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Engaging with Narratives for Peace

Julia Roig

Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 13 pp.

"How do peacebuilding organisations communicate about peace online and offline? Narrative competency must be a fundamental aspect of our work as peacebuilders in the modern age, as we confront the challenges posed by social media, divided on-line communities, growing political polarisation globally ... more

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Was Frieden schafft: Religiöse Friedensarbeit. Akteure - Beispiele - Methoden

Markus A. Weingardt

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2018), 230 pp.

"Markus A. Weingardt hat rund um den Globus Beispiele für religiöse Friedensarbeit zusammengetragen. Er beschreibt die politischen und sozialen Hintergründe schwelender, manifester oder auch überwundener Konflikte und ihre Auswirkungen, stellt die Akteure vor und beleuchtet, mit welcher Methodik ... more

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Measuring Peacebuilding Cost-Effectiveness

Institute for Economics & Peace (2017), 68 pp.

"1) This paper provides a conceptual framework for counting and categorising peacebuilding activities as well as a hard working-definition of the actions that count as peacebuilding. One of the primary inhibiting factors for assessing peacebuilding cost-effectiveness has been the lack of commonly ag ... reed definitions and confusion about what activities constitute peacebuilding. Without this, it is simply not possible to measure and compare the cost-effectiveness of peacebuilding activities. 2) A comprehensive accounting of global peacebuilding expenditures from 2002 to 2013, using the working definition that was developed in partnership with the UN Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and Peacebuilding Support Group. This is the first known attempt at comprehensively accounting for peacebuilding activities — without this data it is not possible to empirically assess different peacebuilding strategies and assess the cost-effectiveness of them or individual peacebuilding actions. This data shows that peacebuilding activities are unevenly distributed geographically and thematically and are prioritised to differing extents by international donors. 3) A detailed case study of peacebuilding expenditures is presented to analyse an example of peacebuilding success — Rwanda from the wake of genocide to 2014. This analysis shows US$18.35 billion was committed to peacebuilding expenditures in Rwanda from 1995 to 2014. That means peacebuilding commitments in Rwanda from the international community were at least $27 per capita each year for the past 15 years. This demonstrates that the assistance associated with peacebuilding is not exhausted in the five or even ten years following a conflict, meaning that the success of peacebuilding cannot be judged on whether there has been a relapse into a conflict after such a short period of time has elapsed. If some moderate level of peacebuilding expenditure indeed leads to a reduction in violence, and if Rwanda is illustrative of the levels of peacebuilding required to reduce violent conflict, then the current levels of global peacebuilding expenditure are insufficient to build global peace. 4) A global model of the cost-effectiveness of peacebuilding, based on the case study findings and the data generated from them. Using 20 years of peacebuilding expenditure, Rwanda’s experience as a baseline, and combining this with IEP’s research on the global cost of conflict, the paper presents scenario analysis and a model of peacebuilding cost-effectiveness. It finds that using conservative assumptions, the cost-effectiveness ratio of peacebuilding is 1:16, showing that increased funding for peacebuilding would be hugely beneficial not only to peacebuilding outcomes but in terms of the potential economic returns to the global economy. This means that if countries currently in conflict increased or received levels of peacebuilding funding to appropriate levels estimated by this model, then for every dollar invested now, the cost of conflict would be reduced by $16 over the long run. Projected forward ten years from 2016 this would save US$2.94 trillion in direct and indirect losses from conflict. However, achieving this outcome would require an approximate doubling of peacebuilding toward the 31 most fragile and conflict affected nations of the world. Of course, this does not preclude other important factors for peacebuilding success such as the external influence of other states or the role of political elites, but rather establishes a working framework for resources required for programmatic peacebuilding activities. 5) In order to take this research forward, this paper also provides detailed approaches for a future research agenda to look deeper into the ultimate aim of assessing the cost-effectiveness of particular peacebuilding interventions. Through drawing upon existing impact evaluations on peacebuilding interventions in Liberia, it demonstrates a basic approach to how the cost-effectiveness of specific peacebuilding interventions could be compared within a specific context. However, this approach demonstrates the long-term needs for a fully-fledged research agenda in this area. Impact evaluations are resource intensive and require a very significant upscaling of research. Currently, it is estimated that there are only 61 impact evaluations globally on programmes with peacebuilding outcomes. In other domains such as health or education there are hundreds and thousands of such impact evaluations, which highlights the clear need for more impact evaluations in peacebuilding." (Executive summary) more

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Bougainville Audience Study: Executive Summary

Verena Thomas, Catherine Levy, Cynthia Vetunawa, Patrick Rawstorne

Goroka: University of Goroka, Centre for Social and Creative Media (CSCM) (2017), 20 pp.

"The Bougainville Audience Research Study is a comprehensive baseline study on the media and communication landscape in Bougainville. It offers key insights into the access and ownership of media and communication channels, and provides an in-depth picture of the audiences’ views and aspirations i ... more

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Bougainville Audience Study

Verena Thomas, Catherine Levy, Cynthia Vetunawa, Patrick Rawstorne

Goroka: University of Goroka, Centre for Social and Creative Media (CSCM) (2017), 56 pp.

"The Bougainville Audience Research Study seeks to increase understanding of the Information and Communication landscape in Bougainville [Papua new Guinea] for the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG). The research is designed to inform the development, implementation and evaluation of communica ... more

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Last Station Before Hell: United Nations Peacekeepers

Pierre-Olivier François

In: The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action

Robin Andersen; Robin Purnaka L. de Silva (eds.)

London: Routledge (2017), pp. 428-434

"The article discusses the film 'Last Station Before Hell' by Pierre-Olivier François. United Nations' Peacekeepers known as the Blue Helmets, are often the subject of criticism and negative press reports. Most notably they have been blamed for transmitting cholera to the victims of the earthquake ... more

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Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, and Learning (MERL) for Peacebuilding Programs

Washington, DC: Pact;USAID (2016), ii, 128 pp.

"Robust monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning (MERL) are critical components of successful programming. The MERL components enable program stakeholders to monitor progress and evaluate the achievement of expected results. Reporting processes and timelines should be clearly defined and tail ... more

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Practical Approaches to Theories of Change in Conflict, Security, and Justice Programmes. Part II: Using Theories of Change in Monitoring and Evaluation

Vanessa Corlazzoli, Jonathan White

London: Department for International Development (DFID);Search for Common Ground (2013), 29 pp.

"The goal of this document is to improve the effectiveness of DFID programmes and the measurement of their impacts by providing DFID Advisers with the practical skills to develop high quality theories of change, to understand the role they play in programme design and assessment. It is intended for ... more

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Practical Approaches to Theories of Change in Conflict, Security, and Justice Programmes. Part I: What They Are, Different Types, How to Develop and Use Them
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Peter Woodrow, Nick Oatley

London: Department for International Development (DFID);Conflict, Crime, and Violence Results Initiative (CCVRI) (2013), 31 pp.

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Understanding and Evaluating Theories of Change

In: Evaluating Peacebuilding Activities in Settings of Conflict and Fragility: Improving Learning for Results

Paris: OECD (2012), pp. 80-86

"Aid work in relation to conflict and peace is often based on approaches, strategies and tactics that are rooted in theories of change (understandings about why particular inputs or activities are expected to achieve intended results [outputs, outcomes and impacts]) that are unstated or ill-defined. ... more

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Peacebuilding with Impact: Defining Theories of Change

London: Care International (2012), 12 pp.

"Focusing on theories of change can improve the effectiveness of peacebuilding interventions. A review of 19 peacebuilding projects in three conflict-affected countries found that the process of articulating and reviewing theories of change adds rigour and transparency, clarifies project logic, high ... more

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Crónicas: Premio Nacional de Paz

Marta Ruiz (ed.)

Bogotá: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung en Colombia (FESCOL) (2010), x, 214 pp.

"Justamente el Premio Nacional de Paz surge como un reconocimiento a la paz y la reconciliación que se construyen desde la base, en lo local, y no a la paz maximalista, tan esquiva como errática en el país. Hay que reconocer que muchos de estos proyectos han estado animados, abiertamente o tras e ... more

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Evaluating Peace Operations

Paul F. Diehl, Daniel Druckman

Boulder, Col.: Rienner (2010), ix, 234 pp.

"There has been a great deal written on why peace operations succeed or fail [...] But how are those judgments reached? By what criteria is success defined? Success for whom? Paul Diehl and Daniel Druckman explore the complexities of evaluating peace operation outcomes, providing an original, detail ... more

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Strategies of Peace: Transforming Conflict in a Violent World

Daniel Philpott, Gerard F. Powers (eds.)

Oxford et al.: Oxford University Press (2010), xii, 380 pp.

"Generally, the book’s chapters are arrayed in three broad clusters that each makes the case for strategic peacebuilding in a different way. Chapters 1 through 4 set forth strategic peacebuilding at a general, conceptual level: the theory of strategic peacebuilding. Chapters 5 through 8 make up a ... more

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Topic Guide on Conflict

Huma Haider

Birmingham: Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC), University of Birmingham (2009), 156 pp.

"Violent conflict is the subject of this topic guide. The guide provides an overview of key topics ranging from the causes, dynamics and impacts of conflict to options for interventions to prevent, manage and respond to conflict [...] The guide highlights key issues and debates for each topic covere ... more

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Learning to Live Together: Using Distance Education for Community Peacebuilding
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Rawwida Baksh, Tanyss Munro (eds.)

Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (2009), viii, 244 pp.

"The book brings together a range of community peacebuilding experiences that apply open and distance learning. The emphasis on community requires distance educators to change focus. The book addresses how to help a community articulate its own purposes for learning and then support it in achieving ... more

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Guidance on Evaluating Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities: Working Draft for Application Period

Paris: OECD (2008), 96 pp.

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From Early Warning to Early Action? The Debate on the Enhancement of the EU's Crisis Response Capability Continues

European Commission

Luxembourg: European Commission (2008), 497 pp.

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Sehnsucht nach Frieden

Hamburg: Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW) (2006), 305 pp.

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Promoting a Culture of Peace

Kuala Lumpur: Signis Asia;Signis Malaysia;Cahayasuara Communications Centre (2005), 186 pp.

Practical Approaches to Theories of Change in Conflict, Security, and Justice Programmes. Part I: What They Are, Different Types, How to Develop and Use Them Key Guidance

Learning to Live Together: Using Distance Education for Community Peacebuilding Inspiring Practice

Practical Approaches to Theories of Change in Conflict, Security, and Justice Programmes. Part I: What They Are, Different Types, How to Develop and Use Them
Key Guidance

Learning to Live Together: Using Distance Education for Community Peacebuilding
Inspiring Practice