Garčević Participates in 2021 “Dialogue for the Future” Lecture
On March 2, 2021, Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, took part in a webinar titled “Social Cohesion: Cooperation, Trust and Development,” which was organized in cooperation with the UN Development Program (UNDP) Montenegro and Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Montenegro, within the regional initiative “Dialogue for the Future.”
The program aims to create more space for constructive dialogue between various communities, between citizens and their highest elected leaders, thus promoting peaceful coexistence, increased trust, and genuine respect for diversity. Its goals include dialogue and collaborative action around jointly identified priorities, the emancipation of adolescents and youth for constructive engagement and leadership, nurturing inter-cultural dialogue, strengthening objective media reporting, empowering young girls and women for greater social activism.
This year’s program puts emphasis on cooperation and the development of social cohesion through the prism of intercultural communication, diplomacy and public relations. It focused also on the role of civil sector, media, the role of women in society, as well as contemporary challenges for social cohesion and cooperation. The program will bring together prominent scholars and practitioners in the field of IR, public relations and psychology, and will run until the end of April 2021 through a series of interactive workshops, in an online format.
Details on the “Dialogue for the Future” project can be found online.
During his diplomatic career, Ambassador Vesko Garčević dealt with issues pertinent to European security and NATO for almost 14 years. In 2004, he was posted in Vienna to serve as Ambassador to Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He had been a Montenegro’s Ambassador to NATO from 2010 until 2014 and served as a Montenegro’s National Coordinator for NATO from 2015 until he joined the faculty at the Pardee School. Learn more about Ambassador Garčević on his faculty profile.