Programming
Peacebuilding, Civil Society and Aid Conditionality in Cyprus: Evaluating Success Without Sustainability and Impact
2016
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Journal of Peacebuilding & Development
M. K. Flynn
This briefing assesses bicommunal peacebuilding in Cyprus as promoted and funded by foreign donors. This is undertaken by considering policy versus outcome-based conditionality and the…
Peacebuilding Without Peace? On How Pragmatism Complicates the Practice of International Intervention
2020
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Review of International Studies
Pol Bargués
The International Relations (IR) literature has strongly criticised the invasive and top-down nature of liberal peace, facilitating a reinterpretation of the practice of international intervention…
Peacebuilding Through a Gender Lens and the Challenges of Implementation in Rwanda and Côte d'Ivoire
2009
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Security Studies: Feminist Contributions
Heidi Hudson
With the hypothesis in mind that discrimination against women increases the likelihood that a state will experience internal conflict, this article contends that considering gender…
Peacebuilding and Development Trainings: What's Not Working and What We Should Be Doing Instead
2019
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Journal of Peacebuilding & Development
Elizabeth McClintock and Aline Brachet
Peacebuilding and development are two sides of the same coin yet integrating the two processes remains an ongoing challenge. One tool for achieving such integration…
Peace With Strings Attached: Exploring Reflections of Structure and Agency in Northern Ireland Peacebuilding Funding
2013
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Peacebuilding
Patlee Creary and Sean Bryne
This article examines Northern Ireland's peacebuilding process by analysing perspectives about economic assistance to determine if the peacebuilding process contributed to the reification of structure…
Peace Operation Success: The Evaluation Framework
2012
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Journal of International Peacebuilding
Paul F. Diehl and Daniel Druckman
This article outlines and summarizes the Diehl and Druckman evaluation framework that is used in the case studies that follow. An overview of the decision…
Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA): Lessons from Pakistan
2011
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The Peace and Conflict Review
Zahid S. Ahmed
In the early 1990s, on the basis of prior experiences of International Development Agencies (IDAs) in conflict zones, a need was identified to explore, understand…
Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) in Community Development: A Case Study from Mozambique
2010
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Evaluation
Lisa Bornstein
Peace and conflict impact assessment (PCIA) is a tool that potentially can improve the quality of development work in conflict zones. PCIA’s conceptual strengths and…
Peace & Sustainability: An Evaluation of the United Nations' Peacebuilding Missions in Afghanistan
2019
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Lund University
Natalie Varady
This study is an evaluation of the peacebuilding missions in Afghanistan, made by the United Nations, in relation to policies of sustainable development. The theoretical…
Pcia Theory in Field Practice: World Vision's Pursuit of Peace Impact and Programming Quality Across Sectors
2014
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Journal of Peacebuilding & Development
Valarie V Kamatsiko
This article provides a critical reflection of World Vision’s field practice with Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) related frameworks drawing from experiences in Kenya,…
Participatory Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms in Integrated Landscape Initiatives
2017
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Environmental Management
Koen Kusters, Louise Buck, Maartje de Graaf, Peter Minang, Cora van Oosten, and Roderick Zagt
Integrated landscape initiatives typically aim to strengthen landscape governance by developing and facilitating multi-stakeholder platforms. These are institutional coordination mechanisms that enable discussions, negotiations, and…
Participatory Monitoring and Evluation, Power Dynamics, and Stakholder Participation: Analysing Dynamics of Participation Between World Vision and Its Stakeholders in The Husalushaka Area Development Programme PM&E
2018
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University of Pretoria
Vongaishe T. Mujuru
Participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) is a concept meant to ensure the extensive involvement of project beneficiaries in all stages of the project or programme…
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (Pm&E) And Service Delivery in Uganda: A Case of USAID-Safe Program in Gulu District
2016
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Uganda Management Institute
Ronny Kajaga, Innocent Nuwagaba, and George Mugerwa
This study examined the extent to which Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) enhances service delivery in Uganda. It was carried out on the USAID-SAFE program…
Participatory Evaluation of Collaborative and Integrated Water Management: Insights from the Field
2007
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Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Cecilia Ferreyra and Phil Beard
The Maitland Watershed Partnerships (MWPs) is a multi-stakeholder forum established in 1999 in an agricultural watershed in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. This paper presents 10 lessons…
Negotiating in a Coordination Network of Citizen Peacebuilding Initiatives in the Georgian-Abkhaz Peace Process
2006
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International Negotiation (Hague, Netherlands)
Sus A. Nan and Paula Garb
This article analyzes a set of negotiations within a coordination network. These negotiations surrounded the establishment and development of a coordination network of citizen peacebuilding…
Monitoring and Evaluation of a Participative Planning Process for the Integrated Management of Natural Resources in the uThukela District Municipality (South Africa)
2014
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University of Pretoria
Magalie Bourblanc
This paper intends to monitor the changes in perceptions and behaviour of stakeholders induced by the Afromaison participatory process, which is aimed particularly at helping…
Land in Return, Reintegration, and Recovery Processes: Some Lessons From The Great Lakes Region of Africa
2009
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Humanitarian Policy Group
Christopher D. Huggins
The chapter describes some of the political challenges involved in managing the transition from emergency activities to longer-term 'developmental' policies in Rwanda and Burundi. In…
Land and Conflict: A Toolkit for Intervention
2005
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USAID
David Bledsoe and Michael Brown
The purpose of this toolkit is to provide a practical introduction to the relationship between land and violent conflict. The relationship is stark, whether we…
Mitigating the Environmental Impacts of Post-Conflict Assistance: Assessing USAID's Approach
2012
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Earthscan from Routledge
Charles Kelly
When a country emerges from violent conflict, the management of the environment and natural resources has important implications for short-term peacebuilding and long-term stability, particularly…
Landmines and Livelihoods in Afghanistan: Evaluating the Benefits of Mine Action
2013
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Journal of Peacebuilding & Development
Ted Paterson, Barry Pound, and Abdul Q. Ziaee
Mine action started in Afghanistan and, globally, has grown into a billion-dollar endeavour. On most measures, Afghanistan remains the world’s largest mine action programme, which…
From Conflict to Collaboration in Natural Resource Management: A Handbook and Toolkit for Practitioners Working in Aquatic Resource Systems
2014
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Collaborating for Peace
Lukas Ruettinger, Arne Janßen, Christopher Knupp, and Laura Griestop
The approaches and tools described here are tailored toward local and communitybased conflicts, such as those between different communities, between communities and government agencies, or…
Food Security in Protracted Crises: Building More Effective Policy Frameworks
2005
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Disasters
Margarita Flores, Yasmeen Khwaja, and Philip White
This paper considers the principal elements that underpin policy frameworks for supporting food security in protracted crisis contexts. It argues that maintaining the food entitlements…
Mind the Gap: The Importance of Local Institutional Development in Peace-Building-Funded Security Interventions
2013
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Conflict, Security, and Development
Sari Graben and Ann Fitz-Gerald
In this paper, the authors analyse current spending priorities of the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF)-funded security sector reform (SSR) programmes. They conclude that these spending priorities…
Measuring Peacebuilding: Challenges, Tools, Actions
2011
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Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre
Svein E. Stave
How can the effectiveness of peacebuilding operations in countries marked by conflict be better measured? This policy brief examines the steps needed to improve the…
Mapping the Field of International Peace Education Programs and Exploring Their Networked Impact on Peacebuilding
2019
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Resolution Quarterly
Jeffrey Pugh and Karen Ross
Conventional wisdom holds that international education builds cross-cultural capacity, and evaluations of peacebuilding interventions point to significant impacts. Yet, little scholarship links these fields or…
Making the Case for Systematic, Gender-Based Analysis in Sustainable Peace Buidling
2016
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Conflict Resolution Quarterly
Dennis Sandole and Ingrid Staroste
In this article, we address protracted, often recurring violent conflict, arguing that the failure to solve entrenched conflicts and build sustainable peace is due in…
Making Sense of Community Natural Resource Governance Perceptions
2020
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Forest Briefs, IUCN
IUCN
How do you encourage the participation of communities and traditional institutions in enhancing landscape governance in and around protected areas? Ask them. Understanding attitudes and…
Mainstreaming Failure or a Small Measure of Success? Observations from a Large-Scale PCIA in Post-War Sri Lanka
2014
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Journal of Peacebuilding & Development
Simona Achitei
In May 2009, controversies emerged over Sri Lanka’s human rights record in the last stages of the 27-year civil war between the Government of Sri…
Looking Back, Moving Forward: International Approaches to Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
2012
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Journal of Women, Politics & Policy
Lesley Pruitt
Based on a review of existing literature, this article provides an initial analysis of obstacles to addressing impunity for widespread conflict-related sexual violence. First, a…
Local Peace Committees in Africa: The Unseen Role in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuidling
2016
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The Journal of Pan African Studies
Abdul K Issifu
This article seeks to unveil the role of Local Peace Committees (LPCs) in conflict resolution and peacebuilding in Africa. Thus, violence emanating from religious extremism,…