The International Conference on the Future of Peace - The Role of the Academic Community in the Promotion of Peace

The Conference is organised by the Croatian Association of the Club of Rome, with the support of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia (tbc).

The Conference will focus on the role of academic community in peacebuilding, discussing how academics can contribute more efficiently to peace efforts and dialogue in conflict. The Conference is multidisciplinary and will gather international academic and non-academic experts from many disciplines. They will offer different views on implementing peace on local, regional and global level, divided into a number of panels and workshops. The Conference will be held in hybrid format, combining in-person and online participation.

All conference papers will be published in the internationally recognized academic journal in the field of international relations or in the conference proceedings.

Co-directors of the International Conference:
  • Goran Bandov, University of Zagreb, Croatia
  • Martin Barthel, Comparative Research Network, Germany
  • Goran Ilik, St. Clement of Ohrid University in Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia
  • Hrvoje Kraljević, University of Zagreb, Croatia,
  • Krunoslav Pisk, Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia,
  • James Scott, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland,
  • Ivan Šimonović, University of Zagreb, Croatia,
  • Ivo Šlaus, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Croatia.