PSRP host Local Peace Processes workshop at the British Academy
Tue 15 October 2019
On 9 October 2019, the Political Settlements Research Programme hosted a Joint Analysis Workshop on local peace processes at the British Academy in London.
The workshop brought together leading researchers, peace-builders, mediators, and representatives from the United Nations, the UK Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Speakers included practitioners working to support local peace processes in Yemen, Syria, Nepal, Myanmar, Philippines, Libya, Jordan, Afghanistan, and Iraq. As part of the workshop, Professor Christine Bell, Director of PSRP, and researcher Ms Laura Wise, shared early findings from PSRP research on local peace processes from the PA-X Peace Agreement Database.
An initial publication by Ms Wise, Professor Bell and Mr Robert Forster on the opportunities and challenges for women's engagement in local peace processes is now open access and free to download. The PA-X Local Peace Agreements Database is expected to be published in early 2020.