Building Inclusive, Stronger Peace Processes: Here’s How
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 2017-01-31

Specialists in peace processes have understood in recent years that a vital element for ending or preventing warfare is inclusion—ensuring that all groups in a society have their voices heard and their critical concerns met. But what are we learning about how to do that, and do it better? On January 31, veterans of peace processes from Nepal to South Sudan to El Salvador to Turkey will discuss the lessons offered by their recent experiences. 

For more information about this event, visit: http://www.usip.org/events/building-inclusive-stronger-peace-processes-here-s-how

Speakers at this forum have worked on violent conflicts from across several continents, to build peace processes that are inclusive. Their experiences include: working on “national dialogues,” such as those aimed at stopping civil wars in South Sudan or in Yemen. The case studies also will include promoting dialogue and conciliation between the government and minority groups in Turkey, and building a public sense of legitimacy and confidence in a peace process in El Salvador that involved armed opposition groups.

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Achim Wennmann
Executive Coordinator, Center on Conflict Development and Peacebuilding, The Graduate Institute

Jonathan Cohen
Executive Director, Conciliation Resources

Ulas Doga Eralp
Professional Lecturer, School of International Service, American University

Mari Fitzduff
Director, Master of Arts Program in Coexistence and Conflict, Brandeis University

Michael Shipler
Regional Director, Asia, Search for Common Ground

Elizabeth Murray
Senior Program Officer, Middle East and Africa, U.S. Institute of Peace

Colette Rausch, Moderator
Associate Vice President, Global Practice and Innovation, U.S. Institute of Peace


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