Research Program

The DPMF Research program aims at supporting both the policy makers and civil society in their respective efforts at institutionalizing democracy, good governance and avoiding or preventing conflict. It therefore focuses on three general areas: (a) on various aspects of the democratization process, governance and civil society including the policy process itself, (b) leadership in civil society and (c) on the various types and phases of conflicts ? management, resolution and post-conflict reconstruction and peace-building.

A research team - five researchers from five East African countries ? is presently undertaking comparative research on the issue of leadership in civil society in these countries. A similar research team is being set up for five Southern African countries. At the December 2001 conference, the work of these research teams will be discussed and eventually published (in 2002). During 2001 three five man research teams will also be set up ? one for each of the sub-regions of East, Central, and West Africa.

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