Women’s Role in Peacebuilding and Sustainable Development

Organized by ISDP in cooperation with the Korean Women’s Development Institute (KWDI), the main objective of this international seminar is to share information, perspectives, and experiences regarding women’s roles in peacebuilding and sustainable development in East Asia and Europe. The seminar also seeks to share specific lessons of policy development processes in line with relevant international goals and objectives as well as provide a networking platform for participating researchers and institutions.

09.30 – Opening Remarks

• Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP
• Eun Ha Chang, Head of Center for International Development and Cooperation, KWDI

09.40 – Keynote Speeches:

• “Transnational Communication, Collaboration and Support,” by Dr. Dusica Ristivojevic, Department of Cultures, University of Helsinki (10 min)

• “Promoting Women’s Role in Peacebuilding: a Nordic Perspective,” by Elisa Tarnaala,Senior Adviser, Crisis Management Initiative(10 min)

10:00 – Session 1: The Role of Women in Peacebuilding, introduced by Anna Wieslander, Chairman of the ISDP Board, and moderated by Elisa Tarnaala

How should we understand the gender aspects of conflict and peacebuilding? How can women’s participation in peace processes be extended to incorporate gender issues in post-conflict contexts? What are the challenges and opportunities for deepening women’s participation? How are countries implementing action plans in line with the SDGs and UN resolutions? This session seeks to prompt discussion of these issues through comparing different case studies.

• “Women’s Role in the Inter-Korean Peace Process,” Dr. Eun Ha Chang (20 min)

Q/A (10 min)

• “Women’s Role in Peaceful Development and Cooperation: The Case of Vietnam,” Dr. Lan Huong, National Economics University, Vietnam (20 min)

Q/A (10 min)

11.00 – 11.20 – Coffee break

• “Women’s Role in the Northern Ireland Peace Process,” Linda Holmgren, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland (20 min)

Q/A (10 min)

• Roundtable discussion: “International Cooperation for Women, Peace, and Security: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects” (30 min)

12.20 – Lunch

13.30 – Session 2: Women’s Role in Sustainable Development, moderated by Eun Ha Chang

What roles have women played in national economic development processes in East Asia and Eastern Europe? What measures have been taken to protect and promote women’s participation in economic development? How are gender perspectives and considerations being mainstreamed in development agendas and processes? This session seeks to address these questions as well as explore the interlinkages between gender and sustainable development more broadly.

• “Women’s Role in Economic Development in Vietnam,” Dr. Tran Thi Van Hoa, Vice President, National Economics University, Vietnam (20 min)

Q/A (10 min)

• “Women’s role in Economic Development in Eastern Europe and East Asia,” Joerg Baten, University of Tübingen, Germany (20 min)

Q/A (10 min)

• Roundtable discussion: “Gender, Economy, and Sustainable Development: Interlinkages and Policy Processes” (30 min)

15.00 – Closing Remarks

• Yoon Park, KWDI Researcher
• Alec Forss, ISDP Project Coordinator