Public participation

Participant reflections: Ariel Hernandez: The commonalities and differences of the possibilities of peace for Philippines and Colombia

Dec 2010
Following an exchange between peace practitioners from Colombia and the Philippines, Ariel Hernandez, a Filipino participant, compares the two countries' approaches to a selection of peace issues in this paper.

Conflict termination - Trends, challenges (new approaches?)

Apr 2011
Positive quantitative developments in peace processes need to be followed by increasing the quality of the peace agreements. This power point presentation by Conciliation Resources provide an overview of trends and challenges in conflict termination.

The politics of transition (1999)

Compromising on autonomy: Mindanao in transition
Apr 1999
Eric Gutierrez describes the failure of the transition structures created for Mindanao following the 1996 peace agreement (such as the MNLF-run Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development).

A critical partnership: Civil society and the peace process (1999)

Compromising on autonomy: Mindanao in transition
Apr 1999
Rufa Cagoco-Guiam explores civil society’s relationship to the peace process, which, although characterised by exclusion from the negotiating table and post-agreement development mechanisms, contains the potential for civil society to be at the forefront of building a culture of peace.

Kashmiri women across the divide: Kashmiri women mapping initiative

Aug 2010
Kashmiri women know that their role in peacebuilding is important. However, as this report by Ayesha Saeed for Conciliation Resources reveals, their perspectives on peace and conflict vary in different regions.

Breaking recurring themes in the cycles of war and peace in Sri Lanka

Dec 1999
How can Sri Lanka and international actors move the country from entrenched conflict towards peace? Liz Philipson of Conciliation Resources investigates the options in this paper.

The politics of peacemaking

Dec 2005
Civilians are all too often deliberate targets and not simply unintended casualties of violence. Celia McKeon of Conciliation Resources suggests the new approaches to peace needed in this article.

Civil Society: Participating in peace processes

Jan 2005
Peace processes which only include political and military players are potentially dangerous. Celia McKeon of Conciliation Resources explains why civil society's role is crucial in her chapter in 'People building peace II'.

10 points on 10 years of UNSCR 1325 in Europe

Dec 2010
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 champions the contribution women make to peace and security. Civil society organisations explain in this paper how Europe can do more to implement it.

The myths that surround the military's power to do good

Mar 2010
Jonathan Cohen of Conciliation Resources and Vanessa Alexander interview Diana Francis about her book 'From Pacification to Peacebuilding' and the myths that surround the military's power to do good.

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