Sunday, 10 November 2002   

Reception

Official reception for the students at the Winter School held in the Guesthouse of the University of Hamburg (Gästehaus der Universität Hamburg). Refreshments will be served.

Opening Session

The vice-president of the University of Hamburg welcomes the students at the Winter School 2002. Remarks on the background of the Winter School, organisation and programme, by Ms Ulrike Borchardt, Research Unit on Wars, Armament and Development, University of Hamburg. The importance of technical co-operation in Afghanistan and on the Balkans in relation to crisis prevention and peace support, by Mr Uwe Kievelitz from the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ). Introducing the participants to one another.

Crisis Prevention and Peace Support                                              

by Mr Andreas Mehler, Director of the Institute for African Affairs, German Overseas-Institute, Hamburg.

Questions and Comments

Questions and comments on the topic of the first lecture can be made and discussed with the lecturer.

State Decay and Chances for Reconstruction

by Mr Klaus Schlichte, Director of the Research Group "Micropolitics of Armed Groups", Humboldt University, Berlin.

Working Groups

Working in small groups guided by tutors. Special emphasis on the exchange of the participants' own views. The discussion in the working groups will be based on relevant academic articles provided to the students in the Reader (more information will be provided).

The Role of Civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) in the Rebuilding of Post-Conflict-Societies                                              

by Ms Petra Weyland, Lecturer at the General Staff College of the German Armed Forces, Hamburg

External Actors in and after violent conflicts: Challenges for the International Community

by Mrs Sabine Kurtenbach, Institute for Ibero-American Studies, German Overseas Institute, Hamburg.

Role Play

Students should try to develop consistent positions of different external actors (e.g. international NGOs, international governmental organisations, internal civil society organisations) towards a concrete conflict. The aim is to foster an understanding for the views of various actors involved in transitional processes.

Democratisation in Post-Conflict Societies 

by Mr Jochen Hippler, Institute for Development and Peace, Gerhard-Mercator-University, Duisburg.

Creating National Armed Forces as a Prerequisite   for State- and Nation-Building

by Mr Lutz Unterseher, Director of the Study Group on Alternative Security Policy, Berlin.

Plenary round up of the discussions in the working group
Evaluation of the first week

"Searching for Peace" - Lessons Learnt From the Cases of Bougainville and Solomon Islands 

by Mr Volker Böge, Research Unit for Wars, Armament and Development, University of Hamburg.

Lessons Learnt From Projects Carried Out by the Crisis Prevention Group of the GTZ

by Roman Pöschke, GTZ, Eschborn

Plenary round up of the two sessions on Lessons Learnt

From Economies of War to Economies of Peace: Economic Transformation in Post-Conflict Societies. Examples from Angola, Kosovo and Afghanistan

by Mr Peter Lock, European Association for Research on Transformation e.V., Hamburg

Working Groups

Plenary round up of the discussions in the working groups

Rebuilding Civil Society - Dealing with the Past

by Mr. Rainer Huhle, Nürnberg

Excursion to the Concentration Camp Memorial Neuengamme

Reintegration of Refugees in Post-Conflict Societies. Examples from the Great Lakes and the Balkans

by Ms Christina Boswell, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, University of Hamburg.

Role Play

Summarising and discussing the experiences from the role play.

Gender Issues in Post-Conflict Reconstruction - the example of Afghanistan

by Ms Antje Bauer, Journalist

Gender Issues in Post-Conflict Reconstruction - examples from the Balkans

by Ms Elenor Richter Lyonette, Programme Coordinator, Coordination of Women's Advocacy, Prangins, Switzerland