The relationship between war and peace is complex and uneasy. Sometimes, war and peace are understood as opposites – war is bad and peace is good, war is destructive and peace is constructive. Sometimes, the relationship between the two is seen as much more sympathetic, such as when we justify going to war so that we might have peace. War is seen, then, not the opposite of peace, but a means of producing peace. The relationship between war and peace has become even more fraught, in the age of forever wars, and stands in even greater need of examination and theorization.

This interdisciplinary symposium will bring together academics from the humanities and social sciences to present new scholarship on how to achieve and maintain peace in the age of forever wars. The hope is to reexamine old frameworks and to bring to light new ones, to understand more deeply the core questions of peace and conflict in historical and transnational context. The symposium is hosted by Temple’s Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD).

• This event will be held in person only.
• Visit the Peace in the Age of Forever Wars webpage to view the full program.