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.
Annelise Ebbe and Ila Pathak, Whither Women’s Rights? A Report from Kandhamal, WISCOMP (2009)Navanita Sinha, Democracies in Transition: Opportunities and Challenges for Nepal- A Report, WISCOMP (2010)
Securing Peace, Mainstreaming Gender:
The Case of Sri Lanka
Securing Peace, Mainstreaming Gender was the first in this series
of roundtables organized by WISCOMP. At this roundtable, held on February
5, 2005, Kumudini Samuel, a member of the core research team of the
project on Gender and Non-traditional Formulations of Security, shared
the findings of her study on the challenges of integrating gender
into the peace process in Sri Lanka.
Some
of the issues raised at the roundtable were:
• The impact of militarism and negotiations within the larger debate
of traditional versus non-traditional formulations of security;
• Notions of peace making and peace building in Sri Lanka.
• Gender concerns in post conflict transitions and the points of entry
for a gender mainstreaming into policy on peace building in the context
of Sri Lanka.
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.
