Development in the shadow of violence : a knowledge agenda for policy; report on the Future Direction of Investment in Evidence on Issues of Fragility, Security and Conflict Geneva, September 22, 2011
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2011-11
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Center on International Cooperation
Abstract
Fragile states are beset and defined by recurring cycles of violence, and violence feeds their chronic underdevelopment. Violent and impoverished countries have poverty rates that are, on average, 20 points higher than their impoverished but peaceful counterparts. However, much of what is “known” by the research community is not “known” by policy and practice communities. Three pieces, in particular are key to understanding this gap: academic research tends not to focus on policy tools, limiting its relevance to decision-makers; donor funded evidence is rarely rigorous enough to translate into implementation; and we have lacked (until now) a baseline framework against which knowledge can accumulate.
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RESEARCH CENTRES, CONFLICT RESEARCH, INSTITUTION BUILDING, TRUST, POLITICAL STABILITY, INSTRUMENTALIZATION OF VIOLENCE, CIVIL WAR, CASE STUDIES, POLICY SCIENCES