Capacity building
- How can good governance be restored in post-conflict and crisis states?
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Governments are often weak after violent hostilities cease, so post-conflict countries need immediate and substantial assistance in restoring governance as well as economic and political reconstruction. International assistance organisations have become crucial in helping governments increase their capacity to perform essential functions in the early and transitional stages of post-conflict recovery. This paper examines the challenges of restoring effective governance in crisis and post-conflict countries. It explores the functions and roles of governments and the approaches to assistance that have been used by international organisations and bilateral donors.
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- Linking violence and fiscal decentralisation in Indonesia
- ( S.M. Murshed;M.Z. Tadjoeddin / Microcon , 2008)
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It is now widely accepted that the evolution from autocracy towards lasting democracy in developing countries can be associated with increased violence, and even the risk of civil war. This paper e...
- Conserving mountain gorillas in conflict regions
- ( A, Hammill;A. Crawford / International Institute for Sustainable Development [ES] , 2008)
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Conservation work in conflict zones and across international borders has impacts on more than just wildlife populations and their habitats. It can also have a profound effect on the peace and confl...
- Assessing violence in Jamaica
- ( I. Duncan-Waite;M. Woolcock / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester , 2008)
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Drawing on extensive field research in Kingston’s garrison communities, this paper argues that Jamaica generally, and Kingston in particular, experiences high levels of common viole...
- The effectiveness of redistributive transfers and policing in conflict reduction
- ( P. Justino / Microcon , 2008)
- Using data from India, this briefing paper compares the effectiveness of redistributive transfers and policing in reducing conflict. It asks how policymakers can reduce and prevent civil unrest in hig...
- Juridical manipulation to retain a hold on power
- ( D. Matyszak / Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2008)
- Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU-PF, in the March 2008 elections, lost their majority in parliament, whilst their leader Robert Mugabe went to succeed in a run-off election which was dogged by accusation...
- Hopes for a democratic and peaceful Sudan
- ( H. Ibrahim / The Arab Reform Initiative , 2008)
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Political thought in Sudan generally avoids the issue of reform, since the very notion falls short of the political and developmental ambitions the country has harboured since independence, in 1956...
- Recommendations for the education for all fast track initiative
- ( Education for All Fast Track Initiative, World Bank , 2007)
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On March 11, 2008, a working session group representing governments, donor agencies, multilateral organizations, and NGOs was hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC to discuss...
- A new barometer for education in fragile states
- ( CfBT Education Trust , 2007)
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Schools are often targeted in war and can sometimes also be contributors to conflict by aiding recruitment or acting as locations for ideological indoctrination. The 'Education that Protects' Proje...
- Piloting education models in Somaliland
- ( H. Smith / CfBT Education Trust , 2007)
- The education system in Somaliland is in the process of being re-established and developed following the destruction of the civil war. Partly because of the nomadic lifestyle, enrolment rates are very...
- Strengthening health service delivery in fragile states
- ( Merlin , 2007)
- This report highlights the findings from a conference on health service delivery in fragile states that took place in October 2007, organised by Merlin and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Me...
