Where are African countries headed politically? How resilient are Africa’s governments, regimes, and states? What are the characteristics of political risk? This paper looks at whether it is possible to identify early-warning (or “leading”) indicators of risk to African political systems.As a proposed entry point, the authors suggest that Afrobarometer survey data may be used ...» more
Library
This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
The design and architecture of peace processes: lessons learned in the wake of crises
This study aims to propose frameworks and models for the initial stages of negotiations, and make suggestions for their redesign that take into account the most common crises that inevitably arise during the process. A range of variables are used to analyse different methodologies and forms of mediation and facilitation, along with the kinds of actors that may be involved, ...» more
Business engagement in humanitarian response and disaster risk management
Companies, as commercial providers of products and services, have always played a significant role in the humanitarian system, in particular local companies in communities affected by crises. Humanitarian organizations regularly subcontract such firms in a commercial, for-profit manner to implement a vast array of humanitarian services, such as construction, logistics and ...» more
Eliminating extreme poverty in Africa: Trends, policies and the role of international organizations
This paper focuses on: (i) poverty paths in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) under different assumptions on key macroeconomic variables, that is (consumption) growth, population growth and income distribution; and (ii) national, regional and global policies that can be adopted to improve upon poverty outcomes. It explores how policies of global institutions such as the G20 can ...» more
Review of Research on Collective Action and Engaging Men to Tackle Gender Based Violence
This paper reviews research on successful examples of collective action and engaging men to tackle gender based violence. The review is divided into two sections: an overview of the key points emerging from the literature, followed by an annotated bibliography summarising the research. Both peer-reviewed research and grey literature were considered for this review. Key ...» more