The Salzburg Global American Studies Program fosters understanding and debate on America’s changing role in the world. With a distinguished track record since 1947, its annual symposia for professional leaders and scholars address topical questions affecting American culture, society and politics, analyze their global implications, and advance applied research.
The Asia Peace Innovators Forum brings together mid-career professionals to promote peace and reconciliation through initiatives across the region. Launched in 2020, the Forum connects innovators for peace across sectors through a transboundary network to exchange experience of community-driven approaches and best practices at practical workshops online and in both Salzburg and Asia.
Contested Histories in Public Spaces is a multi-year initiative founded and led by the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation, supported by Salzburg Global Seminar, the International Bar Association, and EuroClio. The initiative seeks to provide decision-makers, policy planners, educators, and other stakeholders with a set of case studies, best practices and guidelines for addressing historical contestations in an effective and responsible manner.
The Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program, held under the auspices of the Cutler Center for the Rule of Law, develops outstanding talents who will shape the future of the international rules-based order and government and judicial systems. Since 2012, it has convened annual cohorts of graduate students from 14 top US law schools to build leadership skills and networks across law and public service worldwide.
The Global Innovations on Youth Violence, Safety and Justice initiative seeks to tackle youth violence and promote youth safety and criminal justice reform. Launched in January 2021, this major multi-year series brings together diverse stakeholders, including young adults, to address the legal, economic, and social weaknesses and inefficiencies of judicial and custodial systems across multiple jurisdictions.
The Holocaust Education and Genocide Prevention series promotes peace, reconciliation, and pluralist societies. Launched in 2010, it advances structured dialogue, research, knowledge-sharing and cross-border projects, engaging educators, practitioners and museum curators from over 50 countries, many with recent experience of mass violence or rising extremism.
The Japan-India Transformative Technology Network connects and empowers outstanding change-makers in two countries on the forefront of technological progress in Asia – India and Japan. The program offers a platform for those working towards social good to maximize the benefits of various forms of new technologies (including but not limited to artificial intelligence, robotics and automation, blockchain and fintech).
The Salzburg Global LGBT* Forum advances the human rights of LGBT people and communities around the world. Founded in 2013, it has created a trusted 76-country network of LGBT and human rights leaders to facilitate open exchange and collaboration in highly-diverse contexts, spanning government, law, diplomacy, religion, finance, media and culture.
The Pathways to Peace Initiative addresses urgent geopolitical challenges by providing a forum for open and critical dialogue on key issues affecting political, strategic, economic, and cultural relationships. As an organization dedicated to international peace and justice since 1947, Salzburg Global provides a space for candid exchange among senior thought leaders of divergent views to advance concrete progress on critical issues.
The Violent Threats to Democratic Systems program is developing an international, interdisciplinary network of researchers and stakeholders working on understanding and addressing rising polarization and political violence in a range of mature democratic systems.
The Ukraine Civil Society Forum provides vital connectivity for Ukrainian civil society leaders both inside and outside the country not only with each other but also with strategic actors and in the private sector, international donor, development, and political communities, and counterparts in other countries in the region. It enables continued prioritization, planning and collaboration among Ukrainian civil society leaders for both near term support during the ongoing war, as well as for future reconciliation, reconstruction, and rebuilding processes.