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WISCOMP
Publications
WISCOMP offers a broad range of
resources in the form of in-house publications, bibliographies, research
studies, capacity building modules and training programs. These seek to
stimulate engagement between policymakers and civil society groups in ways that
strengthen efforts for peace and security.
Perspectives and Discussion
Papers
WISCOMP Perspectives and Discussion Papers, a series of research publications,
showcase the work of the Scholar of Peace Fellows on a range of subjects such as
Women in the Kashmir Peace Process, Gender Sensitive Alternative Dispute
Resolution Models, The Role of the Media in Facilitating an Inclusive Security
Discourse et al. The series seeks to build linkages with the larger regional and
international community working in similar areas.
Perspectives
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Sudha Ramachandran, Sonia
Jabbar, The Shades of Violence: Women and Kashmir, WISCOMP Perspectives
1 (2003)
The Shades of Violence: Women
and Kashmir, uses the gender lens to highlight how life survives in the
midst of exploding violence associated with insurgency and
counter-insurgency. The authors speak neither for the militants nor for the
Indian government but for the people of Kashmir – the noncombatants,
especially the women – whose suffering assumes gigantic proportions in a war
of attrition that leaves no winners.
Women’s Uprising in Manipur: A
Legacy Continued traces the role of the women’s Meira Peibi movement in
Manipur in the context of the rise of the separatist movement and the
imposition of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act of 1958.
Chitra Balakrishnan’s work is
premised on the notion that capturing women’s conflict management practices
would contribute positively to alternative justice and peace efforts in the
South Asian region and also impact law and policy reform. In the long run it
would be a step in engendering the practices of justice in South Asia.
Representation of Post-Chagai
Alternative Discourse in the Media, examines the projection of official
narratives and responses from the peace movement in urban Pakistan and a few
fringe political parties in the periphery who dissented with the pro-nukes
policy of the center. It documents the alternative security discourse
carried out in the media and evaluates the emerging peace movement and
spectrum of policy options along with alternatives offered by its
protagonists.
Khatoli Khala’s work analyses
the cultural, socio-economic and political aspects of the situation in
Nagaland leading to the imposition of this draconian act. It also seeks to
provide a guide to prevent incidents of such human rights violations in the
state.
Images of Muslim Women surveys
the manner in which Muslim women in India-members of the largest minority
community – are represented in the print and electronic media. It also
examines the perceptions of Indian Muslim women about these representations.
The Taming of a River: Gender
Displacement and Resistance in Anti-Dam Movements, draws and weaves together
diverse strands of arguments about the gendered nature of development, of
policy, of displacement – and – most significantly even of resistance. It
particularly focuses on the Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the Narmada
Movement) to document the ways in which women participate in survival
struggles and the perceptions of their gendered roles within the community
and the movement.
Manimala in this perspective
posits that the violence women are subjected to during armed conflict is not
merely an accidental off shoot of war but is a tool which ahs been used very
effectively to spread war and to destabilize society.
Violence and Sexuality in the
Iconography of the Nation, attempts to uncover the forms of sexualized
terror of Sinhala Buddhist nationalist practice in the contemporary Sri
Lankan state and community, through an investigation into spaces for
violence in the everyday practice against detainees and prostitutes. This is
an effort to enable a different understanding of violence, the nature of
modern power, and the body as an object, target and product of such power.
In Language of Conflict and
Women in Assam, Amita Joshi gives us vivid accounts of the impact of
terrorism on the women members of the families of terrorists in Kashmir,
North Eastern India, Iraq and Cambodia. This writing is an appeal to the
collective consciousness of the members of the society to make meaningful
attempts in the direction of peace.
Experiences of Naga Women in
Armed Conflict: Narratives from a Militarized Society, details the
experiences of Naga women located in the most protracted of armed conflict
situations in north-east India. It highlights women’s deep but understated
participation in the struggles of the Naga people and the memories and pain
that such struggles have entailed.
Indian Women Scientists’
Perceptions of the Nuclear Issue analyzes the perceptions of Indian women
scientists on a range of issues related to the nuclear issue in order to
determine whether their views are determined by their position as scientists
or by virtue of being women. The aim of this study was to generate and
analyze primary gender disaggregated data as the first step towards building
a gender perspective on issues related to India’s nuclear policy.
Women in Exile: Tibetan Women
Refugees’ Experiences in India assesses the problems and hardships of
Tibetan women refugees in their struggle for survival in an entirely
different environment. Through the life stories of Tibetan women-in-exile in
Dharamsala and Delhi, the study analyses experiences of Tibetan women as
members of a stateless community and evaluates the work done by the Tibetan
Women’s association (TWA) both in safeguarding the identity of Tibetan
women-in-exile and in sustaining an organized struggle upholding the
principles of non-violence.
Seema Hussain’s articles focus
on the peace-building efforts of a diverse range of actors in India’s
Northeast, including civil society groups and governmental agencies. Her
work draws attention to the role of multi track initiatives in transforming
conflict in ways that are inclusive and sustainable. She has identified and
documented a number of such non-conventional interventions, aimed at ending
militancy and restoring peace in the lives of ordinary people, including
ex-militants.
Smita Bharti’s project aimed at
identifying ways in which the lives and voices of women in Tihar Jail in
Delhi could be framed so as to become accessible to a wider public. This
entailed a series of theatre workshops in jail and outside, designed to
explore human rights issues on both sides of the wall. Through use of
skilful creative methods, participants were encouraged to become
co-explorers, question internalized norms, engage in a process of
self-expression, and make critical choices. A unique co-production between
jail inmates and college students was mounted in the jail in December 2004.
Jyoti Malhotra’s articles focus
on the conflict-resolution efforts of a diverse range of actors in the
context of contemporary Tibet. She focuses on the negotiations between
India, China and the Tibetan government-in-exile. Her work draws attention
to the role these negotiations might play in transforming conflict in ways
that are inclusive and sustainable. She has identified and documented the
views of statespersons, politicians and ordinary people, presenting multiple
perspectives that need to be accommodated for a sustainable and enduring
solution to the Tibet imbroglio.
Dilip D’Souza’s articles suggest
the need to revisit the concept of patriotism, and reconsider what it might
mean: the pursuit of peace, rather than the playing out of hatred. Seeking
to understand patriotism from multiple perspectives, D’Souza travels and
meets diverse people, ranging from soldiers to schoolchildren, fighter
pilots to ordinary cricket-players. The writing leads towards the idea that
unless patriotism is understood as peace, it will continue to have some
unwholesome associations and dangerous implications.
Decentralized Governance in
Schedule V Areas and Empowerment of Women: Resolving Conflicts through Law,
examines law as an instrument of conflict resolution, especially when these
conflicts are located along the faultlines of resource allocation, control
and management. In particular, it assesses the efficacy of a law like
central PESA (Panchayat: Extension to Scheduled Areas) passes in 1996, in
empowering tribal women in India, who as traditional forest dwellers, share
a symbiotic relationship with the eco system.
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Kamini Karlekar, Victims and
Agents: Refugee Women of the Afghan and
Burmese Community in Delhi, WISCOMP
Perspectives 19, 2006
Based on qualitative analysis,
the monograph uses life stories to capture a range of concerns that inform
the consciousness of a women refugee. The study seeks to challenge the
stereotypical representations of refugees by highlighting the ability to
regenerate following the sense of loss that follows the decision to leave
their homeland.
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Nirekha De Silva, Transitional
Justice for Women Ex-Combatants in Sri Lanka, WISCOMP Perspectives 20, 2006
There are a significant number
of women in the LTTE as well as in the Sri Lankan Army. This publication
focuses on the range of measures required to ensure reintegration of women
ex-combatants into ordinary society. The author has made recommendations and
drawn up a comprehensive database of available institutions and resources.
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Chavi Bhargava Sharma, Between
Two Worlds: Long Term Effects of Communal Violence on a Multi-religious,
marginalized community, WISCOMP Perspectives 21, 2006.
The monograph explores the
‘marginalized’ community of the Pranamis, with a focus on their experience
of extreme violence during the 1947 partition. The author examines how and
why this multireligious community became a special target, and the long-term
impact this has had. Cutting across disciplinary boundaries, the monograph
provides deep insights into psychology history and politics.
The monograph addresses how the
organizational ethos of the armed forces and the professional goals of women
recruits can be synergized. It raises a range of issues pertaining to equal
employment opportunities, perceptions on gender equality and analyzes the
implications of the combat exclusion policy for women recruits.
The publication aims at
recovering and articulating alternative perspectives on religion in the
state of Jammu and Kashmir. It seeks to recover those understandings of
religion that can be used to promote inter-community dialogue, sustainable
peace and the rights of marginalized groups including women.
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Zakia
Haque, Women, War and Statelessness: Stranded Bihari Women and
Girls in Bangladesh, WISCOMP Perspectives 24 (2007)
Framed by the discourse on
statelessness and citizenship in South Asia, the publication brings out
faultlines and ruptures that affect the lives of ordinary people, even as
nation states redefine boundaries and identities. Exclusionary practices
inhere in the shifting self-definition of states. Haque explores the
situation of stranded Biharis in Bangladesh from both legal and humanitarian
perspectives.
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Khelena Gurumayum, The Role of
Manipuri Women in Crisis Management during
the Extension of Ceasefire between the Government of India and NSCN-IM without Territorial Limits, WISCOMP Perspectives 25 (2007)
This publication focuses on the
skills and traits of the women of Manipur who have over the years extended
their social activism into a unique politics of protest against all forms of
injustice. It is situated in the immediate political context of the
well-publicized ceasefire agreement between the Government of India and one
faction of the Naga National Socialist Council (IM faction) — to extend the
ceasefire "without territorial limits."
Prolegomena to the Study of
People and Places in Violent India is written as a letter to the
contemporary Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben. With an introduction by
political theorist and policy analyst Pratap Bhanu Mehta, the letter sets
out the problems and possibilities of situating Agamben’s categories of
“camp” and “refugee” in a South Asian
context.
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Discussion Papers
In (Equality) Amid (Non)
Plurality: The Pakistani Experience examines the spaces for Pakistani
equality jurisprudence in the backdrop of the existing laws, legal
institutions, and the legal establishment. The author hopes to promote
thoughtful long term strategizing by those persons interested in promoting
the rule of law vis-à-vis the women of Pakistan.
This discussion paper examines
the role of women cadre of the People’s War group (PWG) in Andhra Pradesh
and analyses whether the women cadre’s perception of revolutionary violence
is different from her male colleague and whether they incorporate the
struggle against class and patriarchy in a single movement.
The paper a documentation of
practices of peace between women from two conflict zones in South Asia –
Nagaland and Sri Lanka. It consists of the proceedings of a workshop in Sri
Lanka held in January 2001 and addresses questions of how to strengthen
women’s initiatives for peace in situations of conflict.
Empowerment of Women: Answers
from Tibet, surveys the manner in which Tibetan women in four
settlements in Karnataka have constructed their lives and blended their
traditional roles with new ones. In doing so, the articles interrogate
stereotypical images of victimhood and refugeehood and point instead to
imaginative paradigms of women’s empowerment that may well resonate for the
women’s movement in the larger Indian context as well.
This discussion paper is based
on the narratives of 20 Afghan women refugees based in Delhi. The study
examines the notion of gendered violence in times of violent conflict.
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Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena,
Justice, Reconciliation and Constitution Making: Ensuring that
the Future Constitution works for Sri Lankan Women, WISCOMP Discussion Paper
6 (2004)
The paper examines the ongoing
constitutional reform process in Sri Lanka from a gender perspective. This
is seen as an important step in informing public policy and radically
engendering future constitutional reform.
Troubled Waters of Karachi
examines how a life sustaining resource like water can emerge as a security
issue within the national boundaries of the state. Set in Karachi this
series of articles drives home the point that lack of access to safe water
currently threatens not only the provincial harmony of Pakistan but also
poses a severe danger to the security environment of its largest metropolis.
The discussion paper examines
how the state of militancy in the state of Assam has impacted the women and
children. Written in the background of insurgency in India’s northeastern
state of Assam, the series of articles brings out the story of 12 women who
have been compelled by circumstances to go beyond the role of home-makers to
assume new responsibilities and leadership roles. The study documents the
determination and courage of women in situations of armed conflict and how
they transform their role in the society in order to lead a “normal life”.
Jaya Iyer’s discussion paper
describes the theory and practice of “Theatre of the Oppressed” and its
relevance as a tool to tackle contemporary social conflicts. Through a core
workshop, Iyer transmits purposive theatre skills to field-level workers
from various parts of India. The workshop is experiential and interactive,
drawing participants into active dialogue. This leads to healing – at the
level of self as well as at the level of society, Iyer proposes that
peace-building at a wider level presupposes peace within the individual
self/selves.
Raheel Dhattiwala’s discussion
paper examines the growing phenomenon of separation of residential spaces on
the basis of religious identity – as well as significant exceptions to the
trend. The findings indicate that communal crises may have triggered off a
process of positive introspection and pro-active interventions by some
sections of the Muslim residents. Her work is a contribution to
understanding communal conflict, its impact upon ordinary people’s lives,
and their varied responses.
The eleventh in the series
Impact of Religious Extremism on Women in Pakistan studies the rise of
religious extremism in Pakistan and its implications for women-especially in
areas where the Islamic parties are in power. The study highlights the
Islamization process in Pakistan especially in the North West Frontier
Province and highlights discriminatory legislations like the Hudood
Ordinance, the Shariat Bill and the Hisba Act. It also draws attention to
the development of women’s rights organizations in spite of the adverse
circumstances, which bring to the table specific concerns of women – both
rural and urban.
Traveling across the state,
Kavita Suri studies the impact of violence on the educational institutions.
The narratives highlight how the crucial aspects of education in particular
education of the girl child have been placed on the back burner owing to the
violence and prevalent militancy.
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Oishik Sircar,
Engendering
Persecution: Refugee Women, Gender-based Violence and State Responsibility
in South Asia, WISCOMP Discussion Paper 13 (2007)
This
monograph makes a case for the development of "gender asylum law" in South
Asia in order to protect women from myriad forms of gender-based violence
during times of active conflict as well as times of apparent peace.
This monograph explores the
complex relationship between armed conflict, school curriculum and the
construction of "identities that kill" in Jammu and Kashmir. Through primary
research, Tikoo addresses some pertinent questions such as: Why did
affluent, educated youth join the armed conflict? Are there examples of
schools that promote coexistence and the idea of kashmiriyat in the state?
The publication includes articles that seek to look into how the armed
conflict and different sources of learnings have affected the psyche of
young people — Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs — in the state.
The publication draws attention
to multiple facets of shared historical and cultural legacy that can help
create mutual understanding between India and Pakistan. Rather than
emphasize division and contention, the monograph seeks to highlight the vast
common ground occupied by Pakistan and India. By thus highlighting
deep-rooted commonalities, the author contributes to mitigating prejudices
and building bridges across boundaries. The contributions of contemporary
youth groups and artists are also discussed.
Taran’s work describes
the manner in which communal tensions and issues are manifested and
negotiated in the classroom. The paper is a compilation of unmediated
expression of ideas and arguments by the participants of this project- a
core group of 15 Hindu and Muslim teenage girls at the Aligarh Muslim
University Girls’ High School. Employing multiple pedagogical tools the
author initiates conversations among students to probe the interface between
gender, religious identity, personal friendships and the outbreak of
communal tension in Aligarh.
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Special Projects
WISCOMP Special Projects explore
innovative approaches to peace and security, and use creative mediums such as
art, theater, film, dance and workshops.
Weaving together two art forms –
classical dance and puppetry, the performance Her Voice is a powerful
critique of war from a gender perspective. It is based on a well-known tale
from the Battle of Kurukshetra from the Indian epic, the Mahabharata.
This project
involved the scripting and production of a documentary film on the Afghan
refugee women living in Pakistan. The visual presentation captures the
plight of refugee women and the urgency with which broad-based, responsive
strategies need to be developed.
This is a CD
presentation of the website that was conceptualized to provide space for
young people in the SAARC region to develop trans-cultural approaches to
peacebuilding, and to reflect on their own experiences in conflict
resolution. In addition to articles, the website includes toolkits for youth
media and peace education initiatives.
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Anurupa
Roy, Storytelling and Puppetry as Tools of Conflict Resolution: Experiences
from Kashmir, WISCOMP Special Project 4, 2006
The outcomes of this project – a
monograph and a visual production in the form of a CD, explore the Kashmir
conflict as experienced by ordinary women, and is informed by a desire to
understand its impact on ordinary people, and the possibility of building
healing modalities. The production poignantly asks: If Kashmiri poet and
mystic wanderer, Lalded, looked at the Kashmir of today, what conversations
would she have with the women of Kashmir?
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Kashmir:
Building Constituencies of Peace
The series Building Constituencies
of Peace documents the proceedings of the substantive events and workshops
organized by WISCOMP to facilitate the Athwaas process.
This report
captures the range of concerns that inform the consciousness of women in a
situation of conflict and impact their agency. The Roundtable Breaking the
Silence: Women and Kashmir, which this paper draws from, seeked to provide
space to a range of voices, and marked the beginning of WISCOMP’s Athwaas
initiative in Kashmir.
This is an
experiential and reflective report of the challenges that confront people
who explore paths of peace. It traces the origin of militancy in Kashmir,
its peaks and pitfalls, the trials and tribulations, and also of the hope
kindled for the dawn of peace. The indomitable spirit of the women of
Kashmir is highlighted in a narration, which is also an unfolding of a
personal journey.
The report
documents the different stages of the WISCOMP’s initiative in Kashmir,
Athwaas. The core group of the initiative has traversed many physical and
emotional distances and the journey has evolved with the changing
perceptions of the members and the dynamic political circumstances in the
state of Jammu and Kashmir.
This is the
beginning of the series Building Constituencies of Peace: Stakeholders in
Dialogue which documents the proceedings of the substantive events and
workshops organized by WISCOMP to facilitate the Athwaas process. This
publication documents the proceedings of the Athwaas Review Workshop held in
Srinagar in August-September 2002.
This
publication documents the proceedings of the Athwaas Review Workshop held in
New Delhi in February 2003.
Local
initiatives by Athwaas led to the establishment of Samanbal centers which
provide a physical space and tangible context for women to come together to
rebuild mutual trust and re-open spaces for reconciliation. This publication
comprises the proceedings of the Consultative Workshop held in Srinagar in
March 2004. It also includes a brief report on a Women Writers Meet
conceptualized and executed by Athwaas members in October 2003.
This
documents the proceedings of the third Athwaas Review and Training Workshop
which focused on three crucial legislations passed by the Jammu and Kashmir
State Assembly.
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Ashima
Kaul and Qurrat-ul-Ain, Athwaas: Exploring Creative Spaces for Expression,
Building Constituencies of Peace: Stakeholders in Dialogue V, 2006
This publication draws from the
proceedings of the third in the series of Writers’ meets organized by
Athwaas in Srinagar.
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Ellora
Puri, Athwaas: Linking Trauma Healing, Reconciliation and Peacebuilding,
Building Constituencies of Peace, Stakeholders in Dialogue VI,
2006
The two-day residential workshop
on Trauma Healing, Reconciliation and Peacebuilding, facilitated by Prof.
Nancy Good Sider, aimed to look at how trauma-healing is an integral part of
the conflict transformation process and thus, of the broader field of
peacebuilding. The publication details the proceedings.
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Priya
Parker, Athwaas: Sustaining Dialogic Engagement, Building Constituencies of
Peace, Stakeholders in Dialogue VII, 2006
Taking the form of a first
person account, this publication provides the summary of a Sustained
Dialogue workshop through the perspective of the trainer. The workshop
provided Athwaas members a space to explore the concept as well as the
practice of Sustained Dialogue.
This publication documents
WISCOMP’s engagement with the women of Dardpora, a village in the Kupwara
district of Jammu and Kashmir where the population consists of widows and
half widows, and their children.
The WISCOMP convention Women in
Dialogue: Envisioning the Road Ahead in Jammu and Kashmir brought together
65 participants from the three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, in
order to facilitate a dialogue foregrounding gender and civil society
engagement. The participants held discussions in four working groups and put
forth recommendations for Politics, Law and Governance; Women, Development
and Economic Empowerment; Cultural Initiatives for Peace and Reconciliation;
and Health and Psychosocial Healing, which were presented to eminent
policymakers. The publication details the working groups' discussions and
the recommendations of the groups.
The publication documents the
proceedings of the two-day convention Women in Dialogue: Envisioning the
Road Ahead in Jammu and Kashmir. The convention brought together
participants from the three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, in order
to facilitate a dialogue amongst diverse stakeholders.
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Resource Books
WISCOMP Resource Books present the
highlights of events such as the South Asian symposia, the Conflict
Transformation workshops, roundtables and conferences. These books include
information on the outcome, lessons learned, best practices and recommendations
for praxis and policy.
This working
paper documents the proceedings of two Roundtable discussions on Gender
Perspectives to Conflict Coverage and The Role of Women Mediapersons. It
analyses women’s role in the creation of a comprehensive understanding of
conflict and peacebuilding.
This
publication is based on the proceedings of the Roundtable on Non-Military
Variables of Security organized in February 2001. It documents the views of
young Pakistani scholars and practitioners on the issue of human security.
This is a report
of the proceedings of the First Conflict Transformation Workshop 2001. The
workshop marked the initiation of the Conflict Transformation program aimed
at facilitating exchange of views and collaborations for peace between young
Indians and Pakistanis.
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Meenakshi
Gopinath, Sumona DasGupta and Nandita Surendran, Conflict
Resolution: Trends and Prospects, WISCOMP Symposium Report (2003)
The symposium on
Conflict Resolution: Trends and Prospects was a step in the direction of
exploring the spaces that can be found for an unfettered dialogue that moves
us beyond the realist paradigm to a vocabulary of mutuality and cooperation.
This documents
the proceedings of the Roundtable discussion organized in November 2002,
which dealt with the changing discourse of diplomacy and the new concepts
being embraced by the Indian government. Public diplomacy and
business/economic diplomacy were cited as important components of diplomatic
activity.
This comprises
the proceedings of the Second Conflict Transformation Workshop organized in
2003, providing an overview of the theory and practice of Conflict
Transformation.
This provides an
overview of the issues, concepts, ideas and thoughts that were put forth and
generated in the course of the symposium organized by WISCOMP in
collaboration with International Institute for Democracy and Electoral
Assistance (IDEA)
The publication
documents the proceeding of the Third Annual Conflict Transformation
Workshop held in September 2004.
This documents the proceedings
of the Fourth Annual Conflict Transformation Workshop, October 2005.
Dialogue and leadership form the focus of the report.
The publication documents the
dialogues on Kashmir that formed part of the Conflict Transformation
Workshops of 2004 and 2005, thus presenting a civil society dialogue on the
issue. It delves into proposals for resolution of the conflict, and lessons
that may be drawn from other regions of conflict where conflicts have been
transformed non-violently.
This working paper is the
outcome of a plenary lecture delivered as part of the annual Conflict
Transformation workshop in 2005. Elaborating on the conceptualization of
multi-track diplomacy, the paper emphasizes participatory dialogue processes
and collaborative problem-solving.
This working paper is the
outcome of a presentation made at the annual Conflict Transformation
Workshop in 2005. The paper traces the development of the composite dialogue
between India and Pakistan.
This working paper is the
outcome of a presentation made at the annual Conflict Transformation
Workshop organized by WISCOMP in October 2005. Dr. Udayakumar’s paper
highlights the crucial linkages between justice, reconciliation and
coexistence. It emphasizes the need for peacebuilders to identify indigenous
resources and evolve methods for justice and reconciliation specific to the
culture and practice of a given society.
Prof. Cheema’s paper delves into
some of the options available for addressing the conflict. It delineates the
factors that impede a constructive engagement between India and Pakistan,
and calls upon the countries to recognize each other’s sensitivities and
identify common interests. This working paper is the outcome of a
presentation made at the annual Conflict Transformation workshop, October
2005.
This working paper is the
outcome of an interactive session conducted by Ms. Priya Parker as part of
the annual Conflict Transformation workshop in October 2005. The paper
weaves a pattern of linkages between the theory and practice of dialogue,
suggesting a focus on building capacity for Conflict Transformation. It
introduces the methodology of Sustained Dialogue – a seminal
conceptualization of dialogic engagement developed by Dr. Harold Saunders.
This working paper is the
outcome of a plenary lecture delivered at the Conflict Transformation
workshop in 2005. It highlights strategic and political aspects of Conflict
Transformation, and the importance of grassroots peacebuilding. The paper
focuses on the lessons learned from the experiences of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
This resource book interrogates
the security discourse and explores its changing contours. It draws from the
proceedings of the Regional Conference on Non-Traditional Security
Discourse: Gender and South Asia organized in December 2003, with thematic
focus on displacement, transnational flows, intra-state conflicts,
peacemaking and peacebuilding providing the socio-economic specificities of
the new challenges to security of states and citizens.
This is the first in the series
of collaborative research projects conducted jointly by "third generation"
Pakistanis and Indians who attend the WISCOMP Conflict Transformation
Workshops. The research explores how teachers in India and Pakistan induce
"enemy images" in the minds of students, and how this indoctrination
influences processes of peacebuilding and nation-building. Through an
in-depth analysis of school textbooks from both countries, it highlights
instances of distortion of history to meet political objectives.
Based on the proceedings of the
WISCOMP Scholars of Peace Fellows’ Symposium on Dialogue Processes in India,
this report explores the concept of Dialogue as a framework of understanding
and methodology of transforming conflict. Through the experiences and
insights of the WISCOMP fellows, it also looks at the status of dialogue
processes in regions of conflict, and the efficacy of dialogue when dealing
with structural violence.
This publication examines the
insights and debates that have emerged from the modules that have focused on
Kashmir in the WISCOMP Conflict Transformation Workshops over the last six
years. The modules on Kashmir have used different formats of exploration
including films, art and theater, in addition to roundtables,
participant-led workshops and panel discussions. These have provided
creative ways of understanding multiple dimensions of the conflict.
Based on a panel discussion led
by educationists from India and Pakistan titled School Curriculum and
Pedagogy in India and Pakistan and a participant-led workshop on Content
Analysis of Textbooks from the two countries, this publication examines the
role of education as a tool for building peace, and promoting values and
skills for nonviolent action.
Drawing from sessions on
regional identity and security in South Asia, part of the Conflict
Transformation Workshop 2006, this publication examines the emergence of a
regional identity in the region, and delves into issues of security that
ramify beyond national frontiers: management of nuclear capabilities, and
energy and water security. It brings into focus both ideas of cohesiveness
and cooperation, and institutions that facilitate collective
decision-making.
This two-part monograph examines
the nature of issues taken up by the news media and popular media
(encompassing films and cultural exchanges) that are considered to be
milestones in the India-Pakistan relationship. Drawing on learnings from
interactions with mediapersons and film discussions that have formed part of
WISCOMP's Conflict Transformation Workshop trajectory, this publication
examines the role assumed by the media in creating an environment in which
politics plays itself out.
Peace Journalism is a new
approach to reporting conflict that is a fairer, broader and more accurate
way of framing stories. This publication documents the proceedings of a
workshop on peace jo urnalism. The participants included media students from
Jammu and Kashmir.The two-day workshop was conceptualized to help translate
the principles of peace journalism into concrete tools for action,
especially in the context of media reportage on Jammu and Kashmir.
Based on the proceedings of WISCOMP
forum on Disasters and Security which brought together researchers and
practitioners, this Report provides a summary of the issues raised when
disasters are viewed in the contexts of gender, displacement, the role of state and civil society, diplomacy and conflict resolution. It includes a
list of ideas for follow-up action and a select bibliography on disasters
and security.
This report documents the proceedings of the Fifth Conflict Transformation
Workshop held in October-November 2006 in New Delhi. The Workshop employed
the framework of multi-track diplomacy to facilitate discussions on Indo-Pak
peace process and cooperative security in South Asia.
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WISCOMP Update, a biannual
newsletter, provides information on WISCOMP events and projects; facilitates
networking among WISCOMP alumni and individuals working in the fields of gender
studies, peace and security; foregrounds the work of young entrants; and
highlights recent research findings in fields such as security and conflict
transformation.
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