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Regional School 2021

Society and Religion: Ethnic groups, Identity and Nationalism

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation Office North Macedonia in close cooperation with the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies from Brussels have organized a hybrid event Regional School 2021 “Society and Religion: Ethnic groups, Identity and Nationalism” on 06 October over the cloud based video conferencing service - Zoom.

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The school gathered young students from nine different countries of the region as well as eminent lecturers and provided them with the opportunity to discuss about how religion, ethnicity, nationalism affect the individual and society in general.

The programme was divided into two panel discussions. At the first panel discussion participants had opportunity to follow lectures about latest finding and current developments on the following topics:

Rethinking Social Cohesion in Diverse Societies - Marija Risteska, Center for Research and Policy Making

From "Divide and Rule" to "Unite and Lead" Narratives - Nenad Markovic, Faculty of Law "Iustinianus Primus"

Mental and Spiritual Health as Foundation of Human Wellbeing - Aleksandar Mitov, Expert on Public Health and Environmental Impacts on Health

Religious Beliefs, Practices and Commitment - Kosta Milkov, Balkan Institute for Faith and Culture

moderator: Aleksandar Spasenovski, Faculty of Law "Iustinianus Primus"

At the second panel discussion participants from each participating country from the region were discussing about how youth of the present overcome problems from the past. The panel discussion was moderated by Ivan Jovanov, Leaders for Education, Activism and Development.

This was the sixth year in a row since the school was organized in regional context in joing cooperation with the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies from Brussels.

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daniel.braun@kas.de +389 (2) 3217075 +389 (2) 3217076
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