Welcome
The Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability (AHDA) is a convening body which aims to facilitate exchange among scholars, advocates, and organizations dedicated to historical dialogue and accountability.
Based at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) in New York, AHDA brings together academics, representatives of civil society organization, journalists, educators and artists as well as policy makers who all pursue historical dialogue in conflict, post-conflict and post-dictatorial societies. They address the political ramifications of the historical legacy of conflicts, as well as the role and impact of the memory of past violence on contemporary politics, society and culture. These ramifications often continue to haunt contemporary societies and the memories that shape the identities of protagonists in numerous conflict and post-conflict countries around the world. AHDA builds networks and facilitates comparative as well as interdisciplinary dialogue among its members.
News
Israeli NGO, Zochrot, launches mapping project exploring options for the return of Palestinian refugees
May 2011
Zochrot, an AHDA affiliated organization, has recently launched a cultural mapping project through its online magazine, Sedek: A Journal on the Ongoing Nakba. Sedek 6 provides a tri-lingual textual and visual platform for initial experiences in thinking – political, visionary, and planning – toward the return of the Palestinian refugees. Read more here.
Call for articles: The Role of Youth and Adult Education in Working with the Past and in Reconciliation Processes
May 2011
Scholars, educators and practitioners working in the fields of memory studies, peace and conflict studies, and youth and adult education are invited to propose abstracts for articles to be published within the framework of the annual Bonn conference on adult education (BoCAED) that will take place in December 2011. Through a publication and an international conference we would like to provide a forum for academics and practitioners to exchange on topics concerning recent violent past that are critical in many places in the world. Read More
