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This strategic framework was developed during the 6th Meeting on Negotiations entitled Designing Effective Communication Strategies held in October/November 2014, in Berlin. It provides an overview of some of the most frequent communication challenges Resistance and Liberation Movements (RLMs) are facing in negotiation processes and ways to tackle them. While in no way exhaustive, we hope that conflict actors find this overview useful both for reflecting on and enhancing their own communication strategies.

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

More than two decades after the demobilisation of these groups and in the light of the limited electoral success of the ADM-19 political project (which emerged out of the guerrilla M-19, with the participation of the other three demobilised guerrilla groups and other minor political movements), this paper examines how the unsatisfied attempt to establish a real political opposition and change political culture was perceived from the point of view of the demobilised guerrilla groups. It reviews the expectations of former members from the EPL, M-19, MAQL and PRT, and contrasts these with their individual experiences in Colombian politics.

• Year2014
• Author(s)David Rampf, Diana Chavarro

This paper reviews the commitment of the remaining power contenders and other political actors to the settlement which was reached between 1993 and 1996. Based on interviews with three key actors now in opposing political parties represented in the National Assembly, the paper makes the case for a continued commitment to, and consensus on, the ideals and principles of the 1996 Constitution. It provides evidence of schisms in the dominant power contender (the African National Congress) which have not led to a return in political violence post-settlement. The paper makes the point that, while some of this was the result of President Nelson Mandela’s presence, more must be ascribed to the constitutional arrangements and commitments of the primary political actors and the citizens of South Africa.

• Year2014
• Author(s)Paul Graham

This paper provides a behind-the-scenes perspective on the role played by the three branches of intelligence services that resorted under the then apartheid government, during the negotiation process that led to South Africa’s transition to a democratic state. It provides a comparative insight into how, while some people employed in the Military Intelligence and the Security Branch continued to undermine efforts towards a negotiated settlement and political reform, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) worked within a strategic vision that grasped the imperative for change and was able to guide its political principals accordingly.

• Year2014
• Author(s)Nel Marais, Jo Davies

هذا الدليل من شأنه أن يدمج بين السبل الأساسية للتربية المدنية في الأردن والخبرات والدراسات العالمية حول التربية اللاعنفية والتربية على السلام والوقاية من العنف. يتألف الدليل من ثلاث وحدات لها أهداف تتعلق بالمضمون وأسس منهجية مختلفة، وهي تشمل: القصّ المرئي والمسرح التفاعلي وكرة قدم الشوارع للتسامح. وهو مصمم للتطبيق في المدارس والجامعات وأيضًا لعمل الشباب التطوعي في مخيمات اللاجئين مثلاً. هذا الدليل مدعم بالملصقات والأفلام التعليمية، بالإضافة إلى دراسة حول العنف فيالجامعات في الأردن.

• Year2014
• Author(s)Uli Jäger, Anne Romund, Hannah Reich

This Manual combines the basic approaches for Civic Education in Jordan with international experiences and studies on Nonviolent Education, Peace Education and Violence Prevention. It is composed of three modules with different content-related aims and methodological principles. These include: Visual Storytelling, Interactive Theatre and Streetfootball for Tolerance. It is designed for the use at schools and universities, as well as for voluntary youth work, for example in refugee camps. The manual is supplemented by posters, educational movies, as well as a study on violence at universities in Jordan.

• Year2014
• Author(s)Uli Jäger, Anne Romund, Hannah Reich

• Year2014
• Author(s)Barbara Unger, Claire Launay-Gama, Mauricio García Durán

Esta caja de herramientas ha sido desarrollada pensando en el trabajo de organizaciones, instituciones y personas que acompañan y asesoran procesos de cambio en contextos conflictivos, que tienen como finalidad contribuir a la Construcción de Paz.

• Year2014
• Author(s)Johanna Willems, Uta Giebel, Barbara Unger, Jaime Andrés Gómez

• Year2014
• Author(s)Berghof Foundation

Colombia has a broad array of institutions tasked with different functions that support peace-building. Drawing on the concept of Infrastructure for Peace, the Berghof paper “Peace Infrastructure in Colombia” written by Silke Pfeiffer in early 2014 provides a mapping of the different Colombian entities and analyses their potential contribution for Colombia’s current peace process.

• Year2014
• Author(s)Silke Pfeiffer