About the project
The Conversatorio/Dialogue project, led by Dr. Schirmer with a Colombian team, utilizes a unique methodology of inclusive, democratic dialogue to encourage all parties in the
conflict-- civil society, local and national government authorities, parliamentarians and armed actors on both sides (ex-guerrillas and security forces)--to participate in the construction of a durable peace that will underwrite future development.Topics of such peacebuilding dialogue include land tenuring for returnees, improved security for the establishment of new areas for sustainable development, protection of human rights and international humanitarian law, and lessons learned from other peace negotiations (e.g., political and institutional compromises, avenues to ceasefire agreements, the integration of male and female ex-combatants).
Duration: 2000-present
Financing
- Norwegian Foreign Ministry