The Georgian - South Ossetian Civic Point of View Process

In December 2008, George Mason University hosted a group of Georgian and South Ossetian peacebuilders at Point of View, the university conflict resolution retreat house in Mason Neck, Virginia. The meeting sparked a series of discussions that have enriched participants' understandings of the possibilities for confidence building in the aftermath of the August 2008 war. Ten Point of View Workshops have catalyzed numerous confidence building measures that bridge the Georgian-South Ossetian divide. The Georgian-South Ossetian Point of View Process continues with a goal of further catalyzing constructive confidence building, sharing highly informed understandings of the conflict dynamics with advisors and decision-makers on both sides of the divide, and ultimately contributing to peace and security in the South Caucasus and beyond. Some Point of View participants are partnering together on policy-related research.

Participants and coordinators are grateful for the support of the following donors who generously make possible the Georgian-South Ossetian Point of View Process and related confidence -building measures:

George Mason University Foundation Point of View Funds
One Foundation
Planethood Foundation
US Agency for International Development
US Department of State
US Institute of Peace
United Nations Development Program
Alliance for Conflict Transformation
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To learn more about the project, read papers and reports presented at Point of View Dialogue meetings please visit the official webpage of the process at http://pointofviewdialogue.com/en/.

The Georgian - South Ossetian Point of View Process - Istanbul 2010 (Studio Re)

Articles, Press Releases, and Videos

Related Articles and Presentations

Georgian-South Ossetian Conflict: Researching Peace

Collection of Articles by Georgian Authors (English language) (Russian language)

Collection of Articles by South Ossetian Authors (English language) (Russian language)

Above articles were produced in cooperation with the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies in Tbilisi and the Center for Information Technology: Intellectual Resources in Tskhinval/i. The articles are currently in Russian and English, and will be available in Georgian soon.

Presentations and A Portion of the Discussion at the Georgian-South Ossetian Civic Point of View Dialogue, May 2012, Istanbul

A t work in the Caucasus
By Susan Allen Nan, George Khutsishvili and Lira Kozaeva Tskhovrebova

The Potential of Public Diplomacy in the Post-War Environment: The Case of Georgian-Ossetian Conflict
By George Khutsishvili

The Uneasy Start of a Dialogue
By Kosta Dzugaev

A Series of Meetings Called ‘Point of View’
By Mari Otarashvili

The ‘Point of View’ has a Right to be Expressed
By Maria Kotaeva

Press Releases

November 24, 2013
The Civic Dialogue Series “Point of View” for Mutual Understanding and Confidence between Georgians and South Ossetians continues

January 13, 2013
The Civic Dialogue Series “Point of View” for Mutual Understanding and Confidence between Georgians and South Ossetians continues

November 3, 2012
The Civic Dialogue Series “Point of View” for Mutual Understanding and Confidence between Georgians and South Ossetians continues.

May 12, 2012
Continuation of the Civic Dialogue Series "Point of View" for Mutual Understanding and Confidence between Georgians and South Ossetians

January 15, 2012
Continuation of the civil dialogue series “Point of View,” for mutual understanding and confidence trust between Georgians and South Ossetians