Conflict resolution research correspondence

From: De Beer Kallie Sent: 11 August 2008 09:28 AM To: 'hjlang@wm.edu' Cc: 'Tanyss Munro' Subject: FW: possible partnership Dear Prof Langholtz Please refer to my correspondence with Dr Tannys Munro at the Commonwealth head office in Vancouver and her very correct approach towards the Governance, Conflict and Social justice research project. I will encourage the both of you to keep in touch with the latest developments at either side of the coin. Regards. Kallie de Beer CUT, SOUTH AFRICA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tanyss Munro [mailto:tmunro@col.org] Sent: 09 August 2008 01:42 AM To: De Beer Kallie Cc: Ruvani Ameresekere Subject: possible partnership Dear Kallie, Thank you for copying me on these emails. After catching a nasty cold in London, I am only now recovering and wish to respond a little more fully to where COL may be able to add value to your excellent work in peacekeeping. Our focus in good governance is mandated for the local (community) level. As you have well noted, the absence of civil education may be part (or even primarily) the cause of perpetual conflicts in Africa. Therefore, reaching civil society (community groups, through NGOs) directly and reaching local level government (through NGOs) also may allow the behavioral, attitudinal and paradigm changes that are needed to sustain efforts to peace building. I noticed that in the list of courses that I saw on ELAP from UNITAR, three stand out as being possibly the most appropriate for civil society: Conflict Resolution; Gender Perspectives in (UN) Peacekeeping; and, Ethics in Peacekeeping. The challenge will be to tailor materials to suit community people and/or government and elected representatives at the local level (that may involve people with limited formal education and limited literacy levels). We should further discuss where there may be a good opportunity to enter into this and then could engage a small group of people to discuss possibilities. I would love to be involved in this. I am also writing to you for another reason. We are putting together a small monograph on the Governance, Conflict and Social Justice theme from PCF5. It will include just 6 or 7 of the most important papers from this area and will be distributed widely. I would like to include your paper in this, if you’ve no objections. Warn wishes, Tanyss -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Kallie De Beer [mailto:kbeer@cut.ac.za] Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 6:50 AM To: d.bryan Cc: l.kirken; r.roche; Tanyss Munro Subject: GOVERNANCE, CONFLICT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Dear Dr Bryan Your Ms Lynn Kirken furnished me with the background of your institute during my visit to your university last month. I attach my paper which I presented a few days later at the Pan Commonwealth (COL) Forum in London. The purpose of my visit to Queens University of Belfast was to prepare myself for the forum discussion on Governance, Conflict and Social Justice. Your work is of the utmost importance to this COL theme. Dr Tannys Munro of COL is more interested how are we going to influence decision makers about the use of Open and Distance Education and E-Learning modes to distribute this rather sensitive academic material. I will also forward my powerpoint presentation under seperate file. Hope to learn more from you about your project which I want to introduce to our two universities in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Regards. Dr Kallie de Beer Central University of Technology, Free State SOUTH AFRICA ----------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail is subjected to the disclaimer that can be viewed at: * http://www.cut.ac.za/www/disclaimer/email_disclaimer -----------------------------------------------------------------