This edition of War & Peace reflects on the important role of cities in violent conflict, focusing on their double role as, on the one hand, managers of vulnerability and places of refuge and, on the other, promoters of reconstruction and peace.
Cities stand in the frontline when it comes to responding to violent conflict, ranging from local, national and international wars to everyday violence. They are the first to feel the impact of these conflicts and to mitigate their consequences. Having become experts in formulating and implementing resilience strategies that minimize vulnerability in highly complex conflict scenarios, cities often act as places of refuge and safety. Yet, beyond their capacity to manage violent conflict, cities are also key drivers of peace-building processes and conflict prevention. More fundamentally, with their proximity to citizens, municipal governments are well positioned to address the structural causes underlying violent conflict and to mediate in situations of emerging tensions. This edition of War & Peace reflects on the important role of cities in violent conflict, focusing on their double role as, on the one hand, managers of vulnerability and places of refuge and, on the other, promoters of reconstruction and peace.
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Gerardo Pisarello, First Deputy Mayor, Barcelona City Council
Antoni Segura, Chairman of the Board, CIDOB
Javier Solana, Honorary Chairman of the Board, CIDOB; President, ESADEgeo
A discussion between:
Jo Beall, Research Professor, LSE Cities; former Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Town
Helen Clark, Former PM of New Zealand (1999-2008); former Administrator, UNDP (2009-2017)
Juliana Kerr, Director, Global Cities and Immigration, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Latif Karadağ, Deputy Mayor, Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality
Chaired and moderated by: Rafael Vilasanjuan, Director, ISGlobal’s Policy & Global Development; member of the Advisory Board of the Global Cities Programme, CIDOB
Followed by a debate between the speakers
A discussion between:
Hans Bonte, Mayor of Vilvoorde, Belgium
Lucía Dammert, Associate Professor, University of Santiago, Chile
Jorge Melguizo, Consultant in Culture and Public Policy; former Secretary of Culture of Medellín, Colombia
Chaired and moderated by Carles Prats, Journalist, Televisió de Catalunya
Followed by a debate between the speakers
Pol Morillas, Director, CIDOB