“Enhancing Development of the Dialogue Culture in Ukraine”
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, in co-operation with the National Association of Mediators of Ukraine, organized and held the Forum for Mediators and Facilitators “Enhancing Development of the Dialogue Culture in Ukraine” and the International Conference “National Dialogue in Ukraine: Review of Efforts and Prospects for Enhancing Country’s Stability and Promoting Reforms” on December 9-11, 2015 in Kyiv.
The Forum involved more than 55 participants for exchanging their experience, establishing new contacts, learning about and discussing international experience and best practices of dialogue mediation and facilitation. The participants had a chance to enhance their qualification and acquire new knowledge specifically relevant to dialogue moderation involving government institutions during the so-called “vertical” dialogues. An in-depth brainstorming focused on development of a conceptual unity as the foundation for the start of a dialogue, dialogue moderator competences, trust as the basis for involving in a dialogue, approaches to overcoming difficulties in the dialogue process, strategy for involving parties in a dialogue, peculiarities of dialogues in support of reform implementation, duration of dialogue initiatives and their efficiency assessment, further steps, and dialogue outcomes.
In the framework of the International Conference involving more than 110 people, the participants learned about organized dialogue initiatives, projects, professional organizations, and their methodologies. Foreign and Ukrainian experts, as well as the dialogue immediate participants discussed and analyzed successful OSCE dialogue efforts and shared their vision of how to improve the dialogue process on the local and national levels. Specifically, ideas were stated on how the thematic priorities in dialogues should change in the future, how to cover the so far uncovered or poorly covered regional or professional groups of persons, and how to build institutional capacity and methodological basis of the mediator and facilitator community.
Natalia Mirimanova, Humanitarian Dialogue (Belgium): “How to evaluate the effectiveness of the dialogue” Video of master-class (available in Russian). |
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Steinar Brin, Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue(Norway): Strategic design of multi-level complex dialogue” Video of master-class (available in English with Ukrainian translation). |
David Newton, Independent Advisor on Peace Processes, Mediation and Peacebuilding: How to involve officials to participate in dialogues Subtile: video of master-class (available in English with Ukrainian translation). |
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Family photo of participants of International Conference “National Dialogue in Ukraine: Review of Efforts and Prospects for Enhancing Country’s Stability and Promoting Reforms”, Kyiv 11 December 2015 |
Vaidotas Verba, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator opens the International Conference “National Dialogue in Ukraine: Review of Efforts and Prospects for Enhancing Country’s Stability and Promoting Reforms”. , Kyiv 11 December 2015 |
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Hanna Stativka, a Ukrainian psychologist, provides insights on how to manage stress and handle difficult situations in the work of dialogue practitioners. Kyiv 10 December 2015 |
Practical exercises for dialogue experts provide an opportunity to enhance their skills. Kyiv 10 December 2015 |
Participants present their elaborations during a practical exercise on involving officials into dialogue. Kyiv 10 December 2015 |