1. Parliament’s Legislative Business: Policymaking to Contribute to Conflict Prevention & Resolution

2. Parliaments & policymaking The Function: Representation Lawmaking Policymaking The Conflict: It is easier to represent competing interests than to make agreements among them.

3. Parliaments and policymaking Types of Legislation Rubber stamp – approves what executive sends Arena – discussion and debate Transformative – rewrites legislation and budgets Emerging – transitioning from weaker to stronger Rubber Stamp ArenaTransformative Emerging

4. Parliament’s Role in Peace Take initiative to broker peace accords Act for executive during conflict/instability Search for solutions Act to limit violent conflict Reform politics to check the executive Direct government funds to poor/conflict areas