1. Parliament’s Role in Peace-Building and Development

2. Parliament and Conflicting Interests Outcome 1: When conflict is suppressed violence escalates Outcome 2: Peaceful prevention leads to productive gains creativity social change Sources: Values, Needs and Resources Parliament = diversity + potential peacebuilder

3. Key Process Consultation at different levels Democracy : Political, economic, social Integrative moral-political climate

4. Ensuring Political Security Security of the state reorients to security of the people Participatory decision making Political tolerance and plurality Supremacy of the law Constitutions Accountable governance social capacity regulatory framework tax, budget, expenditure, monitoring result conflict management Protect rights

5. Economic Security Diversified commercial transaction rules : Transparency and predictability Permits Licenses Market institutions regulatory facilitation protection of individual interest Contract formation and enforcement Conflict management Transparent intervention = enhanced equity

6. Social Security Capacity development = investment returns Policy & rules Standards Health policy and law Environmental policy and law sustainable use of resources: Natural facilities Urban facilities Natural resources

7. Guiding the path to Democratization Process that is Complex gradual participatory Involving Citizens Civil society The state Aims to create Norms Values Institutions

8. Theories and process in democratization 1. Pure election – Rule of proportionalilty or party system 2. Comprehensive – Political, social and economic 3. Controlled elections – A one party approach. Transforms group identity to national identity

9. Summary... Parliament can... Sustain peace buidling Sustain economic development Ensure security interests Ensuring process of democratization