Is Blockchain an Answer to Enterprise Development in Fragile States?
Written by Dianna E. Almanza, Victor Odundo Owuor on December 20, 2019In an increasingly networked and digital world in which millions of transactions are recorded daily, the potential of data tampering in centralized ledgers that are the primary depository of these records can not be overemphasized. To partially confront this challenge, distributed ledger technologies such as blockchain are growing in global use.
Private Sector Peacebuilding: A Review of Past Cases and Lessons Learned
Written by Conor Seyle, Jinghong Wang on November 25, 2019This report reviews a dozen case studies of business engagement in peacebuilding across a variety of private sector actors, strategies, and time.
Women’s Participation and The Fate Of Nonviolent Campaigns | Policy Brief
Written by Erica Chenoweth, Conor Seyle, Sahana Dharmapuri on September 30, 2019This research examines the effects of women’s representation in resistance movements on their choice of strategies and movement effectiveness. The Women in Resistance (WiRe) data set is the first attempt to assess resistance movements on the degree to which they incorporate women into their political goals, their memberships, and their leadership.&n
Women’s Participation and The Fate Of Nonviolent Campaigns | Report
Written by Erica Chenoweth on September 30, 2019This research examines the effects of women’s representation in resistance movements on their choice of strategies and movement effectiveness. The Women in Resistance (WiRe) data set is the first attempt to assess resistance movements on the degree to which they incorporate women into their political goals, their memberships, and their leadership.&n
Unpacking Social Media Use in Stabilization Efforts
Written by Dianna E. Almanza, Victor Odundo Owuor on July 1, 2019The growing discomfort with how large social media platforms can be a tool for fueling real-world violence and empowering autocratic behavior often masks an equally important narrative: social media can be a source of good, especially in fragile states.
Annual Risk of Coup Report - 2019
Written by Matthew Frank, Jay Benson, Clayton Besaw, Jonathan Powell on April 26, 2019The goals of this first ever Annual Risk of Coup Report are two-fold. First, it provides an in-depth global and regional look at the likelihood of coup events for 2019 based on a combination of quantitative forecasting and qualitative analysis of specific coup-prone states.
Reassessing Rebellion
Written by Jay Benson, Eric Keels, Joshua Lambert on March 15, 2019Though historically the number of armed conflicts has been declining, there has been a recent surge in ongoing civil wars. Intrastate armed conflicts therefore represent a persistent and dangerous threat to global stability. Breaking from past studies, our report examines recent trends in civil war dynamics.
Peace is Ours: A Story of Peace and Reconciliation in Colombia
Written by Alexandra Amling, Timothy Schommer, Illustrator: Chloé Dolic on March 6, 2019Peace is Ours is the story of a young couple, Ximena and Jair, who attempt to build their lives in the shadow of the Colombian peace process in 2016.
