- We envisage, in the longer term, creating a community that will exchange views, share best practice and state of the art research and serve as an incubator for the development of collaborative projects, says Spyros Sofos about the initiative’s ambition.
The network draws on past work on Post-Conflict futures and a more recent workshop on the theme “Diaspora and Conflict - Rewriting Belonging” held at the October 2018 at Refugees, Borders and Membership Conference at Malmö University. The workshop, organised by Helen Avery (CMES), Spyros Sofos (CMES) and Alejo Valderrama (National University of Colombia and National University of Ireland, Maynooth), and supported by Malmö University’s Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare, brought together researchers and practitioners from Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and beyond and discussed the state of research and practice on Diasporas as peace-makers and peace-breakers, as well as practical and logistical issues relating to the network’s activities and future initiatives.
A report on this and other activities is currently in production.