Just Peace Dialogue: Democracy and Peace
- Date
- Friday 20 June 2025
- Time
- Address
- The Hague Humanity Hub
Fluwelen Burgwal 58
2511 CJ The Hague
What is the relationship between democracy and peace? Do the two go hand in hand, so that less democracy means less peace? Or can democracy work against peace: for example, by producing protectionist and militarist governments? Or is there something more deeply wrong with democracy as we know it, such that future peace depends on a transformation of democracy? If so, what kind of new democracy do we need?
Schedule:
- 16.00-17.00 Roundtable
- 17.00-18.00 Breakout Groups
- 18.00-19.00 Borrel
The Just Peace Dialogues are a set of six meetings for public deliberation of key aspects of building peace in today’s world. The dialogues are held across four days at the heart of the Just Peace Festival (19-22 June 2025) and address each of the festival’s six main themes. The aim is stimulate creative discussion about conditions for a just peace in contemporary society.
The six dialogues are:
- Visions of Peace (19 June 2025 16:00 - 19:00);
- Democracy and Peace (20 June 2025 16:00 - 19:00);
- Cybersecurity and Peace (21 June 10:30 - 13:30);
- Rule of Law and Peace (21 June 14:00 - 17:00);
- Equality and Peace (22 June 10:30 -13:30);
- Climate and Peace (22 June 14:00 - 17:00).