March 13, 2012
This months Conflict Prevention & Resolution Forum (CPRF) was organized by 3P and the Life & Peace Institute and took place on Tuesday, March 13 from 9:30 - 11:30am at Johns Hopkins SAIS. The forum addressed the impact of current policies isolating blacklisted groups in Somalia and proposals for alternative perspectives that could encourage the design of an inclusive peace process in Somalia.
Scholar-practitioners from the Life and Peace Institute in Nairobi and the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies discussed a recent report: “Somalia: Creating Space for Fresh Approaches to Peacebuilding” that illustrates why the dominant strategy of isolating proscribed terrorist groups like al-Shabaab has a counter-productive effect on reducing violent extremism and building lasting stability in Somalia.
An afternoon roundtable discussion echoed the talking points of the morning forum. Kay Guinane of Charity and Security Nework (CSN) joined the group in the afternoon to provide an update on proposals in the works for possible licensing mechanisms for track II peacebuiding and development.
Click here for speaker bio's and a brief background on Somalia.
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| Laura Weis, Kroc Institute; Shamsia W. Ramadhan, Life&Peace Institute (LPI); Kristen Wall, Kroc Institute; John Filson, 3P Human Security; and Michele Cesari, LPI |
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| LPI and Kroc speakers participate in a rountable discussion on Somalia and the options for legalizing peacebuilding and development |
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| Kay Guinane, Charity and Security Network and Michele Cesari, Resident Representative for the Life & Peace Institute |
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| (L to R): Shamsia W. Ramadhan, Programmes and Communications Advisor, Life & Peace Institute; Laura Weis, Ph.D candidate, Kroc Institute/Notre Dame and David Cortright, Director of Policy Studies, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame |
