The Journal of Dialogue Studies was pleased to organise the second workshop on the theme “Intergenerational Dialogue for Well-Being Futures: Theories, Practices, and Policy Pathways”, held on Thursday, 29 January 2026, at Old Hall, Mansfield College, University of Oxford.
Building on the first volume of this special issue, the workshop brought together 18 abstracts, as well as a keynote address, critically exploring the role of intergenerational dialogue in shaping collective well-being futures. Papers presented at the workshop will be published in the next special issue of the Journal of Dialogue Studies, Volume 14, 2026.
The workshop was organised in partnership with the Global Humanity for Peace Institute at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, the Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace, and the UNESCO Collective Healing Initiative.
The programme explored several key themes, including theories and practices of intergenerational dialogue; multilateral governance; knowledge co-creation; gender equality; positive peace; and the role of digital spaces in enabling, or hindering, ethical and meaningful dialogue across generations.
Across four sessions, contributors addressed a wide range of topics, including peace in the Pacific, ancestral epistemologies, gender equity and cultural reconnection, migrant experiences, reproductive labour, feminist readings of folklore, artistic methodologies, decolonial healing, intergenerational practice, cultural differences in Colombia, Naga tribal students, intergenerational trauma, memory denial, legal gaps, and ancestral memory through seeds.
We were encouraged by the strong interest generated by the workshop, with contributions from scholars, practitioners, and policymakers representing diverse disciplines, regions and perspectives. We hope that the discussions and the resulting publication will significantly advance research and practice in this important field.
