Role Norska a norských nevládních organizací v mírových procesech v Kolumbii

Over the past few decades, Norway has played the role of a third party in peace processes around the world. And having been involved in various supporting projects in Colombia, which has been greatly affected by internal conflict between the government and guerrillas for more than 60 years, it was no surprise when Norway was chosen to act as a guarantor for the 2012-2016 peace negotiations there. In conflict-affected states where Norway plays a third party role in the peace process, Norwegian human rights or humanitarian NGOs are usually also present. The aim of this thesis is to present and compare the role played by Norway and selected Norwegian NGOs in the peace process. It first examines the theoretical framework of the role of the state and NGOs in the peace process, presenting the conditions for potentially effective third party intervention as well as the requirements that NGOs must meet in order for their role in the peace process to be considered crucial. In the form of a case study, it analyses the activities of Norway and five selected Norwegian NGOs in the peace process in Colombia. It comes to a conclusion by assessing their contribution based on theory and comparing how their role differed. It stresses the importance of their cooperation and assesses the level of formality of their activities as a crucial difference.