Inclusion in peacemaking and peacebuilding : My story and perspectives

By: Thania Paffenholz | September 2024 | Blog

 

 

When governments and the international system failed to end wars, civil society emerged as a key actor in fixing the problems. This marked the beginning of the international inclusion debate in peacemaking and peacebuilding. The debate developed in various directions: from a binary notion of state vs. civil society peacebuilding to a search for coherence within the peacebuilding tracks, to a focus on inclusive negotiation processes that disaggregated civil society into different groups—women, youth, Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities—each represented by international lobby groups and UN resolutions.

 

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