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PDCI Holds Roundtable on Civil Society Participation and Inclusion |
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Participation & Inclusion in Conflict-Affected Regions Roundtable On Monday, April 19, PDCI and Nonviolent Peaceforce hosted an informal roundtable under the Initiative for Peacebuilding to discuss participation and inclusion of civil society in conflict-affected regions, namely Georgia, Yemen and Sri Lanka. PDCI and Nonviolent Peaceforce presented tools and techniques for opening and protecting space for dialogue and managing conflict. In conflict-affected regions throughout the world, civil society actors play a critical role in opening and protecting space where different interests can be discussed, debated and negotiated. Over the years, members of the Partners for Democratic Change International (PDCI) network and Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) have developed innovative tools and techniques to create space for dialogue as well as protect this space through stakeholder empowerment and conflict transformation. This interactive roundtable will focus on case studies from Georgia, Yemen and Sri Lanka, as well as best practices and lessons learned from peaceful democratic transitions in Central and Eastern Europe. It is intended to facilitate knowledge and experience sharing of the ways and means of engaging various stakeholder in the development of civic cultures in the midst of, following, and as a means of preventing, conflict.
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