PROGRAM

November 10, 2009

Inaugural session
9.30-11.00

Welcome address by the Workshop Coordinator, Mr. Farhan H. Siddiqi, lecturer, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi
Address by Prof. Dr. Moonis Ahmar, Chairman, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi and Director, Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Address by Prof. Dr. M. Shamusddin, Dean Faculty of Arts, University of Karachi
Address by Prof. Dr. Pirzada Q. Raza Siddiqi, Vice-Chancellor, University of Karachi
Key note address by Prof. Dr. Lok Raj Baral, Executive Chairman, Nepal Center for Contemporary Studies, Katmandu

Tea/Coffee
11.00-11.30

Session One 11.30-1.00

1. Theme: Theory and Practice of Conflict Resolution Research
   Emergence of Conflict Resolution Research and its Impact by Dr. Moonis Ahmar, Chairman, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi and Director, Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
2. Linkages and Gaps in Conflict Resolution Research by Ms. Rabia Akhtar, Chairperson, Department of Defense and Diplomatic Studies, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi

Lunch: 1.00-2.00

Session Two: 2.00-4.00

Theme: Issues in Conflict Resolution Research

1. Comparative study of CR research in Developed and Developing Countries by Arshi Saleem Hashmi, Senior Research Analyst, The Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad
2. The Advantages of Relationships with Weak Peripheral Groups in Environments of Conflict by Mr. Ivan Somlai, Project CESSD, Peshawar

November 11

Session Three
9.30-11.00

Theme: Conflict Resolution Research and South Asia-I

Case Study 1: Pakistan by Maria Saifuddin Effendi, Assistant Professor, Department of Peace and Conflict Management, Faculty of Contemporary Studies, National Defense University, Islamabad
Case Study 2: India by Dr. Suba Chandran, Deputy Director, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi
Case Study 3: Afghanistan by Mr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Senior Research Analyst, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Kabul

Tea/Coffee
11.00-11.30

Session Four
11.30-1.30

Theme: Conflict Resolution Research and South Asia-II

Case Study 4: Sri Lanka by Dr. S. I. Keethaponcalan, Head, Department of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Case Study 5: Bangladesh by Dr. Abdul Kalam Azad, Director Research, Bangladesh Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Case Study 6: Nepal by Mr. Nishchal N. Pandey, Director, Center for South Asian Studies, Katmandu, Nepal

Lunch: 1.30-2.30

Session Five: 2.30-4.00

Panel Discussion

Theme: Possibilities of regional conflict resolution research

Tea/Coffee: 4.00

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