Harnessing post-conflict transitions : a conceptual primer / Nicholas J. Armstrong, Jacqueline Chura-Beaver.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: PKSOI papersPublication details: Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2010]Description: ix, 78 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781584874645
  • 1584874643
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Contents:
Introduction -- Defining "transition" in context -- Transition as progress -- Transition as authority transfer -- Transition as phasing -- Transition as end state -- Using context to "define" transition -- Types of transition -- War-to-peace transitions -- Power transitions -- Societal transitions -- Political and democratic transitions -- Security transitions -- Economic transitions -- Crosscutting studies -- Approaches to transition -- Whole of government approach -- Mentoring and advising -- Comprehensive approach -- Counterinsurgency (COIN) approach -- Developmental transition -- Available tools for transition -- Measuring progress in conflict environments -- Post-conflict reconstruction essential task matrix -- Interagency conflict assessment framework -- The Sphere Project -- Tactical Conflict assessment framework -- United Nations transition strategy -- Joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational tools -- Findings and recommendations -- Conclusion.
Summary: This monograph addresses the challenging topic of transition in post-conflict stability operations and is intended for a wide audience that includes military and civilian policymakers, international development experts, and scholars in academe. It is a primer, systematic review, and comprehensive assessment of the fields of research and practice. It presents and appraises the major lenses (process, authority transfer, phasing, and end state), categories (war-to-peace, power, societal, political-democratic, security, and economic), approaches, and tools under which post-conflict transitions are conceived. It lays the groundwork for both future research and greater collaboration among diverse international and local actors who operate in post-conflict environments, to develop a comprehensive definition of transition and adequate tools to address all facets of the concept. It provides recommendations for future research and improved transition policy, which include: cross-institutional (political, security, economic) and multi-level (local, regional, national) studies that explore the interdependencies between simultaneous transitions; underlying assumptions of current transition tools and indicators; relationships between transition and institutional resilience; and, thresholds and tipping points between transition phases.
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"September 2010."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-78).

Introduction -- Defining "transition" in context -- Transition as progress -- Transition as authority transfer -- Transition as phasing -- Transition as end state -- Using context to "define" transition -- Types of transition -- War-to-peace transitions -- Power transitions -- Societal transitions -- Political and democratic transitions -- Security transitions -- Economic transitions -- Crosscutting studies -- Approaches to transition -- Whole of government approach -- Mentoring and advising -- Comprehensive approach -- Counterinsurgency (COIN) approach -- Developmental transition -- Available tools for transition -- Measuring progress in conflict environments -- Post-conflict reconstruction essential task matrix -- Interagency conflict assessment framework -- The Sphere Project -- Tactical Conflict assessment framework -- United Nations transition strategy -- Joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational tools -- Findings and recommendations -- Conclusion.

This monograph addresses the challenging topic of transition in post-conflict stability operations and is intended for a wide audience that includes military and civilian policymakers, international development experts, and scholars in academe. It is a primer, systematic review, and comprehensive assessment of the fields of research and practice. It presents and appraises the major lenses (process, authority transfer, phasing, and end state), categories (war-to-peace, power, societal, political-democratic, security, and economic), approaches, and tools under which post-conflict transitions are conceived. It lays the groundwork for both future research and greater collaboration among diverse international and local actors who operate in post-conflict environments, to develop a comprehensive definition of transition and adequate tools to address all facets of the concept. It provides recommendations for future research and improved transition policy, which include: cross-institutional (political, security, economic) and multi-level (local, regional, national) studies that explore the interdependencies between simultaneous transitions; underlying assumptions of current transition tools and indicators; relationships between transition and institutional resilience; and, thresholds and tipping points between transition phases.

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