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Thanksgiving 2007: A World at War (by Jim Wine) |
Thanks to the Nobel Prize, peace is not simply the absence of war. The work for peace is not simply the prevention of war or the resolution of conflict...
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DOs and DON'Ts of Ceasefire Agreements (Haysom and Hottinger) |
The purpose of this presentation is to examine the elements of a ceasefire agreement which would serve to facilitate the implementation and sustainability of such agreements. |
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Debunking the "Big O" (by Hannes Siebert) |
Can you separate the journalist as a person from the message that he or she sends? We are hopefully coming out of an era where those who control the media believe a journalist should stand in the no-man's land of objectivity... |
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Lesson's from the South African Peace Process (by Nicholas Haysom) |
Having reviewed the six years of negotiations in South Africa, it is possible to draw a number of lessons that may have some broader application. |
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Nepal's Peace Process: Full Circle Support (NTTP) |
Launched in August 2005 NTTP was designed and
Level Peace Committee, and
conceived by the Multi-Party High
mandated by the cabinet of the
Government of Nepal. |
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Swiss Interview on the Nepali Peace Process (FDFA) |
Hannes Siebert reflects critically on the role of Switzerland as an informal facilitator during the Peace Process. |
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Insider Mediators (Swiss Peace) |
The role of Padma Ratna Tuladhar as an insider mediator in the conflict between the Nepalese Maoists and the
parliamentary political parties has been characterized by the constant engagement to generate dialogue between
the parties... |
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The Unstated Models in our Minds (by Jayne Docherty) |
One rarely addressed but fundamental question is: how much does the context
in which we are negotiating influence the way we negotiate and the way we teach
negotiation? |
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Consequences of Principal and Agent (by Jayne Docherty) |
This chapter assumes that becoming a creative, reflective practitioner of negotiation
requires more than mastering negotiation techniques or strategies |
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In The Nobel: Lessons for a Philanthropic Community (by Derek Brown) |
In honoring Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank with the Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Committee has for the third time in 4 years... |
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Appeal to Government of Sri lanka: Restore the sacredness and dignity of life (by Hannes Siebert) |
This is a moment the country can start the long journey of healing the wounds and redeeming itself. One of the most powerful instruments we posses as humans, is
the ability to be merciful to our enemy.
The responsibility of every leader at this moment is to restore the
sacredness and dignity of life.
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Religion, Identity & Intergroup Conflict (by Jeffrey R. Seul) |
This article offers a partial explanation of the frequent appearance of religion as the primary cultural marker distinguishing groups in conflict. This paper has been published in The Journal of Peace Research, vol. 36, no. 5, 1999 by SAGE Publications Ltd., All rights reserved. © 1999 http://jpr.sagepub.com/ |
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The Imperfect But Essential Bridge: National Peace Structures (by Hannes Siebert) |
Peace Structures by its nature are vulnerable and imperfect instruments that have the burden of helping a society cross the bridge from war or serious conflict, to a shared space that promises a sustainable or acceptable peace. Study on structures in Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Israel/Palestine to be published by Berghof Foundation for Peace Support and Peace Appeal Foundation - August 2009) |
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SRI LANKA: When Negotiations Fail… Talks for the sake of Talks; War for the sake of Peace (by Hannes Siebert and Chanya Charles) |
After the breakdown of the formal negotiations (Track 1) brokered by the Norwegian Government in 2003, the One-Text Initiative was established as a confidential dialogue space. The key parties’ hope was to create a stakeholder-owned safety net for the formal negotiations, rebuild confidence between the parties, and jointly generate more realistic options for the parties to consider through a “single text” methodology. Most of the key parties joined – including the LTTE...Full Study to be published in August 2009. Contact PAF for details. |
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A Conflict Analysis of Colombia |
A conflict assessment carried out in 2008 that includes profiles of peace initiatives in many departments throughout Colombia. |
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