2 options
Harnessing operational systems engineering to support peacebuilding : report of a workshop / by the National Academy of Engineering & United States Institute of Peace Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peace-building.
- Operations research.
- Physical Description:
- x, 66 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2013]
- Summary:
- "Harnessing Operational Systems Engineering to Support Peacebuilding is the summary of a workshop convened in November 2012 by the Roundtable on Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding of the National Academy of Engineering and the United States Institute of Peace to explore the question "When can operational systems engineering, appropriately applied, be a useful tool for improving the elicitation of need, the design, the implementation, and the effectiveness of peacebuilding interventions?" The workshop convened experts in conflict prevention, conflict management, postconflict stabilization, and reconstruction along with experts in various fields of operational systems engineering to identify what additional types of nonnumerical systems methods might be available for application to peacebuilding."--From publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction and Themes of the Workshop 1
- Organization of the Workshop 4
- Themes of the Workshop 5
- 2 Characteristics of Peacebuilding 9
- Components of Peacebuilding 10
- A Framework for Conflict Assessment 13
- Managing Conflict 17
- Discussion 20
- 3 The Potential of Operational Systems Engineering 23
- Quantitative Systems Analyses 23
- Qualitative Systems Analyses 27
- Discussion 31
- 4 Case Study: Election Violence in Kenya 35
- A History of Election Violence 35
- Supporting Nonviolent Elections 38
- Breakout Group Discussion 39
- 5 Case Study: Food Security in South Sudan 41
- Food Security and Peacebuilding 43
- Breakout Group Discussion 45
- 6 Case Study: Post-Earthquake Recovery in Haiti 47
- Persistent Challenges 49
- Breakout Group Discussion 52
- 7 Takeaway Messages and Opportunities for Collaboration 55
- Takeaway Messages for Peacebuilders 55
- Takeaway Messages for Systems Engineers 56
- Opportunities for Collaboration 57.
- ISBN:
- 0309297206
- 9780309297202
- OCLC:
- 868397375
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.