PROGRAM

PROGRAM

TWO-DAY REGIONAL WORKSHOP
THEME: CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION AND THE CHALLENGE OF PEACE*
DECEMBER 6-7, 2010

December 06

Session One
9.30 - 11:00am

Inaugural Session

Welcome and Introductions

Address by Ms. Maria Saifuddin, Workshop Coordinator
Address by Dr. Farhan H. Siddiqi, Program coordinator
Address by Prof. Dr. Moonis Ahmar, Program Director
Address by Chairperson of International Relations Department
Address by the Representative Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad
Address by the Dean Faculty of Arts
Key note address by Prof. Jehan Perera, Executive Director, National Peace Council, Colombo Srilanka
Address by the Vice-Chancellor

Tea/Coffee: 11:00 - 11:30am

Session Two : 11:30 - 1:00pm

Chair: Brig (Retd) A. R. Siddiqi, Patron, Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution and renowned security analyst.

Theme: Conceptual basis of Conflict Transformation

Reconceptualizing conflict transformation? Prof. Dr. Moonis Ahmar

Bridging the gap in theory and practice of conflict transformation.
Arshi Saleem Hashmi, Senior Research Analyst, The Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad.

Linkage between Conflict Transformation and Peace-Building by Ms. Seema Kakran, Senior Program Office, Women in Conflict Management, Security and Peace (WISCOMP), New Delhi, India.

Lunch: 1:30 - 2:30pm

Session Three: 2.30 - 4:30pm

Chair: Prof. Delware Hossein, Chairman, Department of International Relations University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Theme: Factors shaping Conflict Transformation

The role of state and society. Mr. Ivan Gyozo Somlai, Project Field Manager,
CESSD, Peshawar

Disempowered groups and conflict transformation: Ms. Salma Malik, Assistant Professor, Department of Strategic Studies,Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.

Conflict transformation: Violence and Peace Building. Mr. Ali Saleem, Country
Director of Search for Common Ground-Pakistan Chapter, Islamabad.

Tea/Coffee: 4:30 - 5:00pm

December 07

Session four: 9.30 - 11:30pm

Chair: Prof. Dr. Talat A. Wizarat, former Chairperson Department of International Relations, University of Karachi and Visiting Professor, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.

Theme: Case Studies of Conflict Transformation

Pakistan: Ms. Maria Saifuddin, Assistant Professor, Department of Peace and Conflict Management, Faculty of Contemporary Studies, National Defense University, Islamabad.
Afghanistan: Mr. Hameedullah Atayee, Deputy Director of Civil Rights Organization, for Afghanistan, Kabul.

Tea/Coffee: 11:00 - 11:30am

Session Five: 11:30 - 1:30pm

Chair: Dr. Jehan Perera

Theme: Case Studies of Conflict Transformation

India. Dr. Suba Chandran, Deputy Director, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi, India

Bangladesh. Prof. Dr. Delware Hossain

Lunch: 1:30 - 2:30pm

Session Six: 2.30 - 4:00pm

Chair: Mr. Ivon Somlai

Theme: Case Studies of Conflict Transformation

Nepal. Ms Indra Adhikari, Researcher, based in Kathmandu, Nepal

Sri Lanka: Dr. S. I. Keethaponcalan, Head, Department of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Session Seven: 4.00-5.00pm

Chair: Dr. S. I. Keethaponcalan

Theme: Conflict Transformation: Case studies of Europe and Africa.

Dr. Kristina Roepstorff, Assistant Professor and Chair of Comparative Government, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt, Germany.

8. Africa: Dr. Zafar N. Jaspal, Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.

Concluding Session 5.00-6.00pm

Chair: Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi
Findings and Recommendations

Tea/Coffee: 6.00pm

* Workshop to be organized by Prof. Dr. Moonis Ahmar, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad.

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