Track III Dialogue in Ukraine: Major Patterns and Resulting Risks
Center for Peace Mediation, 2018
12 Pages Posted: 6 Mar 2018 Last revised: 23 May 2018
Date Written: February 26, 2018
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to transfer the findings of the research project “Challenges to Dialogue in Ukraine” (2016-2017) to dialogue experts and actors on the ground.
Empirical data from 40 in-depth interviews and three focus groups, revealed six patterns and possible risks if the patterns are continued: facilitated dialogues present only a minor part of all dialogue projects in Ukraine; they are focused on technical issues; concentrated in the Eastern part of Ukraine; and often implemented through impactless approaches with a deficient inclusion of women and “the other Ukrainians.”
Keywords: dialogue, peacebuilding, armed conflict, conflict resolution, Ukraine
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