Events on the topic
Global Arms Control dynamics at the UN:
State of preparations for the 2012 negotiations on an Arms Trade Treaty
FES Dinner Discussion under Chatham House Rules on May 26, 2011 in Berlin
On Thursday, May 26th FES hosted an expert discussion in Berlin that discussed the current state of preparations for the negotiations on an ATT, the current challenges and which role Germany should play in the further process.
New Horizons: Linking Development Cooperation and Transitional Justice for Sustainable Peace
International Conference on January 27/28 2010 in Berlin
This podcast was produced in the context of the internationale conference "New Horizons - Linking Development Cooperation and Transitional Justice for Sustainable Peace", which has been organised by the Working Group on Development and Peace FriEnt in Berlin.
go to podcast and further information on FriEnt website
Risking Elections - Milestone or Stumbling Block for Democratization
Workshop
on Nov. 2, 2009 in Berlin
The Election and Conflict dilemma: the podcast gives an insight into this topic:
Election and Conflict Podcast
Read the workshop programme
More in Events Review Global Policy and Development
All events of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung on the subject of Conflict Transformation can be found here.
Publications
Methodological Guidelines for Conflict Analysis
Leitfaden Konfliktanalyse
Annex
Links
Centre for Civil Conflict Management of FES Pakistan
Regional Topic Centre for Civil Conflict Management of the FES for the South Asia Region
Working Group on Development and Peace (FriEnt)
In 2010, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung will again be a member of the Working Group on Development and Peace.
Berghof Research Centre for Civil Conflict Resolution
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development: Focus on Peacebuilding
zivik Programme of the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa)
Institute for Development and Peace at Duisburg University (INEF)
Contact
Marius Müller-Hennig
Tel. ++49 (0)30/269 35-7476
Mail Marius.Mueller-Hennig[at]fes.de
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Civil Conflict Transformation
Since the 1990s, new forms of transnational and asymmetric conflict have increasingly taken the place of wars between states. These conflicts, characterised by state collapse, migration, the so-called »economy of violence« or terrorism, heighten the need to develop instruments and approaches to deal with them. Besides classic military intervention the concept of civil conflict transformation - in particular, due to the emphasis on prevention - is gaining ground with regard to peaceful conflict resolution.
Political foundations, such as the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, have a special role in civil conflict transformation. Its development-policy work is based on the conviction that the development of democratic structures leads to stability and peace. Conversely, a peaceful society provides the basis for a sustainable democracy.
International actors have got involved in many different contexts in order to see that elections are held, with a view to driving forward democratisation processes. For actors involved in democracy- and peace-building, knowledge of what factors make successful elections possible for the sake of a democratic consolidation process is important for peaceful transformation. The question of the sequencing of democratisation processes is often reduced to its technical aspects - social-policy factors are often neglected in analyses and recommendations on »correct« sequencing. In order to reinforce these aspects of the debate in 2009 the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung made "Elections and Conflict" a key issue (see box right).
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Conflict Transformation within Project Work
FES projects in countries affected by crises and war are increasingly conflict-sensitive. There are strong arguments in favour of combining various approaches: with undesirable power structures as much cooperation as possible, and with civil society organisations as much support as possible. Experience shows that dialogue processes supported by the FES demonstrate long-term results.
For examples of project work, click
here.
Methodology and Instruments
The concrete transformation of a given conflict, project work in the context of conflicts or the prevention of violent clashes require the deployment of instruments which facilitate conflict-sensitivity. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung has therefore adapted the Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) approach to the specific needs of a political foundation.
For more information, click here.
Working Group on Peace and Development
(AG Frieden und Entwicklung or FriEnt)
The inter-institutional Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt), established in 2001, integrates seven state and non-state organisations involved in development cooperation and peace-building with the main objective to promote peace building in all areas of development cooperation. To this end, FriEnt's core activities include fostering joint learning, capacity building, advice and supporting networking and co-operation of its members. In member organisations there are so-called »contact points«, the purpose of which is to institutionalise feedback regarding FriEnt outcomes to the organisations concerned and continuous exchange among themselves and with FriEnt. Since 2010, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is once more a member organisation of FriEnt.
Click here for the FriEnt website.