This is the second annual Summer School series.

Friday, July 24, 2026 to Monday, July 27, 2026
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The Armenian Genocide Research Program (AGRP) of the Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA, in collaboration with International Hellenic University's School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Economics, presents a five-day interdisciplinary summer school bringing together leading scholars in genocide studies, human rights, and transitional justice. Held at St. George Peristereota in the scenic region of Naoussa, Greece, the program offers an intensive academic experience for researchers, students, and practitioners working at the intersection of historical atrocity, international law, and memory.

Over the course of the week, participants will engage with expert faculty across a range of interconnected topics, including the historiography of genocide and human rights, Ottoman-era genocides against Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, and Kurds, the Israel-Palestine conflict, international humanitarian law, conflict resolution and transitional justice, and memory studies. Case studies will draw on Armenian, Greek, Assyrian, Kurdish, and Palestinian experiences, with particular attention to the particularities of the genocide process — including labor battalions, assimilation policies, and the confiscation of properties.

The summer school format combines morning and afternoon lecture sessions with open discussion periods, fostering close dialogue between faculty and participants in an intimate residential setting.

Sponsor(s): Armenian Genocide Research Program, PAI, St. George Peristereota Research Centre, Municipality of Heroic Town of Naoussa, Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, General Secretariat for Religious Affairs, Euxeinos Association of Thessaloniki