Human Security The What and the How

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Human Security - The What and the How?

• Mari Fitzduff
• Director, MA Program in Coexistence and Conflict
  at Brandeis, and Chair of Coexistence
  International (CI)

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Q1 What are we trying to achieve? Q2 What
do we call what we do? Q3 How do we achieve
the vision? Q4 Next steps?
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Q1 Vision - What on Earth is Peace?

• Negative Peace v Positive Peace
• Reconciliation?
• Human Security?

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Q2 What do we call what we do?

• Office of Coordinator for Reconstruction and
  Stabilization (State Dept.)
• Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation
  (USAID)
• Conflict Prevention and Peace building (UNDP)
• Bureau for Crisis Prevention Recovery (UNDP)
• Program for Promotion of Dialogue and Conflict
  Resolution Unit (OAS)
• African Crisis Response Initiative (US)
• Conflict Prevention Centre (OSCE)
• Government Post Conflict Reconstruction Unit (UK)
• Conflict Prevention Pools (UK)
• Conflict Reduction and Humanitarian Assistance
  (UK)
• Conflict Prevention and Civilian Crisis
  Management (EU)
• Conflict Prevention and Reconstruction Unit
  (World Bank)
• Post-Conflict Fund (World Bank)

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and in MA programs?

• Conflict Analysis and Resolution
• Peace and Justice Studies
• Conflict Studies/Peace Studies
• Peace and Conflict Studies
• Conflict Transformation
• Violence Prevention and Response
• Coexistence and Conflict
• Human Security - emerging
• Note We are unclear and unagreed on the core
  knowledge, skills and values of MAs.
• (Draft core competencies available).

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Q3 How do we achieve the vision?

• Weapons disposal/limitation?
• Legislation/HR work?
• Dialogue/ Mediation at all levels?
• Problem Solving Workshops?
• Contact work/Joint projects?
• Single Identity Work?
• Arts/Culture approaches/Media work?
• Advocacy work/Non-violence activities?
• Conflict Level, or Time specific work, e.g.
  Early warning programs, Containment work,
  Victims/Demobilization/Reintegration
• Research/Leadership and Training?

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Q1 Coexistence Program Vision (draft)

• Equality
• Diversity
• Interdependence

• (Actively pursued)
• (Valued)
• (Recognized)

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Interdependence
COEXISTENCE
Equality
Diversity
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"Recognizing each other's status and rights as
human beings, developing a just and inclusive
vision for each community's future, and
implementing economic, social, cultural, or
political development across former community
divides. OXFAM definition of Coexistence
work.
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U2 Concert - June 2005
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Equality These approaches/strategies often
overlap and will vary according to the context

• Equality Legislation
• Economic Development
• Social Capacity Development
• Human Rights Work
• Democracy/Governance Work
• Security/Law and Order Work
• Advocacy Work

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Diversity

• Diversity Legislation
• Coexistence Education
• Language Work
• Single Identity Work
• Cultural Traditions Affirmative Work
• Media
• Symbols Work
• Drama/Music/Festivals

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Interdependence(Co or Conflict Lens)

• Tolerance Education
• Weapons Limitation/Disposal
• Legislation (e.g. Good Relations)
• Co - Political/Democracy/Governance work
• Co - Security/Law and Order
• Co - Social/Economic/Aid Development
• Co - Business/Environmental Work
• Co - Media Work

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CO -WORK ASSISTS DIALOGUE ON ALL OF THE BELOW
VARIABLES
SHARED INFRASTRUCTURES
POLITICAL ACTIVITY
EQUITY/HUMAN RIGHTS
DIVERSITY WORK
Integrated coexistence work in NI
LAW ORDER
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DIALOGUE/INTERDEPENDENCE WORK
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Q3 How Do We Achieve the Vision? (which will
vary according to need)

• Weapons disposal/limitation
• Legislation/HR Work
• Dialogue/ Mediation at all levels
• Problem Solving Workshops
• Contact work/Joint projects
• Single Identity Work
• Arts/culture approaches/ Media Work
• Advocacy work/Non-violence activities
• Conflict Time specific work e.g. Early warning
  programs, Containment work, Victims/Demobilizatio
  n/Reintegration
• Research/Leadership and Training

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• METHODS
• Weapons disposal/limitation
• Legislation/HR work
• Dialogue/ Mediation at all levels
• Problem Solving Workshops
• Contact work/Joint projects
• Single Identity Work
• Arts/Culture approaches
• Media work
• Advocacy work/Non-violence activities
• Conflict Level, or Time specific work, e.g.
  Early warning programs, Containment work
• Victims
• Demobilization/Reintegration
• Research/Leadership and Training

• Diversity Legislation
• Coexistence Education
• Language Work
• Single Identity Work
• Cultural Traditions Affirmative Work
• Media
• Symbols Work
• Drama/Music/ Festivals

• Tolerance Edn
• Weapons Limitation/ Disposal
• Legislation
• Co-Political/ Democracy/ Governance Work
• Co-Security/ Law and Order
• Co-Social/ Economic/ Aid Development
• Co-Business/ Environmental Work
• Co-Media Work

• Equality Legislation
• Economic Development
• Social Capacity Development
• Human Rights Work
• Democracy/ Governance Work
• Security/Law and Order Work
• Advocacy Work

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Q4 Next Steps?

• Discussions around end visions.
• Analyses re contextual and complementary needs
  (Hammer problem).
• Discussions/training for indigenous and
  international coexistence workers to effect
  partnerships with other fields.
• Discussions/training for institutions who do not
  see their work as coexistence work, but are
  willing to add a coexistence lens to it.
• Effective evaluation of interventions,
  partnerships and failures/successes.