Understanding and working with power – Effective advising in statebuilding and peacebuilding contexts

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This document is a background course on effective advising in statebuilding and peacebuilding contexts. Anyone interested in ‘change’ has an interest in understanding ‘power’, because ‘power’ is both one of the constraining factors to change and on [...]

Doing development differently – Effective advising in statebuilding and peacebuilding contexts

Type: PDF Size: 322Kb Published: October 13, 2015

This document is a background course on effective advising in statebuilding and peacebuilding contexts. It focuses on the ‘3Ds’ of ‘Doing Development Differently,’ in other words on how development (state and institution building and institutional refo [...]

Appreciative inquiry – Effective advising in statebuilding and peacebuilding contexts

Type: PDF Size: 572Kb Published: October 13, 2015

This document is a background course on effective advising in statebuilding and peacebuilding contexts. This paper explores the practice of appreciative inquiry in advising, which aims at perceiving organizations as ‘social constructs’ that are produced an [...]

Frameworks for Assessing Resilience – Report of the First Global Methodology Workshop

Type: PDF Size: 1Mb Published: April 17, 2015

As part of the “Frameworks for Assessing Resilience” (FAR), Interpeace organized and hosted a workshop in New York City on April 14-17 examining ‘resilience for peacebuilding’ in conflict-affected countries. This report is an overview of the four days [...]

Resilience in the face of the institutional crisis of the political system

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This document takes stock of the Frameworks for Assessing Resilience (FAR) programme in Guatemala. It looks at resilience in light of the current political situation in Guatemala. [...]

Executive Summary – Obstacles to social cohesion and dynamics of youth violence in urban spaces

Type: PDF Size: 3Mb Published: July 15, 2015

This executive summary outlines the report detailing the results of the participatory research on obstacles to social cohesion and dynamics of youth violence in the urban spaces of Abidjan, and most notably the neighbourhoods of Abobo, Treichville and Yopougon [...]

Obstacles à la cohésion sociale et dynamiques de violence impliquant les jeunes dans l’espace urbain

Type: PDF Size: 6Mb Published: July 15, 2015

This report details the results of the participatory research on obstacles to social cohesion and dynamics of youth violence in the urban spaces of Abidjan, and most notably the neighbourhoods of Abobo, Treichville and Yopougon. Four elements have been iden [...]

Resumen de los resultados del foro ‘Qué hemos hecho y hacia donde vamos?

Type: PDF Size: 6Mb Published: July 16, 2015

This resumé presents the results of the forum 'What have we done and where are we heading?' held in Guatemala on 16 July 2015. This event presented a good occasion to share experiences on different actions and societal capacities to face the current political [...]

An interview with Hans Peter

Type: PDF Size: 2Mb Published: July 1, 2015 Author: Otto Argueta and Arnoldo Gálvez

Hans Peter shares his vision about the challenges to peace in Guatemala from the perspective of the private sector. [...]

What options for business? Working around, in or on armed violence

Type: PDF Size: 1Mb Published: July 1, 2015 Author: Achim Wennmann

Achim Wennmann, Executive Coordinator of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, sheds light on how companies work around, in or on armed violence, and on some entry points for a more direct role for business in armed violence reduction and prevention (AVRP) progra [...]

Rebuilding trust

Type: PDF Size: 7Mb Published: June 26, 2015

The 2014 Interpeace Annual Report, entitled Rebuilding Trust, features highlights from our programmes worldwide, and details the events held to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Interpeace. [...]

Розробка і реформа конституції: вибір процесу

Type: PDF Size: 2Mb Published: June 25, 2015 Author: Michele Brandt, Jill Cottrell, Yash Ghai and Anthony Regan

This handbook is the 'how to guide' for constitution-makers around the world. Over 120 practitioners and experts with invaluable first hand field experience have been involved in the drafting. Over 100 case studies fed into the process. The book does not focus [...]

Le processus constitutionnel: Élaboration et réforme

Type: PDF Size: 3Mb Published: February 2, 2015 Author: Michele Brandt, Jill Cottrell, Yash Ghai and Anthony Regan

This handbook is the 'how to guide' for constitution-makers around the world. Over 120 practitioners and experts with invaluable first hand field experience have been involved in the drafting. Over 100 case studies fed into the process. The book does not focus [...]

Xây dựng và Sửa đổi hiến pháp: Những lựa chọn cho quy trình

Type: PDF Size: 7Mb Published: May 1, 2013 Author: Michele Brandt, Jill Cottrell, Yash Ghai and Anthony Regan

This handbook is the 'how to guide' for constitution-makers around the world. Over 120 practitioners and experts with invaluable first hand field experience have been involved in the drafting. Over 100 case studies fed into the process. The book does not focus [...]

Self-portrait – obstacles to peace in Mali

Type: PDF Size: 10Mb Published: March 3, 2015

This document captures the views of over 4,700 Malians that have been consulted on obstacles to peace in their country. This Self-portrait of Mali is the first step in a process to build trust and consolidate peace, and which established a consensus and shared [...]

Tackling social exclusion and rising tensions in Sweden’s suburbs

Type: PDF Size: 554Kb Published: June 4, 2015

June 2015 update on developments in our Tensta programme. [...]