Governance Interventions in Conflict-Affected Countries. Issue 7 (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Justino, Patricia
• Is Part Of: Journal of development studies. Volume 55:Issue 7(2019)
• Page Start: 1364
• Page End: 1378
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Economic development -- Periodicals; Economic history -- 1945- -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Développement économique -- Périodiques; Histoire économique -- 1945- -- Périodiques; Pays en voie de développement -- Conditions économiques -- Périodiques; 338.91
• DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2018.1487053
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-0388

Abstract

Abstract: This paper reviews an emerging body of literature on governance interventions in countries with ongoing violent conflict, recovering from conflict or at risk of conflict. The review focusses on three broad intervention areas. The first includes interventions that support local governance and the improvement of local capacity for collective action. The second area comprises interventions that strengthen the accountability, legitimacy, and reach of state institutions, including the improvement of information and the provision of public goods. The third centres on interventions aimed at changing social norms that shape systems of governance. Ways forward for future research and policy are proposed.