Research for Book - help needed

[Caroline Jaine]

I am currently researching for a book which explores how the notion of "peace" is sold to an audience. I want to use some real life examples and put together a stimulating publication for a broad audience, not an academic journal.

So far, I have an interesting story about how the Darfur Peace Process was communicated to the people of Darfur, but I have little examples of real success. Anyone from Costa Rica or Nepal that could help here?

What are the challenges of selling peace? It is simply too asbtract, or just reletive? I wrote a blog about it for Blog 4 Peace on International Day of Peace on 21 September:

http://publicsphere.worldbank.org/how-do-we-make-people-value-peace

[Hawi Rapudo]

Hallo Caroline,

I came across very interesting piece about your work and read it on the public sphere. i wish to share i would be willing to engage with you on Great lakes region issues as one of our staff is the regional coordinator for Non-violent peace force. But, I think the biggest challenge is that many would not tell you about how much time and resources it takes to develop the cases? i would kindly like to be in position to own the information. May be the question of violence at trans boundary with Great lakes, Arms race, Natural resource vis minerals trade? Selling peace has been part of CSOs, UN and why the constraints.... now DRC and Rwanda are about to go to War. I believe that this interesting!!!!

Hawi

[Deborah J. Boyd]

Dear Caroline,
You should include the wonderful story of how the women of Liberia helped bring about Peace. The entire story and documentary by Abigail Disney is available on PBS under Moyer.

[Caroline Jaine]

Thanks Deborah - Do you have any contacts with the producers/writers?
Caroline

[Jeff Thompson]

Caronline,
i sent something to your email @ [e-mail], thats your email, right?

[Krishna H. Pushkar]

Than you. I think we could discuss about the Nepalse issue of Peace Process, If you like.

[Caroline Jaine]

Great - if you know any good stories and know of a good writer who can present them, I would love to include NEpal.

[Krishna H. Pushkar]

Thanks. Please send me your needy content and questions that you want to have in Nepalese case. I will try my best to deliver all essential and necessary information detail. Thank you.

[Caroline Jaine]

Krishna - can you send me your email address? I am on [e-mail] Many thanks
Caroline

[Mr. Otim Denis Barnabas]

Caroline, i am Otim Denis Barnabas, a Uganda male of 26years and currently pursuing master of peace,leadership and governance of Africa University. I would love to contribute to your research by bringing in two perspective of Uganda and Zimbabwe.
The understanding of peacebuilding is relative. Secondly, its progressive and must be holistic. Northern Uganda in Uganda experience a violent conflict for over 2 decades between the Lord Resistant Army (LRA) and the government of Uganda. The question is did peace initiative take place? ofcourse yes, but how successful this is/was is subject of research. NGO's and the government played tremendous role and the Music inductry. The conveyence of peace messages and advocacy was solely in the hands of the NGO. Radio messaging and spots messages about peace were the initiative, community sensitisation as well through recereational based activities such as music, dance, drama and sports tagetting youths were carried on. However, the extent to which they were sustained is somewhat doubtable. This is simply because you can never talk about peace without meeting the needs of the vulnerable community, secondly NGO's have spent alot of monies in peace activities but lacked the aproach. For more details you could log into www.cpar.ca but i would want you to send me what you really want to capture in this research and spend enough time to give you the information you require. The situation in Zimbabwe is quite challenge, no peace advocacy has taken ground. This is because of the volatile political grounds and the political identity. Currently, the country is undergoing political, economic transition and peace issue is challenge with lots of violence between individuals. You could follow the sitution on this website: www.zimsituation.org. Reach me on my email: [e-mail]