WISCOMP
invites applications for a South Asian Peacebuilding Workshop titled Enriching
Democratic Practice in South Asia:
Possibilities from the Field of Peacebuilding on the 30 – 31 of
October, 2010 in New Delhi. Click
here for details.
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A discussion on Non-Military Variables of Security- Voices from Pakistan,
held on 13th February 2001 sought to provide a forum in which the
views of a group of young Pakistani scholars and professionals on
the issue of human security could be articulated. Indeed Human Security
in the New Millennium had been the overarching theme of WISCOMP’s
first summer symposium, and this roundtable, highlighting the views
of the younger generation of Pakistan, was expected to contribute
further towards an ongoing dialogue.
Given the low social and economic indicators in all states of South
Asia there is a growing recognition of the necessity of moving from
an exclusive preoccupation with “national” security, towards
a more inclusive concept of “human” security. It is in
this context that the Roundtable assumed special significance. WISCOMP
believes that similar exchanges between Indians and Pakistanis in
future will go a long way in nurturing the idea of a South Asian civil
society where the primary concern is how people live and breathe in
a society, how their basic needs are met, how freely they exercise
their many choices and voice their various concerns and how much access
they have to the economic resources and social opportunities.
Wiscomp
was established as part of the efforts of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility
to build a culture of coexistence and nonviolence that is gender-sensitive
and inclusive. A not-for-profit, non-sectarian, non-denominational organization,
the Foundation promotes universal responsibility in a manner that celebrates
a diversity of beleifs and practices, and that contributes to a global ethic
of nonviolence, coexistence and gender equity. The work of the Foundation
is global in its reach and transcends nationalist political agendas.
