Social cohesion and national reconciliation’s processes in Côte d’Ivoire: the complex pathway to a peaceful Community life

In 1990, Côte d’Ivoire embarked on a challenging democratic transition driven by several factors, including the former ruling political party’s nostalgia for the past, the limited political experience of the new actors on the Ivorian political scene, and persistent structural and social vulnerabilities. A series of political and social crises followed, weakening the country’s democratic transformation process. The most significant of these was the 2010 post-election crisis. Indeed, the civil conflict that began in 2002 escalated dramatically between late October 2010 and April 2011, resulting in approximately 3,000 deaths. With the gradual return to stability, state institutions, religious leaders, traditional authorities, and non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) became actively involved in national reconciliation and social cohesion efforts. A wide range of tools and mechanisms were established to support these objectives. This session of International Talks aims to examine the most significant of these mechanisms by assessing their relevance, achievements, and limitations, while drawing lessons that can contribute to building lasting peace within communities.

Speaker

Moquet César FLAN was born on July 30, 1971, in Côte d’Ivoire. Holder of a PhD. in political science, graduated in 2009 from the University of Innsbruck in Austria, he is a lecturer-researcher at the Alassane Ouattara University in Bouaké since 2010. A specialist in international politics, he is also interested in comparative politics, political sociology and topics linked to peace research. Since 2019 he has been teaching at the Ivorian School of War (Cours d’Etudes Supérieures de Défense – CESD), where he holds courses on Security Theories, Security Issues in West Africa and a Seminary on geopolitics. In 2014, he founded the Centre de Recherche Politique d’Abidjan (CRPA) – Political Research Center of Abidjan-, a non-partisan Think tank he’s been leading as Executive Director since its creation. Within the framework of the Political Research Center of Abidjan (CRPA), Moquet César FLAN’s activities range from research to political mediation and political training. Issues related to national reconciliation, social cohesion, elections and peace, as well as those related to security and conflict prevention as well as migration are the main fields of interest for Moquet César FLAN. CRPA led by Dr. FLAN, several projects and scientific papers.

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