Public participation in peacemaking
Negotiations to end wars are more than a means to stop the fighting. They offer a chance to agree new political, economic and constitutional arrangements that can tackle the root causes of a conflict and thus help forge lasting peace.
Our updated Accord policy brief Public participation
in peacemaking (November 2009) argues for more inclusive and democratic peacemaking that goes beyond ‘elite’ pacts between governments and armed groups.
It outlines several approaches for improving public participation and key considerations for supporting such processes.
Also available in Spanish, French and Russian.
- Participación pública en la construcción de paz
- La participation publique dans les processus de recherche de la paix
- концептуальная записка: Выбор в пользу взаимодействия: вооруженные группы и мирные процессы
