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)
The symposium on Conflict Resolution: Trends and Prospects held between
October 3rd-8th, 2001, sought to review, chart, analyze and where possible,
synergize the theory and practice of Critical Security Studies, Conflict
Management and Resolution and Peace Studies.
The
symposium reflected
the need to advance a general understanding of the conceptual underpinnings
of conflict resolution, the specific challenges for South Asia and
the importance of factoring in gender in conflict analysis. Spread
over a period of five days it focused on Interrogating
Conflict, Responding to Conflict, Experiences of Conflict, Paradigms
of Conflict Resolution, Gender and Conflict and Conflict in South
Asia. Alongside the more formal plenary lectures, these basic themes
were addressed through interactive workshops and roundtable discussions.
Alternative mediums such as films, video clips, role- plays and puppetry
also formed part of the formats used. The multiple formats through
which the theme of conflict resolution was addressed were designed
to facilitate maximum interaction and sharing of information among
participants at various levels of seniority, in a non- hierarchical
and mutually enriching manner.
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.
