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This paper provides key insights on the concept, design and tailoring of I4P processes to national contexts. It also looks at the experiences of five different countries where efforts were made to nurture such peace structures - South Africa, Ghana, Tunisia, Nepal and Thailand (Deep South), and provides comparative insight from the design and implementation of particular components of I4P, in particular national dialogues, local peace committees and insider mediation. Finally, it elaborates on recommendations to improve the role UNDP can play in promoting and supporting I4P- both in conceptual terms and in practice. It was published in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC).

• Year2016
• Author(s)Hans-Joachim Giessmann

Laporan ini menyoroti salah satu pelaku kunci dalam proses perdamaian: mediator orang dalam. Dasar laporan ini adalah pengalaman bahwa sebagian besar proses perdamaian resmi dimulai atau dilengkapi oleh proses informal, yang kerap difasilitasi oleh orang-orang dari daerah konflik, yang memiliki pengetahuan mendalam dan dedikasi besar untuk menyelesaikan konflik.

Untuk mengeksplorasi peran spesifik, potensi dan batasan mediator “orang dalam” lokal dan regional dalam proses perdamaian saat ini, Berghof Foundation for Peace Support (BPS) bekerja sama dengan Mediation Support Project dari Swisspeace/CSS-ETH Zurich mengundang belasan mediator orang dalam dari berbagai bagian dunia (Algeria, Burundi, Kongo, Jerman, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Makedonia, Mali, Meksiko, Nepal, Filipina, Sri Lanka, Swiss dan Uganda).

• Year2016
• Author(s)Simon Mason

The book presents empirical studies, theoretical discussions, and practical experience from initiatives for dealing with the past in the region of former Yugoslavia. It engages scholars and practitioners from the region, as well as international experts, to reflect on the achievements in transitional justice and obstacles that characterise efforts to deal with the past. Drawing variously on empirical studies, theoretical discussions, and practical experience, their contributions offer invaluable insights into the complex relationship between transitional justice and conflict transformation.

• Year2016

The policy brief examines different approaches and initiatives for transitional justice and reconciliation that have been implemented since the Dayton Peace Accords (DPA) ended the war in Bosnia in 1995. It highlights achievements and innovative approaches in processes of dealing with the past as well as shortcomings and obstacles for reconciliation.

• Year2016
• Author(s)Martina Fischer

Reflects on the role of different approaches for dealing with painful memories and violent pasts. The author explores how different dimensions – interpersonal and intergroup relations, memories and identities at the individual and collective level – relate to one another. He also addresses how one can constructively address victim identities and cultures of victimhood that may stem from painful or traumatic experiences in light of his work in South Africa and Northern Ireland, among other locales.

• Year2015
• Author(s)Brandon Hamber

Analysing the role and meaning of inclusivity in the context of different National Dialogue processes around the world, this paper addresses five core dilemmas of National Dialogue processes, including tensions related to effectiveness, representation, legitimacy, power balances and ownership.

The paper concludes by drawing a balance between the challenges and benefits of inclusivity in National Dialogues.

• Year2015
• Author(s)Katrin Planta, Vanessa Prinz, Luxshi Vimalarajah

This report analyses the negotiation and codification process of a new political settlement in Aceh, based on the 2005 Memorandum of Understanding with the Indonesian Government and the Law on Governing Aceh passed the following year. It addresses various aspects related to inclusivity in the Acehnese political settlement, and is guided by the following questions: How did the Aceh peace process deal with the issues of participation and representation? What were the key substantive demands of the Acehnese people and how were they negotiated by the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka – GAM) on their behalf? What impact did the peace agreement have on constructing an inclusive Aceh and rectifying the imbalanced centre-periphery relationship between Jakarta and Aceh?

• Year2015
• Author(s)Agus Wandi, Nezar Patria

Brandon Hamber’s essay addresses two important questions: “What is the role of different approaches for dealing with painful memories and violent pasts?” and “How do the different dimensions – interpersonal and intergroup relations, memories, and identities at the individual and collective level – relate to one another?” (Hamber 2015, 2). These questions open up a universe of additional topics related to the cultural context, societal preconditions and obstacles to dealing with the past in post-war societies. I read his remarks against the background of my field of work in the South Caucasus. Here I engage as a historian, having specialised in Soviet and post-Soviet war memory, and as a dialogue practitioner striving to make use of scientific concepts and findings for establishing a sound and resilient peacebuilding system in the region.

• Year2015
• Author(s)Andrea Zemskov-Zuege

يسـلط هـذا التقريـر الضـوء علـى مجموعـة رئيسـية مـن األطـراف الفاعلـةُ ّعـد هـذا التقريـر بنً ـاء علـى فـي عمليـات السـام: الوسـطاء الداخلييـن. وقـد أ الخبـرة المكتسـبة أن أغلـب عمليـات السـام الرسـمية قـد بـدأت مـن خـالُ لحقـت بهـا، وقـام أنـاس متفانـون مـن مناطـق عمليـات سـام غيـر رسـمية أو أ الصـراع وعلـى معرفـة متعمقـة بـه بتسـهيل عمليـات السـام تلـك. مــن أجــل استكشــاف الــدور المحــدد للوســطاء "الداخلييــن" المحلييــن واإلقليمييــن فــي عمليــات الســام الحاليــة، قامــت مؤسســة بيرغهــوف، بالتعـاون مـع مشـروع دعـم الوسـاطة التابـع لمؤسسـة السـام السويسـرية ومركــز الدراســات األمنيــة )CSS )فــي المعهــد السويســري الفيدرالــي للتكنولوجيــا ETH بزيوريــخ، بدعــوة مجموعــة مــن الوســطاء الداخلييــن مــن مختلــف أنحــاء العالــم )الجزائــر، بورونــدي، جمهوريــة الكونغــو الديمقراطيــة، ألمانيــا، كينيــا، قيرغيزســتان، مقدونيــا، مالــي، المكســيك، نيبــال، الفلبيــن، ســريالنكا، سويســرا وأوغنــدا(.

• Year2015
• Author(s)Simon Mason

I remember well the time of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). I had come to South Africa a few months before the start of the first hearing, as a “bright-eyed and bushy-tailed” twenty-something enthusiastic about witnessing and partaking in this time of transformation in the country. At that time I only knew South Africa from my youthful times of rebellion in the German anti-apartheid movement. I loved the sincerity and courage with which South Africans approached the task, even though it was clear from the start that this would be a tremendously painful exercise. I recall going to one of the first hearings of the TRC and being warmly welcomed when I shared my interest in memory work based on my experience of having led youth exchange visits to concentration camps in Poland and inter-generational dialogue projects in Germany.

• Year2015
• Author(s)Undine Whande