Webinar on the Conflictological Sensitivity: Understanding Desires, Needs, and Fears That Influence Behavior in (Post)Conflict Situations

Our Foundation continues to cooperate with de-occupied communities on the issue of returning citizens to liberated territories. Therefore, on March 7, in partnership with the Czech NGO NESEHNUTÍ, we held a webinar on the topic "Conflictological Sensitivity: Understanding Desires, Needs, and Fears That Influence Behavior in (Post)Conflict Situations" for representatives of communities, NGOs, charities, and citizens who have already returned or are seeking to return to liberated territories.

This webinar was a continuation of the topic of the first webinar on the topic "Return Migration and Key Challenges Related to the Process of Returning to (Post)Conflict Areas", which we held two weeks ago with Associate Professor at Palacký University Olomouc (Czech Republic) Lucie Macková.

Together with the webinar speaker, Lenka Dušková - Associate Professor of Development and Environmental Studies at Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic - we examined the psychology of the concept of “conflict”, found out why conflicts arise and how we react to them. Each participant of the webinar had the opportunity to get to know ourselves better in conflict to understand better what we can count on during its resolution.

Lenka Dušková made an excellent analogy of a conflict with a backpack, where we put everything we need to make the trip easier. Similarly, we must have specific techniques and knowledge to avoid or reduce their impact in conflict situations. The webinar participants also had the opportunity to learn about the stages of a conflict and reflect on what conflicts arise in deoccupied communities and who and how should resolve them.