Time: Thu Sep 4, 2025, 9:30AM – 11:00AM
Location: Live on Zoom
Maria Prada Ramírez, former fellow at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, recently published the policy report, “What makes international partnerships meaningful in transitional processes? The case of the Colombian Truth Commission (2018 – 2022).” The report draws on observations and lived experiences over her three years as the director of the Office of Cooperation and Partnership and as a permanent advisor to the President of the Commission, Francisco de Roux. In it she describes the roles of the government and international community; analyzes how the story of political relationship-building emerged in a particular context, and summarizes three key contributions from the international community to the Commission; highlights enabling factors and best practices; and drafts recommendations to inspire future practice in this field.
Prada Ramírez argues that “Along with political protection, technical support, and funding, this cooperative experience is grounded in respect for a country’s sovereignty and autonomy, as well as recognition of its domestic capabilities.”
This event will be moderated by Josefina Echavaría Álvarez, professor of the practice and director of the Peace Accords Matrix at the Kroc Institute, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.
The talk is co-sponsored by the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, also part of the Keough School, and Notre Dame’s Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society.
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