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Student Workshop V
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Student Workshop V:
Ending the Violence : A Scenario for Peace
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Simulation focus: The fifth simulation is
based on an abstract scenario in which
teams are asked to negotiate peace between communities
involved in a conflict in a transitional democracy. The
country is a federation that brings together three
demographically mixed and territorially dispersed
communities—one majority and two minority. The conflict
has arisen out of the sectarian policies of the previous
regime(s) that have resulted in cementing of differences
along communal lines. In the recent past armed groups,
claiming to represent the cause of each community,
supported by foreign fighters, have joined the conflict.
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The federal and regional authorities are now making efforts to find
a lasting resolution of the conflict and are willing to engage armed
groups in the process.
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In the simulation the participants have to represent
various parties engaged in the conflict: leaders of important
political parties, separatist groups, head of the federal
government, head of the security forces, armed group leaders,
the community leaders and the Diaspora leaders.
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The issues that the participants have to deal with are:
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What kind of initiatives by the federal government would help
build enough trust for the involved parties to
sit down together to negotiate a lasting settlement?
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What kind of agreement would be required to guarantee that
armed groups give up violence?
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What will ensure that all the three communities believe that their
demands for political sovereignty have been met satisfactorily?
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What kind of institutional mechanisms would be needed to deal
with the criminality and
corruption that have arisen as a result of the conflict?
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How do you redress the complaints that the counter-insurgency operations by the
security forces have led to widespread human rights violations?
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