Making the Peace Process Sustainable: The Social Acceptance of the Peace Process in the Post-Conflict Period Project

The project "Making the Peace Process Sustainable: The Social Acceptance of the Peace Process in the Post-Conflict Period" is conducted by Sabancı University and supported by TUBITAK. The aim of the project is to contribute to the peace process both academically and practically by conducting field research, drafting a report, and writing articles according to post-conflict reconciliation methods.

The primary issue central to the project is the social acceptance of the peace process. In this context, the project aims to discover the recent situation in the region and develop the following steps to improve societal relations, construct trust within society, and initiate social dialogue. The original value of this project is its outcomes, which will contribute to the social road map of the peace process both academically and practically. The field project will be conducted in five cities in the region. Diyarbakır, Tunceli, Bingöl, Van, and Mardin have been chosen as pilot cities according to the content of the project. In this context, the first step of the fieldwork was conducted in Diyarbakır in May 2017, and the second one was conducted in the city of Van in December 2017.

"Making the Peace Process Sustainable: The Social Acceptance of the Peace Process in the Post-Conflict Period" will be completed at the end of 2018. The coordinator of this project is Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman and the researcher is Prof. Dr. Bülent Aras, IPC Senior Scholar and Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University. Ayşe Köse Badur is also working in the project as a project assistant.