4. Peace & Security/Paix et sécurité

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Peace and war has had a relationship with development throughout human history. Regions of the world afflicted by conflict and violence present extreme poverty indicators even in times of global economic optimism. Through the political economy of violence and insecurity, this section examines governance structures and mechanisms to deal with conflict and post-conflict development at local and international levels. Two key conclusions arise: conflict hinders development; and, the path to post-conflict development can only be achieved through a process of local reconciliation with the assistance of external actors.



Tout au long de l’histoire de l’humanité, la paix et la guerre ont entretenu une relation intime avec le développement. Les régions affligées par le conflit et la violence affichent des indicateurs de pauvreté extrême, même en période d’optimisme économique à l’échelle mondiale. Cette section fait appel à l’économie politique de la violence et de l’insécurité pour examiner les structures et les mécanismes de gouvernance qui permettent de faire face aux conflits et d’assurer un développement après les conflits, à l’échelle locale et internationale.



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    Engaging youth for resilient and inclusive societies - recommendations and summary report
    (2019-04-04) IDRC
    Youth engagement in Canada targets three main priorities: participation; protection; and prevention. Canada is working to create meaningful and equitable avenues for youth to engage in. The newsletter covers the conference in Ottawa, Canada (2019): “Public Seminar on Engaging Youth for Resilient and Inclusive Societies.” The seminar aimed to launch the UN Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS), discuss its relevance, and explore how it can be applied to research, policy, and practice.
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    Transitional justice and development
    (2013) de Greiff, Pablo
    The paper argues that development programs instituted in contexts where massive human rights violations have taken place should confront the legacies of such abuses. Justice is an inherent part of development, while contributing instrumentally to the conditions that development requires. In particular, transitional justice may help societies overcome weakened agency and the depletion of civic trust by fostering recognition and promoting trust, effects that appeal to two main social mechanisms: norm-affirmation and the articulation and disarticulation of groups both formal and informal within society.
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    Resource curse and transparency
    (2013) Cater, Charles
    This chapter critically examines policy responses to corruption and conflict in natural resource-dependent developing countries, including conceptual linkages made between the resource curse and transparency. Available evidence suggests sufficient reasons to re-examine the assumption that increased economic transparency necessarily translates into enhanced political accountability. The mixed track record of transparency-based policies suggests other approaches towards avoiding the resource curse should also be considered. The traditional financial opacity of extractive industries enables illicit appropriation of resource rents. Correlations between natural resource dependency and intrastate conflict are explained through reference to combative financing mechanisms.
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    Violence, insecurity, and crime in development thought
    (2013) Krause, Keith
    Insecurity, conflict, crime, and violence are development disablers. This chapter examines the nexus between insecurity and development through three different optics: conceptual, empirical, and programmatic. What becomes clear is that armed conflict and criminal violence act as “development in reverse,” and impose significant human, social, political, and economic costs on states and societies. Some programmatic responses are reviewed to identify how the development community attempts to deal with insecurity related to conflict, crime, and violence.
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    Peacebuilding and development
    (2013) Berdal, Mats
    This chapter concerns the experience and history of thought covering the relationship between peacebuilding and development after the Cold War. The contributions of development toward peacebuilding are examined, and conversely as well, the impact of peacebuilding on development. The post-Cold War rise of peacebuilding as an activity involves a major role for development, the policy priorities of donors, and international financial institutions. This subject is linked to the growing recognition of the importance of local context, to debates about “top-down” versus “bottom-up.”
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    Political economy of intrastate conflicts
    (2013) Khadiagala, Gilbert M.; Motsamai, Dimpho
    An understanding of states and their institutional foundations is vital to the appreciation of the sources and causes of intrastate conflicts. This chapter addresses the political economy of intrastate conflicts in developing countries since the 1960s. The core thread that permeates these theories is the persistence of socioeconomic inequities, weak governance structures, and the availability of opportunities for groups to contest and mobilize their grievances. Multilateral approaches and initiatives remain critical in tackling new intrastate fissures and regionalized conflicts.