Main activities and challenges of the Colombian-German Institute for Peace (CAPAZ) Brussels Belgium, October 26, 2017
Introduction
About CAPAZ The Colombian-German for Peace (Instituto CAPAZ, in Spanish) is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, in German) with financial resources provided by the German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt). The Institute aims to accompany the peace process in Colombia from a perspective that combines research, teaching and outreach (the latter including political consultancy). The CAPAZ Institute seeks to establish itself as a cooperation platform for networking and disseminating knowledge about peace implementation studies in order to contribute to the consolidation of a society that transcends the post-conflict stage.
Governance Structure Coordinating German Consortium Steering Committee Coordinating Colombian Consortium Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (JLU) Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (UGOE) Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) Albert Ludwigs Universität (ALU) Academic Director Administrative Director Universidad Nacional de Colombia Universidad de los Andes Universidad del Rosario Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Universidad Externado de Colombia
Phases of the Project Developmental Phase 2016 2019 (3 years) Opening Selection of administrative and academic staff Definition of governance structure Initial networking Initial activities: explorative projects, summer schools and workshops Institutionalization Phase 2019 2023 (4 years) Definition legal structure Consolidation of an institutional network platform Development of comprehensive academic programs Consolidation Phase 2023 2026 (3 years) Consolidation of institutional structure Consolidation of academic programs
Activities 2017
1. Administrative and academic staff Academic Director (appointment in process) Administrative Director Steering Committee Dr. Carlos Nupia Academic staff Administrative Staff Academic Collaborator 1 (call in process) Academic Collaborator 2 (call in 2018) Administrative and Financial Coordinator Mss. Carolina Cerón Communication and Public Relations Assistant Mrs. Claudia Maya 4 Calls: academic director, administrative director, administrative staff, academic collaborator 1 Institutional agreement (AHK)
2. Office adaptation CAPAZ headquarters - Claustro de San Agustín Bogotá - Colombia
General Plan Claustro de San Agustín
Adaptation Plan - CAPAZ Office Detailed view Planned Office Opening: First week of December, 2017
CAPAZ Office A look inside
3. Projects
3.1 Structured Projects (1) Project 1. Improvement of the mental health of populations displaced to urban areas in Colombia Leader Institutions of the CAPAZ Partnership Other Institutions Participating Funding Institutions Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg - Uniklinik (Germany) Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) - Department of Psychosomatic Medicine Psychotherapy, Human Center and Society, and Public Health Institute Secretary Health of the Department of Cesar (Colombia) CAPAZ Partnerships for the Health Sector in Developing Countries Program (PAGEL) of the German Service for Academic Exchange (DAAD)
3.1 Structured Projects (2) Project 2. Multimedia platform for connecting researchers in peace issues from Germany and Colombia Leader Institutions of the CAPAZ Partnership Other Institutions Participating Funding Institutions Universidad del Rosario (Colombia) Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (Germany) CAPAZ Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Germany) Peace Research Institute Frankfurt - PRIF (Germany) Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg - Uniklinik (Germany) Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) Universidad Nacional de Colombia CAPAZ
3.1 Structured Projects (3) Project 3. Comentario de la Ley 1820 (ley de amnistia) Leader Institutions of the CAPAZ Partnership Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Other Institutions Participating Konrad Adenauer Foundation / Programa de Estado de Derecho de la KAS
3.2 Explorative Projects (1) Project 1. Territorial peace and conflicts in Transitory Rural Zones for Normalization to FARC ex-combatants Leader Institutions of the CAPAZ Partnership Other Institutions Participating Geographical Area Universidad Javeriana en Bogotá (Colombia) Universidad Nacional (Colombia) Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Germany) Peace Research Institute Frankfurt - PRIF (Germany) Universidad del Valle (Colombia) Universidad Javeriana en Cali (Colombia) CETEC (Colombia) Universidad Cooperativa de Pasto (Colombia) Case Analysis in Caldono (Cauca) Case Analysis in Tumaco (Nariño)
3.2 Explorative Projects (2) Project 2. Reform of the security sector after the peace agreement in Colombia Leader Institutions of the CAPAZ Partnership Other Envisaged Institutions Participating Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen (Germany) Universidad del Rosario (Colombia) Universidad Industrial de Santander (Colombia) Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (Germany) Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law (Germany)
3.2 Explorative Projects (3) Project 3. Transitional justice and education policies for the memory Leader Institutions of the CAPAZ Partnership Other Institutions Participating Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) Universidad del Rosario (Colombia) Georg Eckert Institute (Germany) Federal Foreign Office (Germany)
3.2 Explorative Projects (4) Project 4. Land-use planning and territorial dynamics in the implementation of the peace agreements Leader Institutions of the CAPAZ Partnership Other Institutions Participating Universidad Externado de Colombia Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Germany) Equipo Colombiano de Investigación en Conflicto y Paz (ECICP) Territorios de Paz Terrepaz (Región Central y Oriental) GeoRaizAL - Grupo de Trabajo CLACSO
3.2 Explorative Projects (5) Project 5. Development of a training program regarding memory, territory and peace aimed to children and youngsters of the coastal region of the Department of Chocó Leader Institutions of the CAPAZ Partnership Universidad Nacional de Colombia Other Institutions Participating Peace Research Institute Frankfurt - PRIF (Germany) Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen (Germany) Fundación MarViva (Colombia)
3.2 Explorative Projects (6) Project 6. Truth discursive regimes and testimonial narratives about the experience of paramilitary ex-combatant women in Colombia Leader Institution of the CAPAZ Consortium Universidad de Los Andes Other participating institutions Freie Universität Berlin Centro de Investigación y Creación CIC Departamento de Literatura Universidad de los Andes CEIBA
3.2 Explorative Projects (7) Project 7. Inescapable transformations for the successful funding of post-conflict in territorial entities in Colombia Leader Institutions of the CAPAZ Partnership Universidad de los Andes Other Institutions Participating Freie Universität Berlin Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Colombia (FESCOL)
3.2 Explorative Projects (8) Project 8. Territorial logics and socio-spatial dynamics of armed organizations and criminal structures in conflict regions (case study, Tumaco in Department of Nariño) Leader Institutions of the CAPAZ Partnership Universidad Nacional de Colombia Other Institutions Participating Peace Research Institute Frankfurt - PRIF (Germany)
3.2 Explorative Projects (9) Project 9. Regime of land tenure in the Department of Meta Leader Institutions of the CAPAZ Partnership Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Other Institutions Participating Universidad Nacional de Colombia Universidad Santo Tomás Sede Villavicencio (Colombia)
3.2 Explorative Projects (10) Project 10. Identification of sustainable development alternatives in rural territories affected by the armed conflict in the Department of Nariño Leader Institutions of the CAPAZ Partnership Description Other Institutions Participating Universidad Nacional de Colombia The project seeks: 1) To spatialize in digital format biophysics and socioeconomic characteristics in some territories of the Department of Nariño affected by the armed conflict; 2) to identify, throughout participative processes, the products and services with greater potential that the communities of the selected territories can provide; 3) to evaluate critical factors that affect the value chains of the products and services with greater potential; and 4) to design sustainable development alternatives in the selected rural territories considering suitable products and services to promote food security, preserve biodiversity and achieve productive diversification. Universidad de Nariño (Colombia) International Development and Environmental Research Center (ZEU) - Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen (Germany)
4. Summer Schools
Summer School in Giessen (July-August, 2017) Participation of six Colombian students from different Colombian Universities
Summer/Winter School in Colombia (December, 2017) Territorial Peace
Summer/Winter School in Colombia (December, 2017) Lugar Andes Nacional Externado Javeriana Rosario Fecha Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dic 1 8:00 12:00 Paz, construcción de paz y paz territorial Visión des de las comunidades: tierras, territorios y territorialidad El Papel del Estado Colombiano en la Construcción de la Paz Ideas sobre la construcción de paz: métodos sensibles a los conflictos. 8:00 a 10:00 Paz Territorial, Reconciliación y Resiliencia de los Territorios Profesor( a) Angelika Rettberg y Julieta Lemaitre Claudia Mosquera Bernardo Vela Orbegozo Manuel E. Salamanca, Maria Elena Botero 2:00 5:00 Cómo entiende el Acuerdo Final la paz territorial? Casos de comunidades negras e indígenas en La Paz local Cuál es el papel del Estado en la construcción de la paz? Monitoreo de los acuerdos. Indicadores. Visita Centro de Memoria Paz y Reconciliación
5. Workshops and Events
Workshops and Events
5. Communications http://www.instituto-capaz.org/
Web Site-Section Capaz Milestones
Web Site-Section Worth Reading
Web Site-Section Colombian Peace Process Follow-Up
Web Site-Section Testimonials Students in Summer Schools
Institutional E-mail Account Type of Information Demands 1. People interested in joining to the institute 2. Sending of CVs for job 3. Project funding 4. Information about calls for research and consultancy projects 5. Internships and voluntary work 6. PhD and Master thesis in the framework of CAPAZ 7. Information about calls published by CAPAZ
6. Challenges 1. Positioning of the institute: governmental institutions, NGOs, civil society, church, international organizations 2. Inclusion of universities from regions different to Bogota 3. Identification of pertinent knowledge to transfer toward government and civil society 4. Sustainability of explorative projects 5. Construction of joint academic programs 6. Strengthening research activities 7. Legal form for sustainable activities
Thank you for your kind attention! Prof. Dr. Thilo Marauhn, M.Phil. Professor of Public Law and International Law Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany thilo.marauhn@recht.uni-giessen.de Carlos Nupia, PhD Administrative Director Colombian-German Institute for Peace CAPAZ carlos.nupia@instituto-capaz.org