Journal Special Issue
Development Assistance for Peacebuilding

Development assistance to fragile states and conflict-affected areas can be a core component of peacebuilding, providing support for the restoration of government functions, delivery of basic services, the rule of law and economic revitalization. Despite a wealth of research, however, significant gaps remain in our knowledge about what has worked, why and the transferability and scalability of findings. The project presented in this special issue offers new research on ‘successful' projects and programmes in diverse domains and contexts in an effort to address these gaps.

Table of contents
  1. Good Aid in Hard Places: Learning from ‘Successful’ Interventions in Fragile Situations
    Rachel M. Gisselquist
    Book Chapter | Good Aid in Hard Places
  2. The National Solidarity Programme: Assessing the Effects of Community-Driven Development in Afghanistan
    Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia, Ruben Enikolopov
    Working Paper | The National Solidarity Programme
    Book Chapter | The National Solidarity Programme
    Research Brief | Lessons from the National Solidarity Programme in Afghanistan
  3. The Yemen Social Fund for Development: An Effective Community-Based Approach amid Political Instability
    Lamis Al-Iryani, Alain de Janvry, Elisabeth Sadoulet
    Working Paper | Delivering Good Aid in Hard Places
    Book Chapter | The Yemen Social Fund for Development
  4. Substantial but Uneven Achievement: Selected Success When Stars Align. Public Financial Management Reforms in Sierra Leone
    Heidi Tavakoli, Ismaila Cessay, Winston Cole
    Working Paper | Success When Stars Align
    Book Chapter | Substantial but Uneven Achievement
    Research Brief | Successes and Challenges of Public Financial Management in Sierra Leone
  5. ‘Embedded’ Assistance: Finn Church Aid‘s Secondment in Somalia
    Rauli S. Lepistö, Rachel M. Gisselquist, Jussi Ojala
    Working Paper | ‘Embedded’ Assistance
    Book Chapter | ‘Embedded’ Assistance
  6. Liberia's Gender-Sensitive Police Reform: Improving Representation and Responsiveness in a Post-Conflict Setting
    Laura M. Bacon
    Working Paper | Liberia’s Gender-Sensitive Police Reform
    Book Chapter | Liberia’s Gender-Sensitive Police Reform
  7. Impact Assessment of the Facilitadores Judiciales Programme in Nicaragua
    Martin Gramatikov, Maurits Barendrecht, Margot Kokke, Robert Porter, Morly Frishman, Andrea Morales
    Working Paper | Impact Assessment of the Facilitadores Judiciales Programme in Nicaragua
    Book Chapter | Impact Assessment of the Facilitadores Judiciales Programme in Nicaragua
  8. Education from the Bottom Up: UNICEF‘s Education Programme in Somalia
    James Williams, William C. Cummings
    Working Paper | Education from the Bottom Up
    Book Chapter | Education from the Bottom Up
  9. The World Bank's Health Projects in Timor-Leste: The Political Economy of Effective Aid
    Andrew Rosser, Sharna Bremner
    Working Paper | The World Bank’s Health Projects in Timor-Leste
    Book Chapter | The World Bank’s Health Projects in Timor-Leste
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