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Local Business, Local Peace: the Peacebuilding Potential of the Domestic Private Sector. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Local Business, Local Peace: the Peacebuilding Potential of the Domestic Private Sector
Countries in Conflict and Processing of Peace The Maoist insurgency has assumed alarming proportions. From a faint rumble in the remote hills of the Midwest, the Maoists have today emerged as a national force to reckon with, spreading to almost all the districts of the land. Is their rebellion a problem, a solution or the symptom of a deeper structural malady? And is the state here heading toward a failed state as many already have begun to speculate? Peace, like its converse conflict, remains poorly understood so far and what understanding there is appears to be like the tip of an iceberg most of which remains submerged demanding sustained and systematic probing. Covering twelve sectors related closely to the theme of armed conflict, sectors that range from constitution making to security sector reform and from elections to truth commissions, this volume draws upon conflict data of over twenty countries during the past fifty years. It concludes that conflict behavior must be understood within a larger social context and in a larger international framework. The lessons that emerge from the contours of country cases of peace and conflict included in this exercise not only provide a theoretical ground for peace building, but also offer the hope for a sustainable peace for a nation riven apart by restructuring the conventional approaches to conflict.
The Maoist Insurgency and Nepal-India Relations This book deals with four major issues related to Nepal India Relations in the context of Maoist insurgency in Nepal. The four issues are the open border regulation, proliferation of small arms and light weapons, water resources sharing between Nepal and India and India's possible role in future peace process in Nepal. The first chapter summarises the above four major issues in contention and the last chapter makes some projections on the future course of relation between the two countries in the context of Maoist insurgency in Nepal.
Interaction on Conflict Transformation and Peace Process This publication consists of proceedings of three interactions organised by FFP. The first one is with Mr Dan Smith, Secretary General of International Alert and the political party leaders of Nepal, the second one with Prof Dr S D Muni, Professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and various confclit stakeholders of Nepal and the last one is the interaction of religious leaders of Nepal on the role of religion and spirituality in confclit transformation in Nepal.
Briefing Paper : "Security Sector Reform in Nepal - Challenges and Opportunitie"' A research report on 'Security Sector Reform in Nepal: Challenges Oportunities has been completed. It was presented at a national workshop organised on July 27, 2004. The report is now under publication. It was prepared by Prof Dhruba Kumar and Mr Hari Sharma. The report analyses the problems of the Security Sector Reform and recommends ways for developinng a well-organised security sector accepting democraticc control and civilian oversight.
Briefing Paper : " Nepal's Discourses on Constituent Assembly" A research paper on 'Nepal's Discourses on Constituent Assembly: An Analysis' has been published. This paper was written by Prof Krishna Khanal and was presented at a national workshop organised by FFP on 5 December 2004. This paper analyses the history of constitution making in Nepal, makes comparision of Nepal's constitutional process with those of other democratic countries and draws the conclusion that the election to the constituent assembly is the only way of bringing about a durable peace in the country.
Security Sector Reform
in Nepal
Constituents Assembly Constituent assembly is a popular
topic of current public discourse in Nepal. It is considered as
a way out of country’s current crisis including Maoist insurgency.
After the failure of negotiation between the government and the
CPN (Maoist) twice, people are of the view that there is no harm
in accepting Maoists’ demand of constituent assembly if
it can restore peace in
Geopolitics
of Nepal
Annual Report of FFP. This report gives a detailed account about the activities of FFP in the previous year.
Report on 'Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons' 'Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Nepal: Problems and Solutions' has been completed. The Nepali version has been published and the English version is awaiting puclication .
Documentation
of Peace Intiative at Local level
Researches were carried out in 14 districts of the country with a view to make case documentation of conflict related incidents, structural damages and local peace initiatives in these districts. The first one covering Dolakha and Ramecchap has been published. It was carried out by FFP research team. This research report gives a first hand experience of conflict scenario, people's perceptions and local peace initiatives carried out by various stakeholders at local levels
The Sri Lanka Experience
Future Peace Negotiation : Challenges & Opportunities Proceedings of an Interaction Programme held on June 27, 2004 in Kathmandu organised by Friends for Peace ( FFP ) .
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