CAPAZ Milestones

30. August 2023 German parliamentarians visit CAPAZ

CAPAZ  received a delegation of German parliamentarians at its offices at Claustro de San Agustín in Bogotá. The delegation included Johannes Wagner (Grüner Partei), Heike Engelhardt (SPD), Anke Domscheit-Berg (Linkspartei), Jens Beeck (FDP) and Stefan Keuter (AFD). Their visit to Bogota was part of a...

30. August 2023 Analysis of child recruitment in the latest CAPAZ Policy Brief

The latest CAPAZ Policy Brief, written by Lorena Carrillo González, is titled “From Infantilization to Political Agency: Another Perspective to Prevent Recruitment”. Lorena Carrillo is a sociologist, specialist in Human Rights and IHL. She holds a master’s degree in rural studies, and is a doctoral student...

30. August 2023 CAPAZ at the appointment of “peace monitors” in San Onofre, Sucre

On May 28th, the CAPAZ Academic Director attended an event in San Onofre, Sucre, where over 500 young people from the region were appointed Peace Monitors of the region. These young individuals will be responsible for spreading the message that there is a better way...

2. June 2023 Closing of the project: Solidarity Economies For Peace

Friday, May 5th, marked the closure of the Solidarity Economies for Peace project, funded by our colleagues from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. The project consisted in a participatory diagnosis with three organisations of survivors of the armed conflict on the challenges and opportunities for victims of...

2. June 2023 Peace Slam CAPAZ in Florencia

Introducing the 5th edition of the Peace Slam by the CAPAZ Institute! This time the event will take place in Florencia, Caquetá. If you are a student at Universidad de la Amazonia, you might be interested in joining the Peace Slam by presenting your research or...

2. June 2023 Call for research project funding 2023

CAPAZ is currently accepting applications for research projects focused on peacebuilding in Colombia. They will provide funding for a maximum of five (5) projects, with each project receiving a subsidy of up to €5,000 (five thousand euros). The selected projects should be implemented between July...

2. June 2023 CAPAZ at the Bogotá 2023 book fair

The documentary series "Youth Laboratory of Communication and Political Action”, produced in collaboration between CAPAZ and the Luis Ángel Arango Library, was officially released on April 26th. This series showcases the stories of young social leaders who are actively working in their respective regions to...

2. June 2023 CAPAZ at the forum: prospects for negotiation with the ELN

On April 25th, we attended the forum "Perspectives on Negotiation with the ELN" at the Jockey Club Auditorium at Universidad del Rosario. The forum was organised in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Stiftung and the Dialogue Centre of the university. The opening remarks were given by...

21. April 2023 Stefan Peters in der Gießener Allgemeine

In der Woche vom 3. bis zum 6. April 2023 fand in Gießen die Spring School "Basic principles for peace and sustainable development in Ukraine and beyond" statt, welche von der Professur für Friedensforschung der JLU Gießen in Kooperation mit Wissenschaftler:innen  der Gießener Partneruniversität NaUKMA...

21. April 2023 Stefan Peters zu der Landreform in Kolumbien in der ZEIT ONLINE

Stefan Peters konnte mit seiner Expertise zu der Folge “Spezial: Wie eine Landreform Kolumbien befrieden soll” des Nachrichtenpodcasts "Was Jetzt?” der ZEIT ONLINE beitragen. In diesem Spezial beleuchtet der Journalist Jannis Carmesin die Zusammenhänge zwischen der ungleichen Landverteilung in Kolumbien und dem bewaffneten Konflikt. Denn...

18. April 2023 Stefan Peters in DAAD special issue on feminist foreign policy

How does DAAD's work relate to the German government's feminist foreign and development policy objectives? This installment of the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) features an interview with CAPAZ Director Stefan Peters, who provides his point of view on these ideas that are being developed by the...

29. March 2023 CAPAZ board of directors meets again in person after three years

The CAPAZ Board of Directors meeting took place on February 22nd and 23rd with all the representatives of each of the universities that are part of the CAPAZ consortium. The meeting was held at the newspaper library at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, where we shared...

8. February 2023 Treffen des Instituts für Agrarrecht der Universität Göttingen/CAPAZ mit der kolumbianischen Ministerin für Landwirtschaft und ländliche Entwicklung Cecilia López

Am 23. Januar 2023 fand ein Arbeitsfrühstück des Instituts für Agrarrecht der Universität Göttingen als Vertreter des CAPAZ-Instituts mit der kolumbianischen Ministerin für Landwirtschaft und ländliche Entwicklung, Cecilia López, in der kolumbianischen Botschaft in Berlin statt. Auf kolumbianischer Seite waren neben der Ministerin auch die Botschafterin ...

16. January 2023 Shared memories/voices in the bodies: CAPAZ 2022 winter school podcast

This five-episode series will bring together the voices of those who participated in the Winter School "The Truth Commission Report: A Historical Archive for the Future of Colombia. Alfredo Molado Chair," November 28-December 1, 2022, at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany. They stem from the dialogue and...

22. December 2022 Fourth and final episode of the CAPAZ “Eddy’s postcards” podcast

Listen to Eddy's latest sound postcard! Montes de María, in northern Colombia, is a vast region of majestic landscapes, joyful communities, and lively traditions, and Eddy seems to know this region well. “Resist and persist”, that's what Eddy has called the fourth and last episode...

11. November 2022 Call: Virajes Journal of Anthropology and Sociology

This issue is intended to contribute to this conversation through texts that emerge from these disciplinary and epistemic intersections. We invite the academic community to send us unpublished manuscripts on topics including environmental conflicts and health; food sovereignty and security; rural and community health; ancient...

8. November 2022 CAPAZ supports Forensictech Colombia 2022

ForensicTechColombia is a space of innovation and forensic technology at the service of justice in societies in transition. In its 2022 version, Forensic Tech will feature international experts with experience in the investigation, search, recovery, and identification of victims of disappearance in transnational scenarios. This year,...

16. October 2022 CAPAZ joins a Capstone programme at the University of Erfurt

  CAPAZ and one of its partner universities, the University of Erfurt in Germany, have joined forces to implement a Capstone project, to deepen one of the recommendations of the Final Report of the Truth Commission: the reform of the security sector. This alliance is made...

8. September 2022 The challenges of paz total and the rural reform: what role do the communities play?

[caption id="attachment_43773" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Foto: Universidad del Rosario[/caption] A recent note published on the Universidad del Rosario website highlights the CAPAZ Institute's participation in an event that took place last week, where "community leaders and actors, academia and members of the new government discussed the leadership...

21. July 2022 SECOND COLOMBIA-CONNECT WORKSHOP IN FRANKFURT AM MAIN

ColombiaCONNECT is a German-Colombian cooperation network that promotes the fair and sustainable use of biological resources, of which the CAPAZ is a member. The network's second workshop was held this month in Frankfurt. The meeting was hosted by the Senckenberg Nature Research Society, the University of...

20. July 2022 LEIPZIG UNIVERSITY, NEW CAPAZ ASSOCIATE MEMBER

CAPAZ continues to grow and its networks include more and more partners. This time, Leipzig University has been appointed as a new associate member. Its application was made through the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), one of the CAPAZ Institute's founding members. The spokesperson for this...

19. July 2022 RESULTS OF THE ALFREDO MOLANO BRAVO CHAIR 2022 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

CAPAZ is pleased to announce the (5) training proposals selected to receive support and be developed during 2022. A total of (20) applications were received, of which seventeen (17) met the mandatory requirements set forth in the terms of reference. Finally, five (5) proposals were selected...

18. July 2022 Press release: delivery of the truth commission’s final report in Germany

Colombia's Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence, and Non-Repetition (CEV) will present its Final Report on July 6 and 7 in Berlin and Frankfurt am Main (Germany). CAPAZ, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the German Node, Kolko, and Misereor have joined forces...

24. June 2022 Presentation of the final report of the Colombian Truth Commission in Berlin

On July 6, will be held in Berlin (Germany) the presentation of the Final Report of the Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition (CEV) of Colombia. The German-Colombian Peace Institute, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the Nodo Alemania, Kolko...

22. June 2022 Resistance, education, and peace initiatives in the CAPAZ Slam in Chocó

The Science and Education Diplomacy project continues with the CAPAZ Slams - forums for the exchange of knowledge and experiences for peace building. The last CAPAZ Slam was held on May 21 in Quibdó, Chocó. At Uniclaretiana, we learned about 5 research and peace-building initiatives on...

17. May 2022 Soap operas, memory, and politics in the lastest chapter of Vox Populi

Chapter three of  #VoxPopuli. This is one of the web series of our Science and Education Diplomacy project. Click the link to find out more about the other products included in the project (more videos, opinion columns, and events). In this chapter, Mónika Contreras Saiz (teacher and...

17. May 2022 New chapter of La Lupa! – Reconciliation and Violence

This is the fourth chapter of our web series La Lupa! which is part of our Education and Science Diplomacy project. Angelika Rettberg is Professor of Political Science at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá. Her research interests include peacebuilding, political economy in armed conflicts and...

10. May 2022 Call for applications: Alfredo Molano Bravo professorship – CAPAZ 2022

  CAPAZ is pleased to invite professors and researchers from its partner universities (founding and associate members) to submit applications for training activities within the framework of the Alfredo Molano Bravo Chair, promoted by the Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition (CEV) and...

20. April 2022 CAPAZ at the “Structural racism, exclusion, and guarantees of non-repetition, Black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal, and Palenquero people” conference

CAPAZ supported and was present at the conference on Structural racism, exclusion, and guarantees of non-repetition, Black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal, and Palenquero people, held on March 8 and 9, and organised by The Truth Commission, CODHES, CAPAZ, and CONPA in Cartagena, Colombia. CAPAZ Academic Director, Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters and...

14. March 2022 La Lupa: violence and political orders in the post-agreement period

As part of our Education and Science Diplomacy project, we are launching the second episode of La Lupa, the project's third web-based video series. Each episode will provide a brief and thought-provoking look at research topics related to peace in Colombia. Inge Valencia (Universidad ICESI) and...

14. March 2022 The free CAPAZ online course kicks off!

At 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Monday January 24, the students on the online course "Management of Research Cooperation Projects on Conflict and Peace Issues" met for the first time for their first class of the course. Initially, there were 30 places for students interested in taking...

14. March 2022 DAAD online event on the current state of cooperation between Latin America and Germany

[caption id="attachment_41365" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (https://www2.daad.de/der-daad/daad-aktuell/de/81630-deutsch-lateinamerikanische-kooperationen-/)[/caption] At the end of 2021, the DAAD Centre of Excellence for International Scientific Cooperation (KIWi) and the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK), hosted an online event where academics and researchers from the education sector discussed the importance of...

27. March 2020 CAPAZ Publications Catalogue

The Publications Catalogue contains issues of the CAPAZ Working Papers and Policy Briefs from 2019 to date and announces upcoming publications in 2020....

12. February 2020 Stellenausschreibung: Fremdsprachenassistentin/-assistenten

An der Professur für Friedensforschung (Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters), Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft, ist in einem drittmittelfinanzierten Projekt ab dem nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt, zunächst befristet bis zum 31.12.2020 eine Teilzeitstelle im Umfang von 50% einer Vollbeschäftigung...

31. January 2020 Call for applications for academic collaborator

The CAPAZ Institute and CEDPAL (University of Göttingen) call for the project on academic support for the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition in Colombia will be open until February 10, 2020....

18. November 2019 New CAPAZ and CEDPAL researchers to strengthen the work of CEV

In cooperation with CEDPAL, the CAPAZ Institute will strengthen the work of the Directorate of Knowledge of the Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition (CEV) by hiring Luis Carlos Sánchez and Luis Miguel Buitrago, researchers specialised in democracy and armed conflict....

1. November 2019 First workshop of the JEP and CEV accompaniment project

On October 3 and 4, 2019, CAPAZ, together with the CEDPAL of the University of Göttingen, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) and the Truth Commission (CEV) held a workshop entitled "Dialogue with universities on reporting to the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) and the...