International Seminar "Towards the country's reconstruction"

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
Towards the country's reconstruction: Development, Politics and Territory in regions affected by armed conflict.

January 24-25 of 2008
Main Auditory
University of San Buenaventura in Cartagena
Barrio Ternera
Calle Real Dg. 32 No. 30-966
Time: 8:15 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Cartagena de Indias
Bolivar - Colombia

Presentation - Program - Lecturers, critics and participants - Inscriptions

Presentation

The duration of armed conflict in Colombia has prompted national and foreign professors to dedicate large efforts to the understanding of this event in different times and regions. On the other hand, Colombian society has displayed enormous creativity in the search for development and civic initiatives that may contribute to the pacific solution of conflict. Nevertheless, there is usually no exchange of ideas between those who study peace, the armed conflict and the multiple regional development and peace initiatives. Most of the achievements of analysts are limited to the national academic circle. They are not part of international academic reflexion about armed conflict and its possible solutions.

Because of this situation, this International Seminar hopes to overcome the isolation of the parts involved, to be able to create a space for reflexion about the possibilities of creating integral development, peaceful coexistence of citizens and institutional strengthening in regions affected by armed conflict. So far citizens have been inserted into the economy in a subordinate way that is characterized by political relations of a patronage style. Exchange among scholars, social leaders, civil society organizations, cooperation agencies, international organizations and public officials, could influence the design of public policies more compliant with the results of academic research and the experience compiled by regional programs. Besides, it could internationally launch the compiled research of Colombian scholars for discussion of the experiences in other countries.

In this sense, this International seminar will study these topics through theme panels and discussion groups that will have the participation of multiple voices and actors.






	Versión en español
			INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR Towards the country's reconstruction: Development, Politics and Territory in regions affected by armed conflict. January 24-25 of 2008 Main Auditory University of San Buenaventura in Cartagena Barrio Ternera Calle Real Dg. 32 No. 30-966 Time: 8:15 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Cartagena de Indias Bolivar - Colombia Presentation - Program - Lecturers, critics and participants - Inscriptions Presentation The duration of armed conflict in Colombia has prompted national and foreign professors to dedicate large efforts to the understanding of this event in different times and regions. On the other hand, Colombian society has displayed enormous creativity in the search for development and civic initiatives that may contribute to the pacific solution of conflict. Nevertheless, there is usually no exchange of ideas between those who study peace, the armed conflict and the multiple regional development and peace initiatives. Most of the achievements of analysts are limited to the national academic circle. They are not part of international academic reflexion about armed conflict and its possible solutions. Because of this situation, this International Seminar hopes to overcome the isolation of the parts involved, to be able to create a space for reflexion about the possibilities of creating integral development, peaceful coexistence of citizens and institutional strengthening in regions affected by armed conflict. So far citizens have been inserted into the economy in a subordinate way that is characterized by political relations of a patronage style. Exchange among scholars, social leaders, civil society organizations, cooperation agencies, international organizations and public officials, could influence the design of public policies more compliant with the results of academic research and the experience compiled by regional programs. Besides, it could internationally launch the compiled research of Colombian scholars for discussion of the experiences in other countries. In this sense, this International seminar will study these topics through theme panels and discussion groups that will have the participation of multiple voices and actors.


	Program 21-23 of January 2008 Inscription in Cartagena or Bogotá of badges and material for the seminar. 24 of January 2008 8:30a.m. - 10:00a.m. Opening 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. PANEL 1: Development and Conflict This panel will focus on the possibilities of economic development of the regions in conflict. Reflexions on scholars research in this aspect and on the incidence of programs and workshops on development and peace in national and regional economic progress. ¿How can public policies, development plans and regional initiative better materialize what has been learnt? Main lecturers: Jorge Iván González y Arturo García Critics: Gabriel Misas, Adolfo Meisel and Francisco de Roux Coordinator: Fernán González 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PANEL 2: Territory and Conflict This panel will explore the territorial dimension of armed conflicts, its regional differences and the situation of civil population in regions affected by violence. In this sense the question is in which way does negotiation and peace initiatives have to be consequent with the social and political configuration of the territories affected by the conflict. Main lecturers: Ana Arjona and Camilo Echandía Critics: Ana Clara Torres Ribeiro, Clara Inés García, Teófilo Vásquez, Jorge Restrepo and Omar Gutiérrez. Coordinator: Clara Inés Aramburu 25 of January 2008 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PANEL 3: Citizenship, Institutions and Conflict This panel will find out how citizenship is lived and how social and state institutions work in regions where the State does not have total monopoly of coercion and where justice is affected by armed conflict; or where political relations vary between modernity and tradition / citizenship and patronage. Main Lecturers: Daniel Pécaut and Fernando Escalante Critics: Jenny Pearce, Gustavo Duncan, Mauricio García Villegas, Gloria Isabel Ocampo and Ingrid Bolivar. Coordinator: Sandro Jiménez 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. DISCUSSION TABLES TABLE 1: Possibilities, limitations and budgets of peace initiatives, development and government in regions with different citizenships. Participants : Rafael Castillo, Fernando Escalante, Ingrid Bolívar, Jenny Pearce, Francisco de Roux, Martha Cardozo and Claire Launay. TABLE 2: Formation of the State and Public Policies in regions in conflict: illicit plantations, democratic security, justice reform, privatization of public services and decentralization. Participants : Mauricio García Villegas, Víctor Negrete, Omar Gutiérrez, Gloria Isabel Ocampo, Giselle Serrano, María Clara Torres TABLE 3: Scenery, perspectives and transformation of armed conflict: new wars, war lords, para-politics and emerging bands. Participants : Ana Arjona, Teófilo Vásquez, Gustavo Duncan, Daniel Pécaut, Camilo Echandía. TABLE 4: Restorative justice and forced displacement, a differential point of view. Participants : Ledis Múnera, Rocío Venegas, Sandro Jiménez. 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Conclusions The role of social sciences in the solution of problems in the country. Renato Dagnino, Hernando Sánchez, Mauricio García Durán y Fray Ernesto Londoño 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Closure - Cultural Event. Lecturers, critics and participants Fernán González, ODECOFI Director. Daniel Pécaut. Doctor in Letters and Human Sciences of the Sorbonne and Director of "l´École de Hautes Études en Science Sociales" (School for High Studies in Social Sciences), Paris - France Renato Dagnino. Professor of the Department of Scientific and Technological Politics, UNICAMP - "Universidade Estadual de Campinas" (State University of Campinas), Brasil Fernando Escalante, Doctor in Sociology and Professor of "El Colegio de México". Ana Clara Torres Ribeiro, Doctor in Human Sciences of the Sao Paulo University and Professor of the "Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento Urbano e Regional" (Institute for Urban and Regional Research and Planning) (IPPUR-UFR J) in Brazil. Jenny Pearce, Director of the International Centre for Participation Studies at the University of Bradford, England. Ana María Arjona, PHD Candidate in Political Sciences of Yale University and associate to the program "Order, Conflict and Violence" of the same University. Jorge Iván González, Doctor in Economics, researcher of the "Centro de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo" -CID- (Development Research Center), member of ODECOFI. Gabriel Misas, Professor of Economics of the "Universidad Nacional de Colombia", director of IEPRI. Arturo García, Economist, independent consultant. Claire Launay, Researcher of the "Institut de Recherche et Débat sur la Gouvernance" - IRG - Francia. Adolfo Meisel , Researcher of the "Centro de Estudios Económicos Regionales" (Centre of Regional Economic Studies) -CEER- of the Bank of the Republic in Cartagena. Mauricio García Durán, Director Of the "Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular (Centre for Popular Research and Education) -CINEP-, Doctor in Peace Studies. Francisco de Roux, Director of the Program for Development and Peace in the Mid Magdalena Region. Rafael Castillo, Director of the "Fundación de Desarrollo y Paz" (Organization for Peace and Development) in "Montes de María". Clara Inés García, Researcher from the Institute of Regional Studies -INER-, member of ODECOFI Clara Inés Aramburo, , Researcher from the Institute of Regional Studies -INER-, member of ODECOFI Martha Cardozo, CID Researcher, ODECOFI member. Teófilo Vásquez, CINEP Researcher, ODECOFI member. Jorge Restrepo, Director of the Center for the Resources and Analysis of Conflicts - CERAC-, ODECOFI Researcher. Rocío Venegas, Researcher of the Research Group for Social Development -GIDES-, ODECOFI member. Víctor Negrete, Researcher from the Centre of Social and Political Studies of the University of Sinú in Montería, Córdoba. Omar Gutiérrez, Sociologist. CINEP Researcher, ODECOFI member. Gustavo Duncan, Researcher and independent consultant. Mauricio García Villegas, Doctor Political Sciences, Director of the Center for the Study of Law, Justice and Society - Dejusticia-. Giselle Serrano, GIDES Researcher, ODECOFI member. Gloria Isabel Ocampo, Director of the Anthropology Department of the University of Antioquia. Researcher from the observatory of relations estate/society in local contexts, ODECOFI member. Ingrid Bolívar, Professor in the department of Political Sciences of the Andes University, ODECOFI member. Ledis Múnera, GIDES Researcher, ODECOFI member. Maria Clara Torres, CINEP Researcher, ODECOFI member. Sandro Jiménez, IESCO Researcher of the Central University. Inscriptions Until December 31 st of 2007 General Public: $150.000 Students, social leaders and participants from sponsoring institutions: $80.000 From the 31 st of December 2007 to the 15 th of January 2008. General Public: $180.000 Students, social leaders and participants from sponsoring institutions: $100.000 Instructions: • Deposits in Colombia: 1. Deposit in Account No. 037-54756-9 (cuenta corriente) of Banco Santander, account name: U.T. ODECOFI-Seminario Internacional. In the space "depositante" please write in capital letters the name of the person attending the seminar. For international assistants we accept the payment of the inscription after the arrival, in the formalization days (see step 3). 2. Send a copy of the deposit and the name of the assistant, identification number, phone number, e-mail and a certification of representation of sponsoring institution or a student identification by: -Fax: (57) (1) 3230715 -E-mail: odecofi@gmail.com - Post service: Seminario Internacional - ODECOFI Cra 5 No. 33 A - 08 piso 5 Bogotá, Colombia If you are an international assistant, please send us this information without the copy of the deposit, and an attachment letter confirming your participation. 3. Formalization of the inscription: receive material and badge for the seminar between the 21 st and the 23 rd of January in the following addresses: - Bogotá: Cra 5 No. 33 A - 08 piso 5 - Cartagena: GIDES, 3 rd Floor Edificio Biblioteca, Universidad de San Buenaventura. Barrio Ternera, Calle Real Dg. 32 No. 30 - 966 Or in the morning of the 24 th of January: - Cartagena: GIDES, 3 rd Floor Edificio Biblioteca, Universidad de San Buenaventura. Barrio Ternera, Calle Real Dg. 32 No. 30 - 966 Inscription fee includes lunches, snacks, closure event, material and memories of the seminar. Information http://www.cinep.org.co/odecofi.htm http://www.cerac.org.co/odecofi/seminario_odecofi_english.htm odecofi@gmail.com Bogotá:(57)(1)3230715 Cartagena: (57) (5) 6539595 ext. 160-161 ODECOFI ODECOFI is the Colombian Observatory for Comprehensive Development, Social Coexistence and Institutional Strengthening in regions strongly affected by the Armed Conflict . It has been created in 2007, sponsored by Colombian Institute for Science and Technology Development - COLCIENCIAS- as an elite center in the social sciences field. The agenda that we propose to develop over the next five years wants to produce a comprehensive and interdisciplinary description of the regions affected by violence, starting from the question of the potential and limitations that these regions experience in terms of overcoming the inequality of their economic development, building relations of social coexistence, and strengthening State institutions of a democratic nature. ODECOFI is conformed by the CINEP's group on Political Violence, Peace, and the Construction of the State; the Center for Development Studies CID of the National University; the Observatory on State/Society Relations in Local Contexts of Antioquia University; the Territorial Studies Group of INER; the Resource Center for Conflict Analysis - CERAC-, and the Social Development Research Group -GIDES- of the San Buenaventura University in Cartagena. For more information visit http://www.cinep.org.co/odecofi.htm