#Q3 Inclusion for peace, Democracy and Development?

What do we mean by inclusion?

 Inclusion means that all people, regardless of their abilities, disabilities, or health care
needs, have the right to: Be respected and appreciated as valuable members of their
communities.

 Inclusion is defined as the state of being included or being made a part of something.
When a book covers many different ideas and subjects, it is an example of the inclusion
of many ideas. When multiple people are all invited to be part of a group, this is an
example of the inclusion of many different people.

 Inclusion is the practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and

resources for people who might otherwise be exclude or marginalized such as those who
have physical or mental disabilities and members of other minority groups.

Why is inclusion so important?

 When we include all children in our programs, they learn acceptance of other people, and
that each person has unique abilities. Children learn from each other. Working together
and creating a partnership with families is an important part of inclusion, and can help
children reach their developmental potential.

 Inclusion creates employee engagement and a sense of belonging. In order for

organizations to have successful talent, they must embrace and encourage engagement.
Along with employee engagement, organizations need to make sure that they are diverse
and have an inclusive environment

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 The benefits of inclusion to communities

 We have undertaken research showing that inclusive local communities, with strong
social networks ('social capital'), bring rewards for the whole community: strong political
institutions, improved economic development, improved health and more effective public
services.

 The benefits of inclusion for children with (or without) disabilities are friendship skills,
peer models, problem solving skills, positive self-image, and respect for others. This can
trickle down to their families as well, teaching parents and families to be more accepting
of differences.

Disability of inclusion

 Disability inclusion means understanding the relationship between the way people
function and how they participate in society, and making sure everybody has the same
opportunities to participate in every aspect of life to the best of their abilities and desires.

 Including people with disabilities in everyday activities and encouraging them to have
roles similar to their peers who do not have a disability is disability inclusion. This
involves more than simply encouraging people; it requires making sure that adequate
policies and practices are in effect in a community or organization.

 Inclusion should lead to increased participation in socially expected life roles and
activities—such as being a student, worker, friend, community member, patient, spouse,
partner, or parent.

 Socially expected activities may also include engaging in social activities, using public
resources such as transportation and libraries, moving about within communities,
receiving adequate health care, having relationships, and enjoying other day-to-day
activities.

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 What is the importance of inclusion for peace?

 Inclusion means it is important to avoid the views and needs of elites drowning out those
of the wider population. To strengthen a society's ability to avoid a relapse into armed
violence, groups in society beyond those immediately involved in the conflict also need
to be included in the peace process.

Matter inclusion for peace

 Inclusion does not mean giving everyone a seat at the negotiating table. It does mean
creating opportunities for people with a stake in lasting peace to shape it. The UN has
defined ‘inclusivity’ as “the extent and manner in which the views and needs of parties to
conflict and other stakeholders are represented, heard and integrated into a peace process.

 Inclusion means it is important to avoid the views and needs of elites drowning out those
of the wider population. To strengthen a society’s ability to avoid a relapse into armed
violence, groups in society beyond those immediately involved in the conflict also need
to be included in the peace process.

 Broad based inclusion leads to more public support and greater legitimacy for any
process and resulting agreement. This is particularly true if civil society organizations are
included in the process – they can bring local expertise and knowledge, represent the
interests of different communities, champion the peace deal, and hold the signatories to a
peace deal accountable for its implementation.

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 Inclusion in peace processes

 There is a broad global consensus that inclusion matters in peace processes. Now, we
need to better understand what this means in practice. This Accord explores who should
be involved in a peace process, the challenges this creates and how these can be
overcome.

Navigating inclusion in peace processes

 There is a broad global consensus that inclusion matters in peace processes. The 2018
UN and World Bank report, Pathways for Peace, asserts that ‘addressing inequalities and
exclusion’ and ‘making institutions more inclusive’ are key to preventing violent conflict.

 The challenges now are to strengthen that consensus and to better understand what
inclusion in peace processes means in practice. Effective peace processes do not mean
including all of the people all of the time but making informed decisions about who
should be included in what and how.

 Navigating inclusion in peace processes is structured in three main sections:

Section 1) Frameworks for understanding inclusion in peace processes. In this first section,
authors introduce an essential vocabulary of concepts with which to navigate the challenges,
dilemmas and opportunities for inclusive peace.

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Section 2) Inclusion in practice in national peace processes. This second section of the
publication explores how more inclusive representation, processes and outcomes have been
attempted in two peace processes – in Colombia and Nepal, where social, political and economic
marginalization lay at the roots of both armed conflicts.

Section 3) Inclusion in practice in sub- and supra-national peace processes. The third and
final section comprises four case studies that explore international and sub-national dimensions
of navigating inclusion in peace processes.

What is Inclusive Democracy?

 Inclusive Democracy (ID):- is a project that aims for direct democracy; economic
democracy in a stateless, moneyless and market less economy; self-management
(democracy in the socio-economic realm); and ecological democracy.

 Inclusive democracy is a new conception of democracy, which, using as a starting point

the classical definition of it, expresses democracy in terms of direct political democracy,
economic democracy (beyond the confines of the market economy and state planning), as
well as democracy in the social realm and ecological democracy. In short, inclusive
democracy is a form of social organization which re-integrates society with economy,
polity and nature.

 Inclusive democracy is a new conception of democracy, which, using as a starting point

the classical definition of it, expresses democracy in terms of direct political democracy,
economic democracy (beyond the confines of the market economy and state planning), as
well as democracy in the social realm and ecological democracy.

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  In short, inclusive democracy is a form of social organization which re-integrates society
with economy, polity and nature. The concept of inclusive democracy is derived from a
synthesis of two major historical traditions, the classical democratic and the socialist,
although it also encompasses radical green, feminist, and liberation movements in the
South. Within the problem antique of the inclusive democracy project, it is assumed that
the world, at the beginning of the new millennium, faces a multi-dimensional crisis
(economic, ecological, social, cultural and political) which is caused by the concentration
of power in the hands of various elites, as a result of the establishment, in the last few
centuries, of the system of market economy, representative democracy and the related
forms of hierarchical structure. In this sense, an inclusive democracy, which involves the
equal distribution of power at all levels, is seen not as a utopia (in the negative sense of
the word) but as perhaps the only way out of the present crisis.

Inclusive development

 Inclusive development means respecting the full human rights of every person,
acknowledging diversity, eradicating poverty and ensuring that all people are fully
included and can actively participate in development processes and activities regardless
of age, gender, disability, and state of health, ethnic origin or any.

 Inclusive development is a “development that includes. marginalized people, sectors and

countries in social, political and economic processes for increased human. well-being,
social and environmental sustainability, and. Empowerment

The inclusive education contribute for development of democracy

 Because education is a means of increasing participation and of promoting and

developing democracy, we see the importance of offering all groups in a country an equal
education. People with disabilities are a minority that is often offered fewer opportunities
for participation and solidarity in society.

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  Inclusive development considers whether development progress is sufficiently
widespread for the majority of population benefit.

 The World Bank has a particular focus on the economic capabilities freedoms and
resilience of the bottom 40 % of the world’s population and the relatively poor in
individual countries.
 Per capital income can rise but simultaneously there can also be an increase in the scale
relative poverty.
 The inter-generational nature of development progress also needs to be considered –i.e.
creating an environment fit for future generations.
 One of the defining debates in development economic is the extent to which state
intervention enables inclusive growth or whether a dynamic private sector offers greater
potential for lifting development progress.

Disability inclusive of development?

 Disability-inclusive development means that all stages of development processes are

inclusive of and accessible to persons with disabilities. It requires that all persons be
afforded equal access to education, health care services, work and employment, and
social protection, among others

Importance of inclusion development or Inclusion growth

 The desired impacts range from economic benefits to other development goals, social
cohesion and sustainable peace. There is mounting evidence of the impact of inclusive
growth approaches on reducing poverty and inequality, when excluded groups gain
greater access to education, employment and business opportunities.

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  Inclusive growth is a proven driver of vitality and prosperity for all — individuals,
businesses, and the region. We can create an economy that thrives for everyone because
of everyone, where we all: Participate in markets as entrepreneurs, workers, and
consumers.

 We often hear the term inclusive growth in the papers and in various media where experts
pronounce that while growth is good, there must be what is known as inclusive growth as
well. So, what does the term inclusive growth mean and why is it so important? To start
with, inclusive growth refers to the phenomenon where the benefits of a country’s growth
are shared equally by all sections or at least in a fair and just manner.

 Strategies to drive inclusive development

i. Provision of (access to ) improved quality of core public goods and merit goods

ii. Housing, early year’s education, interventions to tackle malnutrition, road infrastructure,
ID systems

iii. Labor market protections including employment rights, minimum wages, and union
recognition

iv. Raising sufficient tax revenues to provide welfare + building progressivity into tax
system

v. Laws to protect property rights – especially in urban areas – getting mega cities right is
key!

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