Building Inclusive Dialogue in Danaan

About the event:

Are you interested in how countries move from conflict to peace? Or what really happens behind the closed doors of a political negotiation? Perhaps you have seen pictures of a historic peace agreement being signed, and wondered where are the women?

Building Inclusive Dialogue in Danaan is a multi-party peace process simulation that allows participants to explore opportunities for engagement and participation in peace talks. Participants will represent a range of local and international actors, each with their own interests and objectives at stake.

The simulation takes place in a fictional country, the Republic of Danaan, which is emerging from a bloody 20-year civil war between the government and an armed opposition. The peace process is being jointly mediated by the United Nations and a regional organization, who are supported by a group of foreign governments and their advisors. There are a number of Danaanian civil society organizations interested in feeding in to the peace talks; however, the formal process remains at an elite level with little to no civil society engagement. Many Danaanians feel that the parties to the conflict do not represent their interests and have expressed little hope that lasting peace will be achieved.

Organisers: Laura Wise, Kathryn Nash, Rebecca Smyth

Contact person: laura.wise@ed.ac.uk

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