Governance and participation

See below for sources referenced in the issues briefs on:
Civil Society - Constitutional Issues - Democratisation - 
Dialogue - Institutional Change

 OECD:

• OECD Development Centre Policy Insight no.5 - Decentralisation and poverty reduction (2005)

Participant Documents:

The following documents have been published by CPDC participants:

: Germany

• Governance in post-conflict societies

 European Commission:

• Check-list for Root Causes of Conflict (2001)

 Sweden:

• Democratisation and Armed Conflict (2003) 
• Digging Deeper: Four Reports on Democratic Governance in International Development (2003) 

 United Kingdom:

• Helping Parliaments and Legislative Assemblies to Work for the Poor (2004) 
• Making Government Work for Poor People - Building state capability
• Promoting Institutional & Organisational Development (2003)
• The media in governance:a guide to assistance (2001)
• Elections and the Electoral Process (1998)

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 United States:

• The Effectiveness of Civil Society Initiatives in Controlling Violent Conflicts and Building Peace (2001) 
• Elections and Conflict: An Issues Paper (2001) 
• Conducting a Democracy and Governance Assessment (2000)

 United Nations

• UNDP
  • Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery
  • Bureau for Development Policy (governance)
    • Oslo Governance Centre
    • Governance in Poor Countries
  • Democratic dialogue network
• UNDP dedicated website on civil society organisations (CSOs)
• UNHCR, UNESCO, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UNIFEM (1998) Best Practices in Peacebuilding and Non-Violent Conflict Resolution, Some Documented African Women’s Peace Initiatives
• UN Non-governmental Liaison Service
  • Report of the Panel of Eminent Persons on United Nations regarding Civil Society Relations
• UNIFEM

 World Bank Group:

• Public sector and poverty
• Public Sector Reform Group
• Engaging Civil Society Organizations in Conflict-Affected and Fragile States - Three African Country Case Studies (2005)

Sources referenced in the issues brief on Civil Society:

• Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict - The Role of Civil Society in the Prevention of Armed Conflict
  • People Building Peace II: Successful Stories of Civil Society (European Centre for Conflict Prevention 2005)
• International Peace Research Institute Oslo: Beyond Blueprints. Civil Society and Peacebuilding (2004)
• Mary. B. Anderson (1999): Do No Harm: How Aid Can Support Peace — Or War.

Sources referenced in the issues brief on Constitutional Issues (forthcoming):

• Berghof Zentrum (Berlin)
• Forum of Federations
• International IDEA (Stockholm)
  • Constitution-building processes - programme outline, case-studies, reports, papers, etc.
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (1994) Plan of action to correct present imbalances in the participation of men and women in political life.
• Institute of Federalism (IFF-Fribourg)
• Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity (UK)
• Kantengwa, Dr. MP: Women’s Participation in Electoral Processes in Post-Conflict Countries: the Case of Rwanda.
• Opar, Diana, Regional Gender Advisor, UNIFEM: The Inclusion of principles of gender equality and women’s human rights for a gender-sensitive constitution.
• War-torn Society Project (WSP-Geneva)

Sources referenced in the issues brief on Democratisation and on Dialogue:

• Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• The Carter Center
• Centre for Deliberative Democracy
• Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva
• Centre for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution, Tufts University
• Collaborative for Development Action (CDA)
• Conciliation Resources, UK
• Department for Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden
• Generon Consulting
• Global Leadership Initiative
• Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy
• International Alert, UK
• International Institute for Democratic and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
• International Institute for Sustained Dialogue
• Life and Peace Institute, Uppsala, Sweden
• METAGORA Initiative of the European Union
• National Coalition on Dialogue and Deliberation
• Netherland’s Institute of International Relations (Clingendael)
• Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy
• Organization of American States
• Partners for Democratic Change
• PRIO Center for Studies on Civil War
• Saferworld
• Search for Common Ground
• Society for Organizational Learning 
• World Conference of Religions for Peace
• WSP International 

Sources referenced in the issues brief on Institutional Change:

• Edison H. (2003) Testing the Links: How strong are the links between institutional quality and economic performance?
• Girishankar N. (2001) Evaluating Public Sector Reform
• Hutchful E.(2003) Pulling Back from the Brink. Ghana’s Experience in SSR
• Morna C. (2004) Gender and Governance: A Proposed World Bank Action Plan
• Rodrik D (ed). (2003) In Search of Prosperity: Analytical Narratives on Economic Growth
• Stewart F. (2000) Crisis Prevention: Tackling Horizontal Inequalities - QEH Working Paper
• Stiglitz J. (2000) Reflections on the Theory and Practice of Reform
• Strickland R and Nata D. (2003) Gender Equity and peace-building: From Rhetoric to Reality: Finding the Way

• Conflict Prevention and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (CPR) Network
• FEWER, International Alert and Saferworld
  • Conflict-Sensitive Approaches to Development, Humanitarian Assistance and Peace-Building - A Resource Pack
• Governance Resource Centre
• LSE Crisis States Program
• The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)