Capacity building
Analysing approaches to strengthening institutions, bodies and civil society in order to better respond to insecurity and conflict; the importance of good governance practices.
- ADB's new thinking and mainstreaming of innovative engagement in fragile situations
- P. Safran / Asian Development Bank, 2012
- One in every four of the world’s people lives in fragile and conflicted settings. This handbook is an Asian-based attempt to encourage new thinking and mainstreaming of innovative engagement in fragile situations. The...
- Regional Emergency Cluster Advisor Project (RECA)
- The RECA project is an inter-agency initiative designed to enhance WASH preparedness and response capacity around the world. The project provides direct support in a number of countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean. It provides dedicated technical and human resources to WASH coordination platforms and stakeholders, through its six Regional Emergency Clu...
- Can liberty serve as a path to democracy and conflict resolution in Africa?
- D.K. Leonard / Wiley Online Library, 2013
- In reconstructing post-conflict states, more attention needs to be paid to the social contracts. Following the philosopher Montesquieu, this paper argues that liberty, in the form of checks on executive power, must accompany or preced...
- How can humanitarian and development activities in Somalia be more productive?
- A. Schmidt / Wiley Online Library, 2013
- Multilevel, networked systems of governance are a fundamental fact of life in most African conflict settings. This article looks at the coordination networks that influence the management of aid-in-conflict in the case of Somalia. The...
- Considering governance in post-conflict Sierra Leone
- J.B.M. Vincent / Wiley Online Library, 2013
- Sierra Leone is one of a number of states that underwent a period of civil war and collapse after the end of the Cold War. This article offers a bottom-up review of the post-war reconstruction of the Sierra Leone state. The paper poin...
- Using social leaders as human catalysts to help create networks of stability
- M.A. Salmon / Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, 2012
- After clearing extremist militias out of Basra in 2008, a strategic opportunity for building stability in this Iraqi province was available. The current paper captures that moment, highlighting the dramatically improved security but t...
- Weapons, Violence and the perpetrator-victim nexus in South Africa
- K. Thaler / Microcon, 2011
- Given the high levels of crime and violence in South Africa, there may be a temptation for citizens to arm themselves for protection. Using quantitative survey data from the Cape Area Panel Study and qualitative interviews with reside...
- A guide for investment climate reform in conflict-affected countries
- R. Krech (ed) / International Finance Corporation, 2009
- Most conflicts have strong economic dimensions and are driven by the pursuit of legal or illegal profit. Conflict has wide-reaching negative impacts on people, infrastructure, institutions, markets, and trust in government. Employment...
- The State’s legitimacy in fragile situations - unpacking complexity
- S. Massing (ed) / OECD Development Co-operation Directorate: DAC Guidelines and Reference Series, 2010
- Can economic reform open a peaceful path to ending Burma’s isolation?
- L. Rieffel; R. Gilpin / United States Institute of Peace, 2010
- ADB's new thinking and mainstreaming of innovative engagement in fragile situations
- P. Safran / Asian Development Bank, 2012
- One in every four of the world’s people lives in fragile and conflicted settings. This handbook is an Asian-based attempt to encourage new thinking and mainstreaming of innovative engagement in fragile situations. The...
- Can liberty serve as a path to democracy and conflict resolution in Africa?
- D.K. Leonard / Wiley Online Library, 2013
- In reconstructing post-conflict states, more attention needs to be paid to the social contracts. Following the philosopher Montesquieu, this paper argues that liberty, in the form of checks on executive power, must accompany or preced...
- How can humanitarian and development activities in Somalia be more productive?
- A. Schmidt / Wiley Online Library, 2013
- Multilevel, networked systems of governance are a fundamental fact of life in most African conflict settings. This article looks at the coordination networks that influence the management of aid-in-conflict in the case of Somalia. The...
- Considering governance in post-conflict Sierra Leone
- J.B.M. Vincent / Wiley Online Library, 2013
- Sierra Leone is one of a number of states that underwent a period of civil war and collapse after the end of the Cold War. This article offers a bottom-up review of the post-war reconstruction of the Sierra Leone state. The paper poin...
- Using social leaders as human catalysts to help create networks of stability
- M.A. Salmon / Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, 2012
- After clearing extremist militias out of Basra in 2008, a strategic opportunity for building stability in this Iraqi province was available. The current paper captures that moment, highlighting the dramatically improved security but t...
- Weapons, Violence and the perpetrator-victim nexus in South Africa
- K. Thaler / Microcon, 2011
- Given the high levels of crime and violence in South Africa, there may be a temptation for citizens to arm themselves for protection. Using quantitative survey data from the Cape Area Panel Study and qualitative interviews with reside...
- A guide for investment climate reform in conflict-affected countries
- R. Krech (ed) / International Finance Corporation, 2009
- Most conflicts have strong economic dimensions and are driven by the pursuit of legal or illegal profit. Conflict has wide-reaching negative impacts on people, infrastructure, institutions, markets, and trust in government. Employment...
- The State’s legitimacy in fragile situations - unpacking complexity
- S. Massing (ed) / OECD Development Co-operation Directorate: DAC Guidelines and Reference Series, 2010
- Can economic reform open a peaceful path to ending Burma’s isolation?
- L. Rieffel; R. Gilpin / United States Institute of Peace, 2010
- How can civil society in fragile states be effectively supported?
- M. Dowst / International NGO Training and Research Centre, 2009
- It is little surprise that policymaker and research focus is now squarely on the issue of fragile states. For one in three of their respective populations are undernourished; the foundations necessary for growth and development a...
- Regional Emergency Cluster Advisor Project (RECA)
- The RECA project is an inter-agency initiative designed to enhance WASH preparedness and response capacity around the world. The project provides direct support in a number of countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean. It provides dedicated technical and human resources to WASH coordination platforms and stakeholders, through its six Regional Emergency Clu...
- The Arab Reform Initiative
- The Arab Reform Initiative aims to advance knowledge and develop a programme for democratic reform in the Arab World.
