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    Formal and informal policing in Iraq

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2014
    This Helpdesk Report responds to the following query: Identify literature on improving public security in Iraq through formal and informal policing mechanisms.Within the literature there seems to be a number of common themes and recommendations:
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    Non-political drivers of violence

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2014
    This Helpdesk Report answers the following query: Please identify and summarise recent literature on non-political drivers of violence. Any insights on middle-income country fragility/conflict would be particularly useful.A growing body of literature looks at non-political drivers of violence. These, often inter-related factors, include:
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    Topic Guide Supplement on Statebuilding and Peacebuilding in Situations of Conflict and Fragility

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2012
    Statebuilding and peacebuilding, while conceptually distinct, are becoming more closely integrated in academic and policy circles. This Topic Guide supplement on Statebuilding and Peacebuilding in Situations of Conflict and Fragility looks at the links (and tensions) between statebuilding and peacebuilding, how these activities interact, and how they can be approached in practice.
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    Statebuilding and Peacebuilding in Situations of Conflict and Fragility: Topic Guide

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2014
    Statebuilding and peacebuilding, while conceptually distinct, are becoming more closely integrated in academic and policy circles. This Topic Guide supplement looks at the links (and tensions) between statebuilding and peacebuilding, how these activities interact, and how they can be approached in practice.
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    Sequencing reforms in fragile states: Topic guide

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2014
    How can governments in fragile and conflict affected states (FCAS) plan and manage reforms when everything is urgent and important, and when capacity and resources are low? How can external actors strategically support the fulfilment of essential and expected state functions?
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    Safety, security and justice: Topic guide

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2014
    Safety, security and justice are priorities for poor people and are associated with development outcomes, including the prevention of violent conflict, accountable and effective states, economic growth and service delivery.
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    Conflict Sensitivity: Topic Guide

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2014
    This topic guide discusses the origin, evolution and applicability of conflict sensitivity. It highlights three key conflict sensitive approaches and tools: Do No Harm, Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) and Aid for Peace.
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    The impact of conflict on poverty

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2014
    This Helpdesk Report responds to the following query: Provide an overview of the latest evidence since 2010 on the impact of conflict on poverty.
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    Supporting local governance in protracted conflicts

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2014
    This Helpdesk report responds to the following query: Please provide examples of successful interventions to support the delivery of services by local governments and administrations in areas where there is a protracted conflict?
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    Social and economic impacts of Tuungane: final report on the effects of a community-driven reconstruction programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2013
    Community Driven Development/ Reconstruction programs are a major tool for supporting local level development as well as addressing needs in post-conflict environments. By 2004, such projects accounted for $ 7 billion in the World Bank’s portfolio alone (Mansuri and Rao 2004). The evidence for this approach, however, remains weak.

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