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CCDP Issue Brief No.4: Strengthening Preventive Diplomacy: The Role of Private Actors

Authors: Azar Eskandarpour and Achim Wennmann

Details: This report explores the role of private actors in preventive diplomacy. It shows that private actors are often better placed than formal actors to engage preventively. The United Nations therefore has a tremendous resource base for preventive diplomacy that, if more widely explored, could become a significant contribution for long-term, in-country prevention programmes.

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These three CCDP Issue Briefs were part of the multi-year research project on Economic Issues and Instruments in Peace Processes, supported by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The project sought to increase the evidence base on the role and management of economic issues in peace processes, and the issue briefs provided mediators with information about the practical opportunities and risks associated with the use of economic instruments in peace processes.

All outcomes of this project feature in 'The Political Economy of Peacemaking', the first monograph of the new CCDP book series on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding published by Routledge in 2010.

 


  

CCDP Issue Brief No.1: Income Sharing From Natural Resources

Author: Achim Wennmann

Details: This Issue Brief explores the opportunities for peace mediation provided by the presence of natural resources and income sharing arrangements. It offers a swift analysis of the role and impact of the presence of natural resources in conflict resolution through illustrative cases.

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CCDP Issue Brief No.2: Development Assistance

Author: Achim Wennmann

Details: This Issue Brief explores benefits of development agencies and assistance for peace mediation. It gives a swift analysis of the role of such agencies in both conflict-affected and post-conflict situations through illustrative cases.

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CCDP Issue Brief No.3: Private Sector Investment

Author: Achim Wennmann

Details: This Issue Brief explores the role of Private Sector Investment (PSI) and firms responsible for investment decisions in conflict-to-peace transitions. It suggests that PSI can be an enabler of peace by offering incentive to stop fighting and focus on stability. The brief offers illustrative cases to highlight the argument.
 

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