{"id":3174,"date":"2011-01-01T11:11:58","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T10:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.galtung-institut.de\/?p=3174"},"modified":"2017-01-30T18:48:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T17:48:09","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.galtung-institut.de\/en\/2011\/welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"submenu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.galtung-institut.de\/en\/2011\/welcome\/\">Welcome<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.galtung-institut.de\/en\/home\/g-i-office\/\">Office<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.galtung-institut.de\/en\/home\/research-assistants\/\">Assistants<\/a><a class=\"boxed\" title=\"Satzung.\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Satzung_des_Galtung-Instituts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Statute (German)<\/a><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 320px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3174-1\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.galtung-institut.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/oneononeposter.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.galtung-institut.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/One-on-One-John-Galtung.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.galtung-institut.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/One-on-One-John-Galtung.mp4\">https:\/\/www.galtung-institut.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/One-on-One-John-Galtung.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Riz Kahn&#8217;s One on One with Johan Galtung<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Welcome to the Galtung-Institut for Peace Theory and Peace Practice.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">T<\/span>he Galtung-Institut for Peace Theory and Peace Practice (<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">G-I<\/span>) is a reflection of the program of <a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.transcend.org\" target=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;\">TRANSCEND International<\/span><\/a> and is the on-site carrier of the <a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tpu\" target=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">TRANSCEND Peace University<\/span><\/span><\/a> (TPU) program, <a class=\"boxed\" title=\"Courses\" href=\"http:\/\/www.galtung-institut.de\/courses\/\"><span style=\"color: #33cc00;\">offering on-site tutorials on Conflict Transformation<\/span><\/a> during the TPU-terms in Grenzach-Wyhlen in Germany.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">T<\/span>he <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">G-I<\/span> is a multilingual, independent study-, research-, resource- and training center for peace theory and peace practice founded in May 2011 by Prof. Galtung, his three assistants, two professors of peace and conflict studies, two former representatives of the U.N and a former representative of the Goethe-Institut. The <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">G-I<\/span> is proud to be related to <a class=\"boxed\" title=\"TRANSCEND International\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;\">TRANSCEND International<\/span><\/a> the premier global network of specialists working for Peace, Development and Environment by peaceful, developmental and environmental means.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">T<\/span>hrough <a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tpu\" target=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">TRANSCEND Peace University (TPU)<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <a class=\"boxed\" title=\"TRANSCEND University Press\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tup\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">TRANSCEND University Press (TUP)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">G-I<\/span> offers authoritative on-line courses in conflict transformation and conflict resolution headed by distinguished international scholars. Alongside these digital courses, tutorials and public lectures pertaining to Peace Research in general, to Conflict Transformation in particular and other pertinent fields will be offered on-site.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">T<\/span>he <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">G-I<\/span> provides international students, academics, politicians and development practitioners interested in peace-studies, peace-research and peace-work with direct access to the specific epistemology, theories, methodology and scholarly excellence behind the findings of Prof. Johan Galtung, the core founding figure of the academic discipline of Peace- and Conflict Studies.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">T<\/span>his first European <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">G-I <\/span>is situated in the <a class=\"boxed\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffcc00; font-style: italic;\" title=\"Contact\" href=\"https:\/\/www.galtung-institut.de\/contact\/\">tri-border region<\/a> (&#8220;Dreil\u00e4ndereck&#8221;) of Germany, France and Switzerland and works for the world at large. 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