The African Diaspora Policy Centre (ADPC) enables African Diaspora in Europe to
connect more closely with the continent as a collective force. The thematic areas are Peacebuilding, Better Governance, Migration & Development and Brain Gain
Learning from diaspora experiences in peacebuilding
DIASPEACE is a three-year research project funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme, within which the African Diaspora Policy Centre (ADPC) is a consortium member. The research project seeks to generate policy-relevant, evidence-based knowledge on the role exiled populations from conflict regions play in the dynamics of conflict and peace in their countries of origin. New research findings show that diaspora groups are an increasingly prominent actor in peace and reconciliation processes. In DIASPEACE, the focus is on these positive initiatives, while also keeping in mind the unintended impacts.
On 3 July 2009, the ADPC hosted a workshop in Amsterdam aimed at facilitating access among diaspora organisations active in conflict resolution and peacebuilding in their countries of origin to the preliminary findings of the DIASPEACE research project. The programme included the presentation of emerging issues from case studies in Italy and Germany, and diaspora participants living in the Netherlands shared their own experiences.
The workshop served a number of purposes. First, it brought the researchers from the three European countries together in order to link and synergise their research findings. Second, it offered diaspora participants information on the ways in which diaspora groups in those countries are making contributions geared towards peacebuilding within the countries of origin. Third, it offered researchers the opportunity to validate some of the findings of the study so far, and allowed diaspora participants to contribute to some of the conclusions and analyses made with regards to diaspora contributions to peacebuilding in their country of origin.
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On 3 July 2009, the ADPC hosted a workshop in Amsterdam aimed at facilitating access among diaspora organisations active in conflict resolution and peacebuilding in their countries of origin to the preliminary findings of the DIASPEACE research project. The programme included the presentation of emerging issues from case studies in Italy and Germany, and diaspora participants living in the Netherlands shared their own experiences.
The workshop served a number of purposes. First, it brought the researchers from the three European countries together in order to link and synergise their research findings. Second, it offered diaspora participants information on the ways in which diaspora groups in those countries are making contributions geared towards peacebuilding within the countries of origin. Third, it offered researchers the opportunity to validate some of the findings of the study so far, and allowed diaspora participants to contribute to some of the conclusions and analyses made with regards to diaspora contributions to peacebuilding in their country of origin.
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