NGOs at the Table Strategies for Influencing Policy in Areas of Conflict

by Fitzduff, Mari; Church, Cheyanne; McDonald, Ambassador John W.; Abdalla, Amr; Adrian-Paul, Ancil; Assefa, Hizkias; Clements, Kevin; Ergil, Dogu; Fitzduff, Mari; Johnston, Nicola; Marks, Susan Collin; Nan, Susan Allen; O'Donnell, Chris; Piza Lopez, Eugenia

• ISBN13: 9780742528499
• ISBN10: 0742528499
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-02
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The number of NGO's working in the area of conflict has increased dramatically over the last few decades and they are fast becoming a vital component of both local and international responses to conflicts. As their influence rises, many seek to more effec

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	vii
Foreword: A View from Another World-The Policymaker's Perspective	xi
Ambassador John W. McDonald
Acknowledgments	xvii
1 Stepping Up to the Table: NGO Strategies for Influencing Policy on Conflict Issues	1	(22)
Mari Fitzduff and Cheyanne Church
2 Adding Complexity to Chaos: Policymaking in Conflict Situations	23	(22)
Marc Howard Ross
3 The Challenges of Influencing Policy in Conflict Situations	45	(12)
Hizkias Assefa
4 Track One and a Half Diplomacy: Searching for Political Agreement in the Caucasus	57	(20)
Susan Allen Nan
5 Mainstreaming Partnership Approaches to Crisis: Northern Ireland	77	(18)
Chris O'Donnell
6 Legitimizing the Role of Women in Peacebuilding at the United Nations: A Campaign Approach	95	(18)
International Alert-Ancil Adrian-Paul, Kevin Clements, Eugenia Piza Lopez, and Nicola Johnston
7 Impacting on Community Policing Policy: South Africa	113	(16)
UMAC-Sean Tait
8 Multifaceted Programming: Influencing Policies in Burundi	129	(18)
Search for Common Ground-Amr Abdalla and Susan Collin Marks
9 Reframing the Problem: An Approach to the Kurdish Question in Turkey	147	(18)
TOSAM-Dogu Ergil
10 Lessons Learned in Conflict-Related Policy Engagement	165	(10)
Mari Fitzduff and Cheyanne Church
Appendix 1: United Nations Resolution 1325 (2000)	175	(4)
Appendix 2: Indirect Mediation via Radio-Dialogue between Rebels and Government	179	(4)
Appendix 3: Implementing Existing Policies-Women's Rights and Legal Code in Burundi	183	(4)
Index	187	(6)
About the Contributors	193