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On 5 March, DPI ran an online comparative study event entitled ‘Celebrating Women’s Participation in Peace and Conflict Resolution: Overcoming Challenges and Putting Peace Back on… Read More »DPI Online Comparative Study Event: ‘Celebrating Women’s Participation in Peace and Conflict Resolution: Overcoming Challenges and Putting Peace Back on the Agenda’, 5 March 2021

On 16 February 2021, DPI held an online brainstorming roundtable meeting to evaluate and discuss DPI’s potential steps forward, relevant methods and topics available in… Read More »DPI Online Brainstorming Roundtable Meeting, 16 February 2021

On 26 November, DPI held its second online comparative study event on the Northern Ireland experience. This planned event focused on important aspects of the… Read More »DPI Online Comparative Study Event: ‘Overcoming Challenges During Difficult Times in Conflict Resolution: The Northern Ireland Experience II’

On 21st October, DPI ran an online comparative study event entitled Overcoming Challenges During Difficult Times in Conflict Resolution: The Northern Ireland Experience. This activity… Read More »DPI Online Comparative Study Event: ‘Overcoming Challenges During Difficult Times in Conflict Resolution: The Northern Ireland Experience’,

On 13 October 2020, DPI hosted the sixth in its series of roundtable meetings engaging political parties from Turkey. Entitled ‘Opposition’s Perspective on the political,… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable ‘Opposition’s Perspective on the political, social and economic effects of COVID-19 in Turkey’ with Ali Babacan, President of Democratic and Progress Party (DEVA)

On 16 September, DPI held an online roundtable meeting entitled ‘Opposition’s Perspective on the political, social and economic effects of COVID-19 in Turkey’ with Kemal… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable Meeting, ‘Opposition’s Perspective on the political, social and economic effects of COVID-19 in Turkey’ with Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, President, Republican People’s Party (CHP), 17 September 2020

On 17 August, DPI held an online roundtable meeting entitled ‘Current Situation in Turkey: The Role of Local Government Leaders in Responding to COVID-19 &… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable Meeting, ‘Current Situation in Turkey: The Role of Local Government Leaders in Responding to COVID-19 & their Post-Pandemic Strategy’ with Ayhan Bilgen, co-Mayor of Kars, 17 August 2020

On 6 July 2020, DPI held its fourth online roundtable in its series of meetings with different political party representatives from Turkey. Entitled ‘Opposition’s Perspective… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable ‘Opposition’s Perspective on the political, social and economic effects of COVID-19 in Turkey’ with Ahmet Davutoğlu, President of Future Party, 6 July 2020

On 15 July 2016, a diverse group of women met in Ankara for DPI’s roundtable meeting exploring women’s participation in peace and resolution processes. Despite… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable, ‘The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution’, 15 July 2020

On 26 June 2020, DPI held a roundtable entitled, ‘Evaluating DPI’s 2020 Program: In conversation with DPI’s Turkey based Council of Experts’. This was the… Read More »DPI Roundtable Meeting. ‘Evaluating DPI’s 2020 Program: In conversation with DPI’s Turkey based Council of Experts’, 26 June 2020

DPI held an online roundtable entitled ‘Opposition’s Perspective on the political, social and economic effects of COVID-19 in Turkey’ on 11 June. This was the… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable, ‘Opposition’s Perspective on the political, social and economic effects of COVID-19 in Turkey’ with Temel Karamollaoğlu, Leader of Saadet Party, 11 June 2020

On 2 June, DPI hosted an online roundtable meeting entitled ‘Current Situation in Turkey: The Role of Local Government Leaders in Responding to COVID-19 &… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable Meeting, ‘Current Situation in Turkey: The Role of Local Government Leaders in Responding to COVID-19 & their Post-Pandemic Strategy’ with Fatma Şahin, Mayor of Gaziantep, 2 June 2020

In the afternoon of 27th May, DPI hosted another online roundtable meeting where, for the first time, we examined the economic impact of Covid-19 on… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable Meeting, ‘The Impact of Covid-19 on the Global and Turkish Economy: examining the challenges and opportunities of this impact on peace and democratisation processes’, 27 May 2020

This online Roundtable took place on the 15th May and constituted the second in a new series of DPI activities focused on the role of… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable Meeting, ‘Peace and Technology Series: Exploring the Opportunities and Growing Impact of Emerging Technologies on Peace and Conflict Resolution Processes’, 15 May 2020

It is a deep sadness for all of us at the DPI to have lost our dear friend and colleague David Petrasek, who died in… Read More »David Petrasek

On 11th May 2020, DPI staff met virtually with its Turkey-based members of the Council of Experts to conduct a brainstorming meeting to look at… Read More »DPI Brainstorming Meeting with Turkey-based Council of Expert Members

DPI held an online roundtable on 6 May, entitled ‘Opposition’s Perspective on the political, social and economic effects of COVID-19 in Turkey’. This meeting was… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable ‘Opposition’s Perspective on the political, social and economic effects of COVID-19 in Turkey’ with Pervin Buldan, Co-Chair of HDP, 6 May 2020

DPI held an online roundtable on 27 April entitled ‘Current Situation in Turkey: Government Perspective and Future Vision’. The roundtable was the first in our… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable on ‘Current Situation in Turkey: Government Perspective and Future Vision’, 27 April 2020

DPI held an online roundtable on the 17th of April 2020 entitled ‘Civil Society Actors in Turkey: Keeping the Dialogue Alive During Challenging Times’. This… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable Meeting , ‘Civil Society Actors in Turkey: Keeping the Dialogue Alive During Challenging Times’ 17 April 2020

DPI will be holding a series of online meetings with political parties in Turkey, including AK Party, CHP, DEVA Party, Future Party and HDP, to… Read More »DPI Online Roundtables with Political Parties in Turkey

As DPI, we would like to provide you with an update on the effect that Covid 19 outbreak is having on our work, and the… Read More »Covid-19 Update

This Roundtable, which took place on the 9th of April 2020, was the first in our new series of Online events. Due to the health… Read More »DPI Online Roundtable Meeting, ‘Peace and Technology Series: Exploring the Opportunities and Growing Impact of Emerging Technologies on Peace and Conflict Resolution Processes’, 9 April 2020

On 29th of February 2020, Democratic Progress Institute held a planned Roundtable meeting in Istanbul with a diverse group female participants from different regions and… Read More »DPI Roundtable Meeting, ‘The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution: Reflections on the Turkish Experience III’, Istanbul, 29 February 2020

On 15 February 2020, Democratic Progress Institute held a Roundtable meeting in Istanbul with a group of diverse young people from across Turkey’s many constituencies.… Read More »DPI Roundtable Meeting,’ Youth Engagement in Conflict Resolution Processes: Lessons Learnt from the Turkish Experience with the WPC’, Istanbul, 15 February 2020

From Monday 9 December to Friday 13 December, DPI held a Comparative Study Visit as part of its youth engagement series and following on from… Read More »DPI Comparative Study Visit: ‘Youth Engagement in Conflict Resolution Processes’, Edinburgh, 9-13 December 2019

On 26 November 2019, DPI held a roundtable meeting in Tirana. Due to the earthquake that occurred on 26 November in Tirana, the meetings were… Read More »Roundtable: Review Of 2019, Tirana, 25th-28th November 2019

On 25 September 2019, Democratic Progress Institute held a reverse Comparative Study Visit meeting in Istanbul with a group of diverse, committed and influential journalists,… Read More »The Role of the Media in Conflict Resolution: Reflections on the Turkish Experience: DPI Reverse Comparative Study Visit, Istanbul, 24-26 September 2019

On 21 September 2019, on the day of World Peace Day, DPI held a roundtable meeting on ‘Supporting inclusive dialogue at a challenging time in… Read More »DPI Roundtable Meeting on Supporting Inclusive Dialogue at a Challenging Time in Turkey, London, 21 September 2019

Between 3rd and 8th of September 2019, DPI carried out a comparative study visit (CSV) in conjunction with The School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin… Read More »DPI Comparative Study Visit: The Role of Religious Leaders in Peace and Reconciliation, Dublin & Belfast, 3-8 September 2019

As part of DPI’s focus on sustaining dialogue and maintaining efforts to build peace, DPI organised a Comparative Study Visit (CSV) to London during 29-31… Read More »The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution: Reflections on the Turkish Experience: DPI Comparative Study Visit, London, 29-31 August 2019

On 9-12th July 2019, Democratic Progress Institute held a roundtable meeting in Brussels with many former members of Turkey’s Wise Persons’ Committee. Kerim Yildiz, CEO… Read More »DPI Roundtable Meeting, ‘Lessons Learned from the WPC Experience: Challenges and Opportunities’, Brussels, 9-12 July 2019

Between the 9th and 16th of June 2019, DPI carried out a comparative study visit (CSV) in partnership with South African-based organisation In Transformation Initiative… Read More »DPI Comparative Study Visit to South Africa, 9-16 June 2019

On 9th March 2019, in a follow up to DPI’s August 2018 Youth engagement in conflict resolution processes CSV to Dublin and Belfast, the participants… Read More »Follow Up: Youth engagement in conflict resolution processes CSV

On 3-7 March, DPI carried out the latest in its series of youth engagement activities, this time a comparative study visit entitled ‘Youth Engagement in… Read More »DPI Comparative Study Visit ‘Youth engagement in conflict resolution processes’ – London & Cardiff, 3-7 March 2019

DPI held its first activity of 2019 on 8-10th January. Entitled ‘Peace and the Economy’, this roundtable meeting was organised in cooperation with the London… Read More »DPI Roundtable: ‘Peace and the Economy’, 8-10 January 2019 in London

On 18 December 2018, DPI held a roundtable meeting on ‘The role of Women in Conflict Resolution: Reflecting on the Turkish experience’ as part of… Read More »DPI Roundtable: ‘The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution: Reflections on the Turkish Experience’, 18 December in Istanbul

From 22-24 November 2018, DPI held a roundtable meeting, as planned, with former members of Turkey’s Wise Person’s Committee (WPC) to reflect on the Turkish… Read More »DPI Roundtable: Lessons learnt from the Turkish Solution Process – Rethinking the Wise Person’s Committee Experience, 22-24 November in Oslo

On 16th October 2018, DPI brought a diverse group of members of the mainstream and alternative Turkish media to Dublin and Belfast to examine the… Read More »DPI Roundtable ‘The Role of Media in Conflict Resolution’, Dublin and Belfast, 16-19 October 2018

The ‘Role of Media in Conflict Resolution’ DPI roundtable in Dublin and Belfast on the 16-19 October 2018 inspired some other civil society activities. Nayat… Read More »Follow Up: DPI Roundtable ‘The Role of Media in Conflict Resolution’, Dublin and Belfast, 16-19 October 2018

Supporting inclusive dialogue at a challenging time in Turkey Lessons Learnt from International Experiences of Conflict Resolution Ankara, 28-30 September 2018 On 29 September, DPI… Read More »DPI Roundtable ‘Lessons Learnt from International Experiences in Conflict Resolution’, Ankara 28-30 September 2018

On 8 August 2018, the Democratic Progress Institute invited two experts, Prof Dr. Vahap Coşkun and Mr Ferda Balancar, to present the post-election situation in… Read More »DPI Assessment Meeting on the Post-Election Situation in Turkey – 8 August in London

On 8 August 2018, the Democratic Progress Institute invited two experts, Prof Dr. Vahap Coşkun and Mr Ferda Balancar, to present the post-election situation in… Read More »DPI Country Assessment Meeting with Turkey-based Advisors – 16 August in Brussels

From 1-5 August 2018, the Democratic Progress Institute carried out a Comparative Study Visit to Ireland and Northern Ireland that brought together a group of… Read More »DPI Comparative Study Visit ‘Youth engagement in conflict resolution processes’ – Dublin Belfast

From May 24-27, DPI held a comparative study visit (CSV) in Oslo, Norway, to discuss ways to engage with the general public to encourage and… Read More »DPI Comparative Study Visit ‘Public Engagement in Conflict Resolution Processes’, May 24-27 in Oslo, Norway

Supporting Inclusive Dialogue at a Challenging Time in Turkey The role of media in conflict resolution Oslo, 25-27 April 2018 DPI’s latest roundtable meeting, which… Read More »Roundtable – The Role of Media in Conflict Resolution. Oslo, 25-27 April, 2018

On April 11, DPI hosted three representatives of the Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP). AK Party Deputy Chairman Mehmet Mehdi Eker, Efkan Ala (MP,… Read More »DPI Meeting with AK Party Representatives

Supporting inclusive dialogue at a challenging time in Turkey On Saturday, 3 March, DPI held a roundtable meeting in Turkey to discuss women’s role in… Read More »Roundtable – Women’s role in dialogue and conflict resolution in challenging times: Working together to address issues of common interest. Istanbul, 2-4 March, 2018

Supporting inclusive dialogue at a challenging time in Turkey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE – 1 March 2018 Contact: DPI’s Deputy Director Sally Holt at… Read More »Roundtable Meeting: Women’s role in dialogue and conflict resolution in challenging times: Working together to address issues of common interest

Over the past three weeks, we have held a series of meetings at the office in London with MPs and advisers from each of the… Read More »Roundtable Meetings with MPs and Advisers from the Three Main Political Parties in Turkey

On the 7th December 2017, the Democratic Progress Institute was privileged to welcome the Honourable Mr Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the Republican People’s Party, to… Read More »Meeting with Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, President of CHP

DPI will hold a Roundtable hosted by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Dublin this week from 25-27 October on the role… Read More »Roundtable – Dialogue in Difficult Times: The Role of Civil Society in Conflict Resolution Processes, 25-27 October 2017

Last week DPI conducted two days of roundtable meetings with prominent experts and public opinion leaders from Turkey to assess and analyse the current situation… Read More »Roundtable – Series on Conflict Resolution in Turkey: Dynamics, Actors, Opportunities and Challenges, London, 16-18 August 2017

On Saturday, 29 July 2017, DPI held a roundtable meeting in Ankara, Turkey to discuss the role of women in conflict resolution from the comparative… Read More »DPI Roundtable in Ankara: The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution – 29 July 2017

This past week DPI carried out a comparative study visit to Dublin and Belfast for senior members of Turkey’s business community to learn about the… Read More »DPI Comparative Study to Dublin and Belfast 10 – 13 July 2017

On 4 May 2017, DPI welcomed Gulseren Onanç to speak at a small Roundtable in London. Ms Onanç is an Assembly Member of CHP (Republican… Read More »Roundtable – Turkey after the Referendum: An Opposition Perspective

On 4th March 2017, the Democratic Progress Institute (DPI) held a roundtable in Ankara which brought together a diverse group from Turkey’s political and cultural… Read More »Roundtable in Ankara: Dialogue in Difficult Times – the cases of the Philippines and Northern Ireland

Last week in Ankara, a DPI representative and a member of the Advisory Board together with other members of the Turkey Democracy Platform (TDP met… Read More »DPI meeting with the President of Turkey

The Democratic Progress Institute (DPI) held a roundtable meeting last weekend in Geneva, bringing together senior journalists and cultural figures from across Turkey’s socio-political spectrum,… Read More »Roundtable Meeting: ‘Conflict, Crisis and the role of the Media’, Geneva, 18-20 November 2016

This four-day roundtable brought together MPs, senior advisors, lawyers, academics, media representatives and civil society leaders from across Turkey’s political and cultural spectra to discuss… Read More »Roundtable Meeting, Dublin and Belfast, 7-11 October 2016 Keeping dialogue alive – how to get a process back on track in the aftermath of a major crisis? The Irish experience from a gendered perspective

The Democratic Progress Institute (DPI), held a roundtable meeting last weekend in Ankara, bringing together participants from across Turkey’s political and cultural spectra to discuss… Read More »Roundtable Meeting: ‘Incorporating and Integrating Women in Peace processes and Conflict Resolution’, Ankara, 15-17 July 2016

DPI assisted with the facilitation of a recent roundtable meeting in Diyarbakir, focusing on comparative learnings from the Philippines’ experience of conflict resolution. Speakers included… Read More »Roundtable meeting in Diyarbakir, Turkey, with DPI speakers

DPI recently carried out a comparative study visit, in partnership with Turkey based think tank PODEM, to London and Belfast. The visit comprised a series… Read More »Comparative Study Visit on Police Reform and Accountability: London and Belfast, 9 – 13 May 2016

The Democratic Progress Institute last week carried out a comparative study visit to Colombia to explore the peace process currently under way in Havana between… Read More »Comparative Study Visit: Colombia, 16 – 23 April 2016

The Democratic Progress Institute last week carried out a Comparative Study Visit to Dublin, Dundalk and Belfast from 19 to 24 March as part of… Read More »Comparative Study Visit: Ireland, 19-24 March 2016

The Democratic Progress Institute offer three month internships and are keen for their interns to share their experiences. Many thanks to Harikrishnan Sasikumar for writing… Read More »Diary of an Intern

DPI is extremely sad to learn of the death of Tahir Elci, Head of the Diyarbakir Bar Association in Turkey. Mr Elçi was a valued… Read More »In memory of Tahir Elçi

The Democratic Progress Institute (DPI), in partnership with Istanbul Bilgi University’s Centre for Conflict Resolution Studies and Research held a roundtable meeting this weekend in… Read More »Roundtable Meeting: ‘Getting a Process back on Track – A Continued Conversation on International Experiences’

The Democratic Progress Institute (DPI) will hold a roundtable meeting this weekend in Ankara, on the subject of ‘getting a process back on track’ in… Read More »Roundtable Meeting: ‘Getting a Process back on Track – International Experiences’

The following Briefing Note provides an overview of recent events in Northern Ireland regarding the Power Sharing Executive:

The Democratic Progress Institute carried out a Comparative Study Visit to the Philippines from 20-27 June. The Southern Philippines peace process was explored in a… Read More »Comparative Study Visit: The Philippines, 20-27 June 2015

The Democratic Progress Institute will carry out a Comparative Study Visit to the Philippines over the next week, to explore learnings from the Southern Philippines… Read More »DPI Comparative Study to the Philippines 20-27 June 2015

The European Court of Human Rights today delivered a Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Chiragov and Others v. Armenia (application no. 13216/05). The… Read More »Grand Chamber upholds complaints by Azerbaijani refugees, displaced during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

DPI Director Kerim Yildiz takes part in High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes, hosted by the United Nations DPA, Peace Research Institute Oslo… Read More »DPI Director Kerim Yildiz takes part in High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes

DPI Director Kerim Yildiz meets with US Senator George Mitchell to discuss his role of Chair of the Good Friday Agreement during DPI’s Comparative Study… Read More »Senator George Mitchell takes part in DPI Comparative Study Visit: Ireland 2015

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DPI carried out a five day comparative study visit to Ireland last week, exploring the peace process in Northern Ireland and in particular the role… Read More »Comparative Study Visit: Conflict Resolution, The Irish Experience and International Experiences, Dublin and Belfast, 19-23 April 2015

Erik was an invaluable member of DPI’s team, and a supporter of our work for many years. His committed dedication to human rights, both in… Read More »In memory of Erik Osvik, lawyer and former DPI legal intern

DPI’s third roundtable meeting focusing on women’s role in conflict resolution, and the gendered effect of conflict, took place over four days in Dublin this… Read More »Roundtable Meeting: Conflict Resolution, The Irish Experience, Dublin, 15-18 February 2015

This brief considers the application of human rights in the theatre of war. The sources of international human rights law relevant to armed conflict are… Read More »DPI Legal Factsheet: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS

DPI Board Member, David Petrasek’s article on the question of impunity in relation to the International Criminal Court Article is published in Open Democracy this… Read More »DPI Board Member, David Petrasek’s article in Open Democracy

Istanbul Bilgi University and DPI Roundtable Meeting: ‘The Role of Language, Media and Identity in Conflict Resolution’ Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey, 8 November 2014 The… Read More »Roundtable Meeting: The Role of Language, Media and Identity in Conflict Resolution, Istanbul, 8 November 2014

DPI Afghanistan Programme: Participants from Afghanistan visited Istanbul and Ankara for a series of Roundtable meetings this October, including in Turkey’s parliament and at SETA,… Read More »DPI Afghanistan Programme: Comparative Study Visit to Turkey

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Laurie Nathan, Director of the Centre for Mediation at the University of Pretoria in South Africa and a key actor in the South African process… Read More »Laurie Nathan, Director of the Centre for Mediation at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, discusses DPI’s work

This publication looks at comparative conflict resolution processes internationally, offering comparative perspectives from different regions. Case studies include Northern Ireland and South Africa, among others,… Read More »DPI Director Kerim Yildiz contributes to Iletisim publication on Conflict Resolution

The following is an excerpt from the interview: There were meetings arranged by one of the leading institutions on conflict resolution, the Democratic Progress Institute… Read More »DPI Council of Experts Member and Member of Prime Minister Erdoğan’s Wise Persons Committee Yilmaz Ensaroğlu, Discusses DPI’s Work with Turkey’s Daily Sabah Newspaper in an In-Depth Interview on Conflict Resolution in the Context of Turkey’s Kurdish Question

The Democratic Progress Institute offer three month internships and are keen for their interns to share their experiences. Many thanks to David Comley for writing… Read More »Diary of an Intern – My Experience with Democratic Progress Institute (DPI)

During this visit, hosted by the Irish Government, participants from Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AK Party) met with key actors from the Irish peace… Read More »Final in DPI Series of Political Party Comparative Study Visits to Ireland: 27 to 31 May 2014

During this visit, hosted by the Irish Government, participants from Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) met with key actors from the Irish peace process, to… Read More »Second in DPI Series of Political Party Comparative Study Visits to Ireland: 6 to 10 May

DPI Roundtable Meeting: The Role of Civil Society in Conflict Resolution – The Irish Experience Dublin, Ireland 9-12 April 2014 The Democratic Progress Institute (DPI)… Read More »Syria Roundtable Takes Place in Oslo, March 2014

On March 6th, DPI staff and interns commemorated International Women’s Day with film screenings, readings and discussion addressing the experiences of women in conflict zones.

DPI Roundtable Meeting: ‘The Role of Civil Society in Conflict Resolution’ Sanliurfa, Turkey, 1 March 2014 The Democratic Progress Institute (DPI) last weekend held a… Read More »Roundtable Meeting: The Role of Civil Society in Conflict Resolution

DPI conducted a Comparative Study Visit to Wales from January 12th to 16th to examine issues of Language and Identity in the Welsh context. Participants… Read More »DPI Comparative Study Visit to Wales: 12 – 16 January 2014

Last week a number of DPI Council of Experts members met with DPI staff at the Merrion Hotel, Dublin, for a Strategy Seminar. Forthcoming DPI… Read More »DPI Strategy Seminar Takes Place in Dublin

The Democratic Progress Institute last week conducted a Comparative Study Visit to Dublin and Belfast, from 28 November to 1 December 2013. The activity was… Read More »DPI Comparative Study Visit to Ireland: The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution 28 November – 1 December 2013

DPI is delighted to announce its membership of the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO). EPLO is the platform of European NGOs, NGO networks and think… Read More »DPI is now a member of the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO)

The Democratic Progress Institute this week conducted a Comparative Study Visit to Berlin, Germany from 21 to 24 October 2013. The activity was jointly organised… Read More »DPI Comparative Study Visit to Germany: 21 – 24 October 2013

DPI Roundtable Meeting: ‘The role of Women in Conflict Resolution’ Van, Turkey, 28 September 2013 The Democratic Progress Institute (DPI), in conjunction with Yüzüncü Yıl… Read More »Roundtable Meeting: The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution

DPI is pleased to announce a new Council of Experts Member, Dermot Ahern. Dermot Ahern is a Former Irish Member of Parliament and Government Minister… Read More »New DPI Council of Experts Member: Dermot Ahern

The Democratic Progress Institute are always really keen to make sure King’s students know all about the 3 month internships they offer and often get… Read More »King’s College London blog publishes DPI ‘Diary of an Intern’

During this visit, hosted by the Irish Government, participants from Turkey’s BDP party met with key actors from the Irish peace process, to discuss issues… Read More »First in DPI Series of 2013 Comparative Study Visits to Ireland: 17 to 20 July

The Democratic Progress Institute (DPI) this weekend held a roundtable meeting at Mardin’s Artuklu University, Turkey, on the subject of the relationship between the State… Read More »DPI Roundtable Meeting: The Relationship between State and Media and its effect on Conflict Resolution

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Participants returned yesterday from the Democratic Progress Institute’s Comparative Study Visit to South Africa, which was hosted by the South African government, and took place… Read More »DPI’s Comparative Study Vist to South Africa Completed

At the invitation of the South African Government, DPI is organising a Comparative Study Visit to South Africa, to take place from 30th April –… Read More »DPI Comparative Study Visit to South Africa: 30th April – 7th May 2013

DPI Council of Experts member Jonathan Powell speaking at a conference in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in April 2013. Fellow DPI Council of Experts member Cengiz Çandar… Read More »DPI Council of Experts members Jonathan Powell and Cengiz Çandar participate in Diyarbakir conference

‘The Role of Civil Society in Conflict Resolution’ – Roundtable meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, 6 April 2012. The Democratic Progress Institute (DPI) this weekend held… Read More »Roundtable Meeting: ‘The Role of Civil Society in Conflict Resolution’

DPI Strategic Retreat – Held at Hintlesham Hall, Ipswich on the 4-5 February 2013. DPI staff, Board of Directors and a number of Council of… Read More »DPI Strategic Retreat