Building States after Civil War: Dilemmas of Peacebuilding

0900-1030   

Welcome and Introductions

Chair Hege Hertzberg, : Deputy Director General Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Introductory Presentation

“Why Statebuilding Matters for 21st Century Peace”

His Excellency Erik Solheim, Minister of International Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway

Session I: Policy Paper Presentation

“Presentation of the Research Partnership Policy Report:

Statebuilding after Civil War: The Long Road to Peace”

Roland Paris, Prof., University of Ottawa and  Timothy Sisk, Prof., University of Denver, Research Partnership on Post-War Statebuilding Project Co-Directors

Q &A

1030-1045

Coffee and Tea Break

1045-1215

Session II: The Political Economy of Statebuilding

Chair: Jostein Leiro, Deputy Director General MFA

“Where More is Less: Aiding Statebuilding in Afghanistan”

Astri Suhrke, Senior Researcher, Christian Michelsen Institute

“Statebuilding, Service Delivery, and Peacebuilding: Mapping the Nexus”

Judith Large, Prof., Richardson Institute, University of Lancaster

Discussant: Kristian Berg Harpviken, Deputy Director, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

Q &A

1215-1315

Informal Lunch

1315-1445

Session III: Statebuilding and Democratization

Chair: Helga Fastrup Ervik, Senior Adviser , MFA

“Dilemmas of Peacebuilding in War-Torn Societies: Democratization and the Emergence of Weak States”

Anna Jarstad, Prof. Uppsala University

“Constitution-Making after Civil War: Lessons Learned”

Kirsti Samuels, Senior Project Manager,  International IDEA

Discussant: Janis Bjørn Kanavin, Senior Adviser, MFA

Q &A

1445-1500

Coffee and Tea Break

1500-1630

Session IV: Roundtable on the Future of Peacebuilding-as-Statebuilding

Chair: Johan C. Vibe, Deputy Director General MFA

Roland Paris, Prof., University of Ottawa

Poul Engberg-Pedersen, Director, NORAD

Hans Jacob Frydenlund, Deputy Director General, MFA

Jan Egeland, Director, NUPI

Adjournment