Governance and crisis states
- The challenges of restoring governance in crisis and post-conflict countries
- This book examines the tasks and challenges of restoring effective governance in crisis and post-conflict countries. It explores the types of functions and roles that governments must carry out in conflicted societies and the approaches to assistance that have been used by international organizations and bilateral donors.
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Improving security and justice through security sector reform
- ( N. Bagayoko-Penone / Eldis Gateway to Development and Environment Information , 2010)
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Since the late 1990s, security sector reform (SSR) has emerged as a principal activity for promoting peace and stability, and a priority for donors in post-conflict countries. This issue of insight...
- Is civil society a real vehicle for democratisation?
- ( G. Cawthra (ed);A. Du Pisani (ed);A. Omari (ed) / International Development Research Centre , 2007)
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This study investigates the interface between security, at both the national and regional levels, and democratisation. The paper asserts that security and democratic governance are intertwined...
Aid interventions and demand-driven governance in Nepal
- ( D. Jordhus-Lier;M. Haug;H. Regmi / Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research , 2009)
- This working paper reviews demand-driven governance as a set of principles which have characterised aid and development interventions in certain post-conflict contexts, using Nepal as a case stud...
How can civil society in fragile states be effectively supported?
- ( M. Dowst / International NGO Training and Research Centre , 2009)
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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 n...
Statebuilding and peace: lessons for the donor community
- ( A.R. Menocal / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2009)
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This paper stresses how donors need to understand the links between peacebuilding and state-building. In this paper, the author provides a brief description of fragile states and writes that m...
- Peacekeeping and post-conflict criminality: assessing the Liberian experience
- ( T. Mbadlanyana;F. C. Onuoha / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa , 2009)
- This paper explores the scope and nature of criminality in Liberia, and assesses the UN’s peacekeeping operations in the country. The authors detail that the research is framed around the theme ...
- How integral is peacebuilding to effective state building?
- ( Department for International Development, UK , 2009)
- Peace building is a very important facet of achieving lasting poverty reduction in highly fragile states. This paper analyses the operational implications of the strategic framework of the UK's ...
How will the financial crisis affect fragile states in Africa?
- ( I. Othieno / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2009)
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This commentary brief considers the risks of the global financial crisis to fragile states, particularly in Africa. The author writes that it poses a serious threat to global peace and securit...
How should development assistance be tailored to post-conflict countries?
- ( P. Keefer (ed) / Centre for Developing-Area Studies, McGill University , 2009)
- This paper notes that post-conflict countries face enormous development challenges and substantive policy consequences. It calls for appropriate responses for conflict affected nations such as&nb...
Zimbabwe: assessing security sector reform
- ( C. Hendricks;L. Hutton / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa , 2009)
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On the 15th of September 2008, a power-sharing agreement was brokered between the major political parties in Zimbabwe, namely, the Tsvangirai-led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T), the Mutamba...
