Virtual Roundtable Meeting on Intergenerational Dialogue

27 Jul 2023

On July 4th, the Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East and North Africa arranged a virtual roundtable discussion, bringing together 14 young peacebuilders and peace and security experts from both the MENA-region and Europe. The purpose of the meeting was to advance the Institute’s work on intergenerational dialogue by soliciting feedback from a diverse set of actors on the preliminary conclusions drawn from the knowledge-creating process on intergenerational dialogue that the Institute has engaged in since the beginning of 2023.

Members of the Institute’s Advisory Committee served as key-note speakers during the first part of the meeting and the Institute’s Deputy Director gave a detailed presentation over the results and conclusions.

During the discussions participants shared complimentary insights and reflections and the meeting resulted in a set of recommendations and ideas on how to ensure that a dialogue across generations can be meaningful.

This included for example:

  • a recommendation of not only engaging in one-off dialogues but engage more long-term to build trust and develop ideas.
  • a stress on the importance of acknowledging how power dynamics based on age affects participants opportunities to participate on equal terms.

For more information read the full REPORT.

Last updated 04 Sep 2023, 3.03 PM