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)
Track II, Citizen’s
Diplomacy: Innovative Possibilities for Peace
On November 2nd, 2003, acclaimed conflict resolution practitioner and
theorist Dr. Edy Kaufman delivered an engaging presentation on Track
II, Citizen’s Diplomacy: Innovative Possibilities for Peace at
a public forum organized by Women In Security, Conflict Management and
Peace (WISCOMP) in collaboration with United States Education Foundation
India (USEFI) at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
In
the context of the Indo-Pak peace process, the attempt of the interaction
was to encourage innovative dialogue on the ways in which members of
the public can strengthen the peace process through people to people
contact or, Citizens Diplomacy. Dr. Kaufman shared strategies and ideas
for engaging in Track II diplomacy based on his extensive experience
of working in the Middle East, South America and Africa. With the participation
of the audience, he encouraged discussion on the relevance of lessons
learned from the Middle East peace processes for conflicts in South
Asia.
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.
