#  Events 

 



##  The Politics of Institution Building in Conflict-Affected Societies: Insights from Research and Practice 

 Upcoming Conference 

**December 7–December 8, 2026**

**The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies**  
Doha, Qatar

More information will be available soon.



 

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##  Past Seminars 

 



  [### 2025 Annual Conference

 ](/event/2025-annual-conference?occ_id=0)Sep. 19 - Sep 20, 2025

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 8:00AM - 8:00PM CEST 

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 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 

 

 In Person 

Intergroup Norms after Violent Conflict: Insights from Research and Practice



 

 

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   [### Getting Armed Groups to Take Responsibility for Past Harms: The Politics of Truth, Apologies and Acknowledgement in Transitional Justice

 ](/event/getting-armed-groups-take-responsibility-past-harms-politics-truth-apologies-and?occ_id=0)April 28, 2025

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 12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT 

 

 In Person 

**Speaker: Kieran McEvoy**

This paper emerges from an ongoing book length project supported by the Leverhulme Trust. The book draws from extensive fieldwork research conducted in Northern Ireland, Colombia, Peru, Nepal, Guatemala, and Uganda on the role of...



 

 

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   [### The Effects of Post-Conflict Injustice Gaps on Local Leaders’ Legitimacy: Evidence from Quasi-Experimental Data in lraq

 ](/event/effects-post-conflict-injustice-gaps-local-leaders-legitimacy-evidence-quasi-experimental?occ_id=0)March 24, 2025

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 12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT 

 

 In Person 

**Speaker: Kristen Kao**

In post-conflict settings, bringing perpetrators to justice is a key component of re-establishing the rule of law and achieving durable peace. Authorities face the challenge of walking a fine line between under- and over-punishment of...



 

 

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##  Past Conferences 

 



  [### 2025 Annual Conference

 ](/event/2025-annual-conference)Sep. 19 - Sep 20, 2025

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 8:00AM - 8:00PM CEST 

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 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 

 

 In Person 

Intergroup Norms after Violent Conflict: Insights from Research and Practice



 

 

   ![Aerial view of Sarajevo](/sites/g/files/omnuum1776/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/Wikimedia-Sarajevo.jpg?itok=cxo9TaZO) 

 



 

 

  

 

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