Participatory Dialogue:
Towards a Stable, Safe and Just
Society for All
CONTENTS
Foreword iii
Acknowledgements iv
Executive Summary v
Introduction vi
Chapter 1. Social Integration: A
Concept for building
a safe, stable and just society for
all.........................1
Social Integration: the concept and guiding principles 1
The Building Blocks of Social Integration 11
Main Ingredients 11
Inclusion 12
Participation 13
Justice 15
Scenarios and Conclusions 16
Interventions 17
Stakeholders 28
Role of national government 32
Role of international organizations 33
Role of local government 33
Role of civil society 34
Role of communities 35
Role of the private sector 37
Role of political parties 37
Role of the media 38
Chapter 2. Linking Social Integration,
Peace and Development:
Emerging Principles of Participatory
Dialogue...........51
Social integration, peace and development 51
How participatory dialogue can promote values and principles of social
integration 61
Emerging principles and strategies of participatory dialogue 67
Global trends influencing dialogue and its use: Dialogue emerging in
public discourse 70
Chapter 3. The Tool Box of
Participatory Dialogue...........79
Dialogue Processes and Procedures checklist 79
Road map for planning, implementation
and maintenance of dialogue
processes in
general and specific situations 79
Linking strategies with goals and contexts (action research; form
follows function) 86
Funding 89
Categories of Dialogues 90
Promoting understanding and
transforming conflict 90
Promoting future views 96
Promoting strategic planning and decision-making for joint action 100
Building social capacities/capital and community empowerment 103
Methods of Monitoring Participatory Dialogue 106
Instruments of measurement and how to
develop and use them 106
Chapter 4. Conclusions and
Recommendations..............111
Conclusions 111
Recommendations 113
Annexes..................................................................125
Annex 1 Checklist for Designers of Multi-stakeholder Processes (MSPs)
125
Annex 2 Participatory Dialogue Methodologies and Tools 137
Annex 3 Glossary of Terms 149
Annex 4 Resources and References 153