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- Nilsson, Manuela, 1961-
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Grassroots Reconciliation Stories from Post-Conflict Nicaragua
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In: Social Alternatives. - Australia : University of the Sunshine Coast. - 0155-0306. ; 29:1, s. 49-54
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- How do actors formerly involved in violent conflict reconcile, particularly in the absence of a government-led top down effort? This article analyzing grassroots reconciliation efforts during the fifteen years following the civil war of the 1980s in Nicaragua. As a result of extensive rounds of interviews with actors and opinion leaders from both sides as well as members of the international community in volved in the peace building process, the study concludes that today, after two decades of peace, many Nicaraguans have advanced from negative coexistence to full reconciliation. Faced with the absence of effective ‘trickle down’ policies on the elite level to help this process along, Nicaraguans have found their own ways of reconciliation. Examples for both, the successes as well as the failures to reach reconciliation, are presented.
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- Nilsson, Manuela
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The Role of Universities in Peacebuilding : A Nicaraguan Case Study
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In: Revista Encuentro. - Managua, Nicaragua : Universidad Centroamericana. - 0424-9674. ; 71, s. 78-93
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- A pesar de que la comunidad internacional ha comenzado a reconocer la necesidad de utilizar actores locales de la sociedad civil en el proceso de construcción de la paz en sociedades que han pasado recientemente por un conflicto armado, el potencial de las universidades como socios locales ha sido pasado por alto. Esta investigación analiza el papel que las universidades pueden jugar en los procesos de transformación de conflictos y la construcción de la paz, utilizando el involucramiento de las universidades en Nicaragua como estudio de caso. El trabajo demuestra las ventajas de utilizar a la comunidad universitaria y analiza las diferentes maneras de su involucramiento activo, tanto en cooperación con los organismos internacionales como en iniciativas independientes. También discute las limitaciones de su desempeño y finaliza con las lecciones aprendidas en el estudio del involucramiento de las universidades nicaragüenses en la construcción de la paz.
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- Nilsson, Manuela, 1961-
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Civil Society Actors in Peace Negotiations in Central America
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In: Journal of Civil Society. - London : Routledge. - 1744-8689 .- 1744-8697. ; 14:2, s. 135-152
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Civil society actors are assumed to play an important part in post-conflict peacebuilding;therefore, the international community pushes for civil society participation already duringpeace negotiations. However, the actual connection between civil society’s participation inthose negotiations and its role in implementation processes remains unclear. Taking theCentral American peace processes of the late 1980s and early 90s as a case study, thisarticle compares civil society participation in peace negotiations and provisions for civilsociety involvement for the implementation phase, with the actual role that the civil societyplayed in the implementation processes in Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador. ThearticleKEYWORDS: civil society, peace making, peacebuilding, Central America, peace process
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