Systems thinking for peacebuilding and rule of law : supporting complex reforms in conflict-affected environments / Philippe Leroux-Martin and Vivienne O'Connor.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Leroux-Martin, Philippe, 1973- author.

O'Connor, Vivienne M., 1977- author.

Contributor:

United States Institute of Peace, issuing body.

Series:

Peaceworks ; no. 133.

Peaceworks ; no. 133

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rule of law.

Peace-building.

System analysis.

systems analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (48 pages) : color illustrations.

Other Title:

Supporting complex reforms in conflict-affected environments

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Institute of Peace, 2017.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

"Many peacebuilding interventions seeking to support rule of law get stuck. The reason they get stuck may have little to do with the law and its technical dimensions and more with a tendency to treat certain rule of law systems as if they were orderly, regular, and predictable. In reality, peacebuilding practitioners work with complex systems, namely systems that are disorderly, irregular, and unpredictable. This report draws upon several years of experimentation and research in the field of systems thinking and complexity at USIP. It suggests that practitioners may be better at managing confusion and uncertainty by adopting more flexible approaches as they support change in conflict affected environments"--Publisher's web site.

Contents:

Summary

Introduction

Section 1 : clocks and clouds

Section 2 : what systems do we engage with?

Section 3 : Experimentation with systems thinking in the real world

Conclusion : looking forward.

Notes:

"October 2017"--Page 1.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-48).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (USIP, viewed December 4, 2017).

OCLC:

1013973924