swisspeace Annual Conference 2011
Money Makers as Peace Makers? - The Role of Business in Conflict Zones
Private business actors can potentially contribute to post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding, while at the same time posing a risk to exacerbating violent conflict. The swisspeace Annual Conference 2011 brings together representatives from the private, public and non-governmental sectors to explore how business can engage in conflict transformation processes. In a keynote speech and on three panels, different questions will be discussed: What positive and negative roles can companies play in peace processes? What are the determinants, advantages or disadvantages of collective business action? How can voluntary business initiatives be integrated into broader peace building efforts?
Bern, Hotel National, 15. November 2011
Conference Reading List
1. Ballentine, K and Haufler , V. 2009. Enabling economies of peace. UN Global Compact.
2. Banfield J, Gündüz C, Killick N, editors. 2006. Local business, local peace: The peacebuilding potential of the domestic private sector. London, UK: International Alert.
3. Bray J. 2009. The role of private sector actors in post-conflict recovery. Conflict, Security and Development 9(1):1-26.
4. Feil M, Fischer S, Haidvogl A, Zimmer A. 2008. Bad guys, good guys or something in between?: Corporate governance contributions in zones of conflict. PRIF Reports No. 84. Frankfurt, Germany: Peace Research Institute Frankfurt.
5. Gerson A. 2001. Peace Building: The Private Sector's Role. The American Journal of International Law 95(1):102-119.
6. GTZ. 2008. Private sector development in (post)-conflict situations guidebook, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH.
7. Haufler V. 2004. International Diplomacy and the Privatization of conflict prevention. International Studies Perspectives 5:158-163.
8. Nelson J. 2000. The business of peace: The private sector as a partner in conflict prevention and resolution. London, UK: Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum, International Alert, Council on Economic Priorities.
9. Rettberg, A. 2010. The Private Sector, Peacebuilding, and Economic Recovery, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.
10. Rudloff, B, and Kurray, M. 2011. Land grab als Versorgungsstrategie mit Risikopotential. In: Mildner, A. Konfliktrisiko Rohstoffe? Herausforderungen und Chancen im Umgang mit knappen Ressourcen. Berlin: SWP.
11. Ruggie, J. 2008. Protect, Respect and Remedy : a Framework for Business and Human Rights, Human Rights Council, Eight session, A/HRC/8/5, 7 April 2008.
12. Shankleman, J. 2007. Oil, Profits, and Peace : Does Business Have a Role in Peacemaking ? US Institute of Peace.
13. Smaller, C. and Mann, H. 2009. A Thirst for Distant Lands. Foreign investment in agricultural land and water. Manitoba: iisd.
14. UNDP. 2008. Post-conflict economic recovery: Enabling local ingenuity. UNDP Bureau for crisis prevention and recovery.
15. Van Der Zwan, J. 2011. Conflict-sensitive land policy and land governance in Africa, Practice note 7, International Alert.
16. Wallace Aramian, C. 2009. Doing Business in a Multicultural World, UN Alliance of Civilizations, UN Global Compact.
17. Wolf K, Deitelhoff DN, et al. 2007. Corporate Security Responsibility: Towards a conceptual framework for a comparative research agenda. Cooperation and Conflict: Journal of the Nordic International Studies Association 42(3):294-320.
