Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Reconstruction: Development of a Common Language to Improve the Response to Needs
Annual Call for Projects 2006
Summary
Post-conflict peacebuilding and reconstruction represents a major challenge for the international community and for war-torn societies. This thematic is rife with conceptual and terminological ambiguities, however, which inhibit understanding of the challenges inherent in such contexts and also of the actions undertaken by decision-makers and practitioners. The increasing gap between theory and reality requires an interdisciplinary and empirical study on the significance and relevance of various notions of peace-building, so that the needs of practitioners and concerned populations are taken into greater consideration.
The absence of systematic study of this type has motivated the various partner institutions to initiate the current research project. In concrete terms, the project sets out to produce a bilingual practical lexicon, titled: “Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: A Practical and Bilingual Lexicon / Lexique pratique bilingue sur la consolidation de la paix et la reconstruction post-conflictuelle”. This didactic, action-oriented and practical publication will address a wide audience, including researchers, practitioners, international civil servants, press officers, diplomats, the military, humanitarian workers, the media, civil society, members of NGOs and so forth.
The publication will include 25 key concepts, with an equivalent number of chapters. Each contribution, written by a specialist in the relevant domain, will analyse the linguistic, historical, legal, political, economic and ethical dimensions of each concept. The goal is to provide a clear and objective vision of the current state of knowledge while putting into perspective any problems of definition or content (underlying ideological biases, institutional differences, difficulties in implementation, etc). Each author will propose a final consensual definition, and also list best practice recommendations.
In order to go further in depth in this distinctly empirical and interdisciplinary approach, a workshop bringing together all the participants in the...
The grant provided by the GIAN for this project totals SFr 114,167
Project Team
Prof. Vincent Chetail , Coordinator, University Centre for International Humanitarian Law (UCIHL) , University of Geneva (Unige) .
Ms Geneviève Bador , Principal Member, Library & Visitors' Centre , Research/Evaluation , Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) .
Prof. Philippe Braillard , Principal Member, European Institute of the University of Geneva , University of Geneva (Unige) .
Prof. Bruno de Bessé , Principal Member, School of Translation and Interpreting (ETI) , University of Geneva (Unige) .
Prof. Louise Doswald-Beck , Principal Member, University Centre for International Humanitarian Law (UCIHL) , University of Geneva (Unige) .
Dr. Yvan Droz , Principal Member, Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) .
Prof. Lance Hewson , Principal Member, English Unit , Multilingual Department of Traductology and Translation , School of Translation and Interpreting (ETI) , University of Geneva (Unige) .
Mr Pierre Le Loarer , Principal Member, Library of the United Nations Office at Geneva , United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) .
Mr Lee McDonald , Principal Member, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) .
Dr. Marc Roissard de Bellet , Principal Member, European Institute of the University of Geneva , University of Geneva (Unige) .
Prof. Riccardo Bocco , Associated Member, Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) .
Dr. Richard Caplan , Associated Member, Department of Political Sciences and International Relations , University of Oxford .
Mr Gilles Carbonnier , Associated Member, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) .
Prof. Andrew Clapham , Associated Member, Department of International Law , Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS) .
Prof. Victor-Yves Ghebali , Associated Member, Department of Political Science , Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS) .
Mr Gilles Giacca , Associated Member, University Centre for International Humanitarian Law (UCIHL) , University of Geneva (Unige) .
Dr. Laurent Goetschel , Associated Member, Swisspeace - Swiss Peace Foundation .
Prof. Vera Gowlland-Debbas , Associated Member, Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS) .
Mr Pierre Hazan , Associated Member, United States Institute of Peace (USIP) , United States of America (USA) .
Mr Heiner Hänggi , Associated Member, Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) .
Ms Anne-Marie La Rosa , Associated Member, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) .
Ms Corinne Leuenberger , Associated Member, Multilingual Department of Traductology and Translation , School of Translation and Interpreting (ETI) , University of Geneva (Unige) .
Ms Rama Mani , Associated Member, New Issues in Security Course (NISC) , Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) .
Mr Davide Orifici , Associated Member, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) .
Dr. Thania Paffenholz , Associated Member, Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) .
Ms Meredith Peters , Associated Member, Library of the United Nations Office at Geneva , United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) .
Mr Stéphane Pfister , Associated Member, Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) .
Ms Alia Rahal , Associated Member, English Unit , Multilingual Department of Traductology and Translation , School of Translation and Interpreting (ETI) , University of Geneva (Unige) .
Prof. Marco Sassòli , Associated Member, Departement of Public International Law (INPUB) , Faculty of Law , University of Geneva (Unige) .
Mr Matthias Stiefel , Associated Member, Interpeace - International Peacebuilding Alliance .
Dr. Thierry Tardy , Associated Member, Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) .
Mr Volker Türk , Associated Member, , Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) .
Prof. Daniel Warner , Associated Member, Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS) .
Prof. Nigel White , Associated Member, The University of Sheffield .
Dr. Michael Brzoska , Former Member, Institute for the Research of Peace and a Security Policy , University of Hamburg (UH) .
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