The War in Bosnia has reminded us all of the nightmare that Europe experienced in the Second World War. The international community did little to put an end to the conflict and atrocities, even as it watched in horror the devastation that claimed some 250,000 lives, displaced 3 million people, and left indelible scars on present and future generations. This violent confrontation between ethnicity and democracy imposes on contemporary world leaders the burden of finding practical and immediate solutions to problems such as thoseinBosnia. See article |
Organizing CommitteeDr. Steven I. LevineDr. Nicolae HarsanyiBogdan T. Leja |
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8:00 - 8:45
8:45 - 10:30
10:45 - 12:15Panel II 12:15 - 1:00The American involvement in Bosnia: U.S. military and domestic political implications
From left: Richard Kohn and Ronald Sher
Dr. Richard Kohn
UNC History Dept Ronald Sher
US Foreign Service, Retired
Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 Keynote Address
Stephen W. Walker
is Associate Director of the Balkan Institute. He is also Associate Director of the Action Council for Peace in the Balkans and Director of the Council's grassroots program, the American Committee to Save Bosnia.
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A former United States diplomat, Mr. Walker resigned from the State Department in August 1993 in protest over U.S. policy toward Bosnia. Since his resignation, Mr. Walker has appeared many times on national television and radio, including CNN, CBS's This Morning, ABC's Nightline, ABC's Day One, National Public Radio and the Larry King Show, and has written articles for numerous publications.
The Balkan Institute was formed in May 1995 to educate the public on the nature of the crisis in the Balkans. Please call (202) 737-1940 for additional information.
Participants that braved a severe winter storm for the Bosnia conference
2:30 - 3:45Teacher Training Focus Groups Your ideas, concerns, and opinions are most important. Secondary School teachers are especially welcome to share ideas on focus group topics and teaching students about Bosnia.
Group 1: Role of NATO and other European organizations in BosniaDr. Stefan Immerfall
UNC Political Science Dept.
Group 2: Victims and victim making: Bosnia and the systematic abuse of women as an act of terrorDr. Madeline Levine
UNC Slavic Dept.Leila Viteskic
Duke University
Group 3: Preventing future wars in the Balkans or other areas of the world: the role of international organizationsDr. Eric Mlyn
UNC Political Science Dept.Dr. Robert Greenberg
UNC Slavic Dept.
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Group 4: International Law and the War Crimes TribunalDr. Mark Weisburd
UNC School of LawDylan Coors
Duke University
4:00 - 5:00FILM: "Urbicide: A Sarajevo Diary" One citizen's first-hand account of the horrors that have been Sarajevo. Sometimes graphic in presentation, the film will provide audiences with a new and deeper understanding of the horrific assult on a once flourishing city; a murderous seige which, until now, has too often been presented in overly simplistic terms.
Location: 209 Manning Hall at UNC-CH