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Monday, March 6, 2023
Aid Effectiveness: Carment Samy The objective of this paper is to focus on fragility research findings and examine what works or does not work in development aid and development cooperation in fragile and conflict affected contexts. We draw on our own research findings as well as country-level studies. We examine questions of aid... More
Friday, March 19, 2021
Integrity Watch Afghanistan Research Methods Handbook The handbook is designed as a practical reference for researchers in the field, covering the how, what, and when of policy-oriented research. It is neither comprehensive in scope nor does it dwell on the theories underpinning its recommendations. References with hyperlinks are included... More
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
2020 CIFP Fragility Report Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (FCAS) remain more relevant than ever. After a brief period of declining fragility at the turn of the century, FCAS have become more prominent as their precarious situation worsens in a COVID 19 world. In the last decade or so, we have seen an increase in... More
Thursday, August 27, 2015
The euphoria that came with the end of the Cold War has been dampened by the continuing outbreak of deadly conflict throughout the world. Some of these conflicts have resulted in the complete breakdown of governments, leading to what has been dubbed "failed states." As Michael Ignatieff argued in 1993, "huge sections of the... More
Conference on Canada’s policy Towards Fragile, Failed and Dangerous States: Working out strategies for strengthening fragile states - the British, American and German... More
This chapter examines Small Island Developing State (SIDS) fragility with a specific focus on identifying risk indicators for the purposes of early warning. The chapter unfolds in six parts. Following this introduction, we examine current research themes on early warning and risk assessment. In the third part of the paper we assess the linkages,... More
For about a decade now, practitioners and commentators of international politics have paid increasing attention to the issue of “failed” or “fragile states”. The overall results of so-called “external interventions” - the term here is used extensively and includes both coercive and non-coercive forms – in fragile contexts are mixed.... More
Monday, November 26, 2012
State Fragility... More
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Canada‟s failure to obtain a seat on the United Nations Security Council last year brought much attention to how far Canada‟s reputation has fallen. The reputation of Canadian diplomacy was historically held in high regard, first as a loyal yet sensible member of the British Empire, and then as a fervent multilateralist committed to... More
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
CIFP's Fragile States Bridging... More
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
On June 11 and 12, 2009, the International Peace Institute (IPI) convened an experts’ workshop as part of an ongoing project called Understanding Local Context. The project aims to improve understanding of how international actors grapple with local context and dynamics in the countries where they work. It asks two basic questions: 1. What... More
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Failed and Fragile States... More
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