Participation of citizens in political decision making is a core concept of functioning
democracies. Civil society has therefore tremendously important roles to play within …

This report for JICA outlines the fragile states (FS) agenda as it relates to international
development and aid. 1 The agenda emerged during the 1990s, growing rapidly in the new …

Two-thirds of the countries of the world are either suffering from political tensions and violent
conflict or find themselves in the aftermath of a destructive conflict or war. As a consequence …

Efforts to improve national and international capabilities to plan and manage post-conflict
reconstruction operations are underway in many countries and are high on the agenda of …

Global Development and Human Security explores the possibility of connecting all countries
to the global economy while defusing the social tensions and managing the security risks …

Contemporary military operations take place in complex environments that are populated by
multiple civilian and humanitarian actors facing an array of challenging issues that are not …

Canada's statebuilding efforts in Afghanistan are not well documented. After fourteen years
of significant investments in humanitarian causes, there are still questions about the impact …

Fragile states are characterised by a great potential for crisis that endangers human security
and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is increasingly being …

It is the nature of the debate on fragile states that there is no international consensus on the
appropriate policy response, nor even agreement on whether the phenomenon has been …

Общее нарастание напряженности в международных отношениях в начале XXI в.
поставило развитые страны перед необходимостью выработки новых, комплексных …