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RELIGION
IN AFRICAN CONFLICTS AND PEACEBUILDING INITIATIVES: PROBLEMS
AND PROSPECTS FOR A GLOBALIZING AFRICA
March
31-April 3,
2004
Jinja
Nile Resort, Uganda
A
conference of the Program in Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding
Sponsored
by
the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies,
University
of Notre Dame
In
contemporary Africa , the apparently
progressive and universalizing processes of democratization
and liberalization have been accompanied by an unprecedented
increase in religious revivalism, as well as conflict. Our
work examines the increasing salience of religion and religious
movements in public and political life, as well as changing
religious-state configurations. We thus generate new perspectives
on conflict and peace-building in the African context, while
taking account of the historical and cultural peculiarities
of diverse regions throughout the continent. Our major themes
are 1) Religion, African states, and the Crisis of Governance,
2) Multi-Religious Peacebuilding Initiatives,
3) Islamic
Activism,
4) the Politics of Indigenous Revivalism, 5) Media Access
and Representation, 6) Gendered and Generational Dimensions
of Religious Conflict and Conflict Transformation, and 7)
the Development of New Local-Global Religious Networks (including
the “NGO Factor”).
Conference
schedule
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 31
5:00
p.m. Opening reception
6:00
p.m. Opening session
- Chair:
Scott Appleby (Director of the Kroc Institute)
- Introduction
of Speakers: Hon. Moses K. Kizige (Secretary,
Busoga Parliamentary Group, Uganda)
- Welcome Remarks:
Hon. Rebecca A. Kadaga (Deputy Speaker,
Parliament
of Uganda)
- Opening Address:
Hon. Professor Mondo Kagonyera, (Minister General Duties,
Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda)
7:00
p.m. Dinner
8:30
p.m. Cultural performance
THURSDAY,
APRIL 1
8:30
- 10:30 a.m. Religion, Conflict,
and Peacebuilding in Uganda
Chair:
Martha Merritt (University of Notre Dame)
- John
Mary Waliggo (Uganda Human Rights Commission), “Religion,
Conflict, and Peacebuilding in Uganda”
- Deusdedit
R. K. Nkurunziza (Makerere University), "Religion,
African States, and the Crisis of Governance in Uganda”
- Abasi
Kiyimba (Makerere University), “Gender,
Legal Reforms and Religious Conflict: The
Case of the Domestic Relations Law in Uganda”
- Lawrence
Kanyike (Makerere University), “Religion
in African Conflicts and Peacebuilding”
10:30
- 11:00 Coffee break
11:30
- 12:30 p.m. African States and the Crisis of
Governance
- Chair:
Donald Pope-Davis
(Associate Vice President, Graduate Studies, University
of Notre Dame)
- Gerrie
Ter Haar (Institute for Social Studies, The Hague), “Religion,
African States, and the Crisis of Governance”
- Joseph
Isanga (University of Notre Dame), “The
State, Law and Religion in Uganda:
The Need for Co-operation Rather than Competition”
- Bob
Dowd (University of Notre Dame), “Religious
Competition and the Politician's Dilemma in Sub-Saharan
Africa: Getting Elected vs. Governing”
- Amy
Stambach (University of Wisconsin-Madison), “Faith
in Schools: On the Cultural Politics of Religiosity and
Education in Kenya and Tanzania”
12:30
- 3:00 p.m. Lunch
3:00
- 4:30 p.m. Gendered Dimensions of Religious Conflict
and Transformation
- Chair: Cynthia Mahmood
(University of Notre Dame)
- Isabel
Mukonyora (University of Virginia), “Gendered
Masowe Apostolic Quest for Peace”
- Adam
K. Arap Chepkwony (Moi University, Kenya), “Peace
and Reconciliation: Re-visiting the Role of African
Women”
- George
Piwang-Jalobo (Gulu University), “Women
as Victims, Perpetrators of Conflict and Resources for
Peacebuilding
in Northern Uganda"
4:30
- 5:00 p.m. Tea break
5:00
- 6:30 p.m . The Politics of Indigenous Revivalism
- Grace
Nyatugah Wamue (Kenyatta University), “Mungiki
Movement in Kenya: Reviving Gikuyu Shrines”
- Koen
Vlassenroot (University of Ghent, Belgium), "Meaningless
Violence: Investigating Militia Groups in Eastern
Congo”
- James
Smith (University of Notre Dame), “Making
Peace with the Devil: the Specter of Violence and the Return
of the Repressed in Colonial and Post-Colonial Kenya”
7:30
p.m. Dinner
FRIDAY,
APRIL 2
8:30
- 10:00 a.m. Media Liberalization
and Religious Conflict
10:00
- 10:30 Coffee break
10:30
- 12:30 p.m. Islamic Activism
and Peacebuilding
12:30
- 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30
- 4:30 p.m. Free time/informal discussions
4:30
- 6:30 p.m. Interreligious
Peacebuilding Initiatives
- Chair:
Rosette Muzigo-Morrison (International Criminal Tribunal
for Rwanda , The
Hague)
7:00
p.m. Keynote Address
- Chair:
Chandra Johnson (University of Notre Dame,
Assistant to the President)
- Introduction
of Speaker: John Paul Lederach (University of Notre Dame)
- Speaker:
Dr. Hizkias Assefa (Africa Peacebuilding & Reconciliation
Resources, Nairobi), "Conflict and Peacebuilding
in Globalizing Africa: Role of Religious Institutions
and
Leaders."
8:00
p.m. Dinner
SATURDAY,
APRIL 3
8:30
- 10:30 a.m. Symposium: NGO Religious Peacebuilding
in Africa
- Chair:
John Paul Lederach (University of Notre Dame)
- Archbishop
John Baptist Odama (Acholi
Religious Leaders Peace Initiative, Uganda)
- Jonathan
Gichaara (Urban Theology Unit, Sheffield University)
- Mustafa
Y. Ali (Global Network of Religions for Children, Tanzania)
- George
Wachira (Nairobi Peace Initiative)
- Fanie
du Toit (Institute for Justice and Reconciliation,
South Africa)
10:30
- 11:00 a.m. Coffee break
11:00
- 12:30 p.m . Critical Reflections
- Chair:
A. Rashied Omar (University of Notre Dame)
- Jean
Comaroff (University of Chicago)
- Charles
Villa-Vicencio (Institute for Justice and Reconciliation-South
Africa)
12:30
p.m. Closing lunch
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