Telling countries they're the worst in the world doesn't really help them
'Ranking fragile states is pointless: citizens in countries like South Sudan are better placed to address weakness than outsiders.'
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What we know, and what we assume, about violent conflict and development in Asia
'We know a great deal about violence and conflict. Yet, when it comes to the relationship between conflict and development, we often make assumptions that are not always borne out in practice, as recent research into subnational conflicts in Asia demonstrates.' -
Poverty in Asia
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Source: FlickrAiding Asia: the challenge of subnational conflict
Subnational conflict is the most widespread, enduring and deadly form of conflict in Asia. This joint ODI-Asia Foundation event will showcase research from Burma/Myanmar, Mindanao, southern Thailand and Aceh, examining the role for international development assistance.
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A problem-focused approach to violence against women: the political-economy of justice and security programming
This Report proposes an approach that engages with the specificities and the concrete political-economy dynamics of the drivers of violence against women. -
Aid and fragility: the challenges of building peaceful and effective states
Fragile states have been a leading priority in international development thinking and practice, starting in the 1990s. This chapter looks at how donor thinking on the concept of fragility has evolved and how the statebuilding agenda emerged. It explores some frameworks that the international assistance community has developed to foster more peaceful states and societies, as well as the proposals that have been developed by a growing group of fragile states known as the g7+ towards that same goal. The chapter then analyses some of the tensions and dilemmas that are embedded in statebuilding processes. By way of conclusion, the chapter asks whether current international engagement in fragile states is fit for purpose, and what some of the challenges in ongoing donor practices are, in promoting more effective statebuilding efforts. -
Experiencing justice in fragile and conflict-affected contexts
Prof Tim Allen will chair a panel discussion on the politics of practice in security and justice programming in a joint event with the ODI.
This lecture is the closing event of a two day Expert Meeting on Justice and Security held at the ODI, in collaboration with the JSRP, and with support from DFID, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark the Christian Michelsen Institute, the Asia Foundation and Saferworld.
The event is free and open to all on a first come, first served basis.
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The politics of practice in justice and security programming
This expert meeting explored how to translate policy into practice in the justice and security sectors in fragile and conflict-affected states.
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Social protection and basic services in fragile and conflict-affected situations
Samuel Carpenter, Rachel Slater and Richard MallettIn an effort to generate better understanding and to identify useful lessons and findings for researchers and decision makers working on and in fragile and conflicted-affected situations, this paper synthesises and assesses the available evidence on social protection and basic services (health, education and water) in fragile and conflict-affected situations. -
Why political settlements matter: a response to Mick Moore
How useful is the concept of political settlement? Not very, according to a recent post by Mick Moore over on the Institute of Development Studies’ Governance and Development blog. Taking particular issue with the lack of consensus regarding definition, Mick questions the legitimacy of the concept, closing with a somewhat pessimistic evaluation of its added value.
