder of
Luogoespazio.
Maurizio Tira, Full Professor of Urban Planning and Techniques at
the Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture, Territory, Environment and Mathematics, University of Brescia (Italy);
member of the Board of the
European University Association, former Rector of the University of Brescia.
Chiara Turelli,
PhD candidate in the National
PHD in Peace Studies, Engeneer.
Golda Vynogradska, President of National partnership in textile industry Fashion Globus Ukraine, Ex-adviser Minister of education and science of Ukraine.
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