Around the world, the rise of political polarisation, toxic public debate, and eroding trust in institutions are leaving people discouraged and divided. Global challenges like climate change, war, and economic inequality seem insurmountable and lead individuals feeling powerless to make a difference.
Yet there is a way forward: learning how to navigate conflict with clarity and purpose. Real change begins by learning to understand different perspectives and by connecting across lines of difference.
To address these challenges, the Institute for Global Negotiation (IGN) is teaming up with local partners to host a series of in-person workshops around the world between mid-September and mid-October. At the workshops participants will gain practical tools to constructively handle conflict and be emboldened to take meaningful action at the local, national and global level.
The project will culminate with an online interactive workshop on United Nations Day on the 24th October for all participants and the wider public where a group of participants and facilitators shares insights from their event and a keynote speaker discusses challenges and opportunities to overcome divisions.
Scroll down to explore upcoming workshops on the map and meet the organisers.
Beyond Division: Navigating Conflict in a Polarized World
The Events
Each event is organised by a local partner who sets the conditions for registration and decides whether an event is public or closed to a specific audience such as university students.
For general questions, on the project or if you're interested in becoming a partner for future events please contact beyond-division@global-negotiation.org.
Zürich, Switzerland
16th October
Local Partner
Chair of Political Philosophy, Chair of International Relations and Political Economy, University of Zurich, Ambühl Meier Verhandlungsberatung
Location
Naturhistorisches Museum der UZH, Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zürich.
Facilitator
Jack Williams & Nora Meier
Public event
Support
The Beyond Division project is supported by the Dr. Tobias W. Langenegger Memorial Society which was founded in honor of the former Co-President of the Institute for Global Negotiation Tobias W. Langenegger. Its mission is to keep alive his memory through the support of projects and events in topics that were important to him, especially in the areas of climate action as well as negotiation and conflict management.
Partners
