Core Principles of DPPD

1. Supporting Peace and Preventing Atrocities

DPPD promotes decentralisation to reduce conflict risks by ensuring fair power sharing, strengthening local governance, and allowing communities to resolve disputes peacefully.

2. Democracy from the Bottom Up

Effective democracy is grounded in participation. DPPD supports federalism, autonomy, and local self-administration to bring decision-making closer to communities.

3. Diversity as a Source of Strength

Ethnic, linguistic, and religious communities enrich national life. DPPD advocates systems that protect identity and heritage within a shared national framework.

4. Shared Power Creates Stability

Balanced power sharing between central and regional authorities reduces grievances, builds trust, prevents violence, and reinforces cohesion.

5. Comparative Learning Drives Better Policy

DPPD draws lessons from global experiences to inform policy for multi-ethnic and multi-religious societies.

6. Self-Administration Can Transform Conflict Regions

Local governance empowers communities. DPPD supports community-led self-administration to end violence, rebuild trust, and prevent renewed conflict.