Meet Susann Simolin – our second podcast guest
Susann Simolin has worked at the Aland Islands Peace Institute for many years as Information Officer and is currently on leave for her doctoral dissertation in Political Science at Åbo Akademi University. In this podcast episode Simolin discusses with Kjell-Åke Nordqvist about the Åland Example and how it may be used in conflicts and the settlement of them. The podcast is held in Swedish, and our intern – Esther Djupsund – has written a summary in English: The discussion begins with the topic of what efforts for peace that Simolin finds the most urgent in todays world. The truth is an important aspect in any conflict, and Simolin brings up that it is often the truth that is the first victim in any war. Truth can be seen from several different angles and it is therefore sometimes complicated to solve a conflict, if the parts of the conflict have different views of what is true in the case. Simolin points out that it is important to keep an open dialogue and discuss amongst the participants in the conflict what they consider to be true and to be able to see each other’s views of the situation. Simolin also emphasizes the […]