Affiliated Organizations

Anadolu Kültür

Istanbul, Turkey

We believe in the ability of the arts to offer forms of expression that transcend national and regional differences so that those who live different lives in different areas can communicate with others who have different beliefs and different identities and come together around their common values. We believe that isolation, insensitivities, and prejudices can be overcome through cultural interaction. We believe that artistic expression contributes to freedom. 
Anadolu Kültür is a civil initiative, committed to fostering mutual understanding through arts and culture, and has been working as an NGO on the sharing of culture and artistic production, focused on community development, participation, and a multi-stakeholder approach since 2002.

Association for Historical Dialogue and Reconciliation

Cyprus

Since its foundation, the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) has enlisted members from various ethnic, linguistic, and professional backgrounds working at various educational levels in Cyprus , making the first steps of a greater effort: an effort to maintain a continuous, productive dialogue about enhanced pedagogic practices that would encourage the values of the discipline of history. Its Board, comprising of Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot educators and historians, is a brilliant example of how productive cooperation; creative ideas and respect can blossom across the divide.

Center for History, Democracy, and Reconciliation

Serbia

The central theme of work in the Center for History, Democracy and Reconciliation (CHDR) is to foster cooperation in the divided region and to promote democratic values and reconciliation. The CHDR will have a modern, democratic political influence on our societies which emphasizes tolerance. The establishment of this Center, and its future work, will contribute to the creation of a more positive political climate in the region that is much closer to Western standards of democracy. The CHDR will work on changing the dominant collective and patriarchal identity into an individual civil identity by expanding the presence of civil society in the former Yugoslavia.

Documenta: Center for Dealing with the Past

Croatia

Founded in 2003, Documenta works against the suppression and falsification of the history of war crimes and other war incidents between 1941–2000 which affected the newer history of both Yugoslavia and post-Yugoslav countries. Documenta seeks to intensify and deepen public dialogue on dealing with the past, documents facts on war events, conducts oral history, develops new ways of teaching Yugoslav history from 1941-2000 in high schools and universities and shapes commemorative cultures.

Institute for Applied History

Frankfurt, Germany

Operating from the German-Polish border, the Institute for Applied History fosters exchange on historical perceptions in Europe. It conducts projects and research addressing sensitive issues of memory culture with a particular emphasis on regions shaped by borders. The notion of »Applied History« refers to a specific approach taken by the Institute in which civil action regarding historical topics is a central issue. The Institutes activities are comprised within the following fields of activity: European Remembrance, German-Polish Borderlands and Applied History. Working from our offices at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), the Institute also runs the programme »Geschichtswerkstatt Europa« (History Workshop Europe) for the Foundation »Remembrance, Responsibility and Future« (EVZ). For further information see: www.instytut.net.

International Coalition for Sites of Conscience

New York City, USA

The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is a worldwide network of “Sites of Conscience” – historic sites specifically dedicated to remembering past struggles for justice and addressing their contemporary legacies. The Coalition is currently made up of 17 Accredited Sites of Conscience and more than 260 Individual and Institutional Members from around the world.

Listening Between the Lines

Tampa, FL, USA

Listening Between the Lines, Inc., formerly the "Reality Works" Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to investigating and helping to correct historical inequalities in America. By producing historical documentaries for radio Listening Between the Lines encourages listeners to rethink their values and assumptions as well the way they live their lives. Productions are organized into short segments that act as discussion starters for a class or community exchange setting, but can also be listened to in their entirety.

Living History Forum

Stockholm, Sweden

The Living History Forum is a Swedish public authority which, using the Holocaust and other crimes against humanity as a starting point, works with issues on tolerance, democracy and human rights. This is a great challenge and our specific mission. We use actual historical events to help people reflect on the age we live in. The past and the present are continuously present in everything we do, which teaches us to see patterns. We want to equip people with knowledge for the future, our goal is to strengthen the will to work for equal values for all and to work for everyone’s equal value – to listen, understand and act. Through excellent contacts in the world of research, with people involved in education, voluntary organizations and other stakeholders we acquire knowledge that we manage, package and pass on. In order to give ourselves and others better opportunities to understand the age we live in we also carry out attitude surveys. Through contacts with teachers and other experts within education, for whom we arrange training courses etc, we develop methods and tools for reaching our key target group: youngsters.

Seyfo Center

California, USA

Seyfo Center is an independent none for profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and recognition of the historical and current plight of the Assyrian people – most notably, the genocide during WWI which became known as “Seyfo”, and the Assyrians being exiled from Iraq since 2003 as a result of targeted, continuous persecution. Through academic and political outreach, Seyfo Center is devoted to the research and documentation of materials in the field of Assyrian history and contemporary affairs in the Middle East and Diaspora.

The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation

Mississippi, USA

Founded in 1999, the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation’s mission is to foster reconciliation and civic renewal wherever people suffer as a result of discrimination or alienation. The Institute identifies and disseminates information on effective models of cooperation. It supports leadership and community development through outreach projects in partnerships spanning local communities, policy-makers, and education institutions. The Institute’s non-partisan work is grounded in the equal participation of University representatives and local community members to discover and apply constructive responses to past and continuing inequities caused by exclusion.

UMAM Research and Documentation: Lebanese Association for Cultural and Artistic Exchange

Lebanon

Founded in 2004, UMAM R&D is a Lebanese NGO guided by the belief that acknowledging Lebanon’s relatively recent past requires that important evidence and artifacts of its history be carefully collected, protected, and promoted to the public. UMAM produces publications, exhibitions as well as films that document and analyze the history of conflicts and how Lebanese society is dealing with it. UMAM raises awareness that “Closing the files” is the wrong approach for sustainable peace in Lebanon, but that the country urgently must deal with its history of violence.

Zochrot

Israel

Zochrot ("Remembering") seeks to raise public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba, especially among Jews in Israel, who bear a special responsibility to remember and amend the legacy of 1948. The principal victims of the Nakba were the Palestinians, especially the refugees, who lost their entire world. But Jews in Israel also pay a price for their conquest of the land in 1948, living in constant fear and without hope. The Nakba destroyed the fabric of relations that existed between Jews and Palestinians before 1948. In recognizing and materializing the right of return lies the possibility for Jews and Palestinians to live in this country together. Zochrot carries out different projects to advance understanding of Nakba and its legacy. The Nakba is spoken in different voices on this site — in photographs, testimonies, maps, prose, and more. Zochrot's is one of these voices, a voice that seeks recognition for injustice and new paths toward change and repair.

Affiliated Individuals

Prof. Alexis Dudden

Professor and Director
Foundations of Humanitarianism
University of Connecticut
Hartford, CT USA

Prof. Amir Eshel

Director
The Europe Center
Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA USA

Prof. David Gaunt

Professor of History
Södertörn University College
Stockholm, Sweden

Prof. Dr. Constantin Goschler

Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany

Prof. Alex Hinton

Executive Director
Centre for the Study of Genocide, Conflict Resolution, and Human Rights
Professor of Anthropology and Global Affairs
Rutgers University
Rutgers, NJ USA

Dr. Roland Hsu

Associate Director
The Europe Center
Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA USA

Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot

Senior Research Fellow
Center for International Studies and Research
Sciences Po
Paris, France

Dr. Anja Mihr

Associate Professor
Netherlands Institute of Human Rights
Utrecht University
Utrecht, The Netherlands

Dr. Rafi Nets-Zehngut

Dr. Jacqueline Niesser

Postgraduate Research Fellow in Southeast and East European History
University of Regensburg
Regensburg, Germany

Prof. Chandra Lekha Sriram

School of Law
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London
London, UK

Prof. Sybille Steinbacher

University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria

Dr. Kai Struve

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Halle, Germany

Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri

Co-Director
Centre for the International Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London
London, UK

Prof. Daqing Yang

Associate Professor of History and International Affairs
The Elliott School of International Affairs
The George Washington University
Washington, D.C.

Associate Professor Sarah Maddison

Australian Research Council Future Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
University of New South Wales
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