Welcome to the European Wasatia Graduate School for Peace and Conflict Resolution
The trilateral European Wasatia Ph.D. Programme for Peace and Conflict Resolution aims to analyse conceptions of and conditions for reconciliation in the Middle East. It refers to overarching discourses from different academic disciplines (Middle East and Political Sciences, Philosophy, Sociology, Law, Theology, Literature and Media Studies) and with regard to the German context (dealing with a dual past). Other international areas of conflict (Northern Ireland, South Africa, the Balkans) are considered relevant for initiating mutual learning processes among the Ph.D. students. The analysis of social, legal, political and (inter-)religious conditions for reconciliation is combined with learning practical dialogue skills (such as Holocaust education and Scriptural Reasoning). The aim is to train multipliers capable of fostering dialogue to address social challenges (particularily in the field of anti-Semitism) at both academic and civil society levels.
A Distinguished Voice on Trauma, Memory, and Repair: Welcoming Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela as Scholar-in-Residence – December 2025
The European Wasatia Graduate School for Peace and Conflict Resolution is honored to welcome Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela as Scholar-in-Residence in December 2025. During her residency, Professor Gobodo-Madikizela took part in a podium discussion on “Bearing Witness”, will deliver a series of public lectures and seminars, including a supervision day on Wasatia-PhDs and contribute to the intellectual life of the school through close engagement with students and colleagues. She will also sign an agreement as co-editor of the ReCo Academic Book Series publishes by Herder on behalf of the Wasatia Graduate School and the Letter of Intent between AVReQ and Wasatia as part of the wider institutional collaboration between Stellenbosch University and Europa-University Flensburg.
Colleagues and students are warmly invited to engage in conversation with Professor Gobodo-Madikizela throughout her stay, taking advantage of this rare opportunity to exchange ideas with one of the world’s most influential voices in the field of trauma, memory, and reconciliation. We look forward to welcoming her to our academic community and to a truly inspiring month of dialogue, learning, and shared reflection.
Internationales Wasatia-Panel: Zeugnis Ablegen in Zeiten von Polarisierung
EUF-Pressemeldung vom 11.12.2025
Podiumsdiskussion eröffnet Blick auf das Gespräch über Konflikte, Leid, Krieg und Frieden
Organisiert von der European Wasatia Graduate School for Peace and Conflict Resolution diskutierten gestern Wissenschaftler*innen aus Deutschland, Südafrika und Israel dazu, wie in Zeiten gesellschaftlicher Polarisation ein Gespräch zu ermöglichen, das beide Seiten eines Konflikts im Blick behält. Zeugnis ablegen in Zeiten von Leid, Krieg und Konflikten ist eine herausfordernde Aufgabe. Vor rund 70 Teilnehmenden stellte sich die internationalen Gäste der Frage, wie es gelingen kann über Krieg, Leid und Konflikt so zu sprechen, dass Raum für beide Seiten und der Ausblick auf Versöhnungsmöglichkeiten und Frieden gegeben wird. (weiterlesen)
