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Current Projects:

Reforming Post-Conflict Reconstruction - A two-year project to reform U.S. and international post-conflict reconstruction efforts, the PCR Project will: 1) analyze and address chronic problems plaguing U.S. and international post-conflict response; 2) broaden and deepen decision-makers’ and the public’s understanding of post-conflict reconstruction; 3) develop and test innovative responses to potential future challenges. Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Engaging with Religion in Conflict Prone Settings - This project aims to assist policymakers and implementing partners in developing their capacity to engage more productively on issues such as religion’s contribution to peacebuilding, the role of faith-based organizations, mobilization techniques used by religious actors, and the protection of religious minorities in conflict settings. Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.

Measuring Progress in Afghanistan - PCR Project team members traveled to Afghanistan in 2005 to assess the reconstruction effort and to conduct interviews with Afghans. The follow-up to the 2005 baseline report – In the Balance: Measuring Reconstruction Progress in Afghanistan - is ongoing. Funded by USAID.

Building Safer Communities and Mobilizing Youth - The Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project is investigating policies and practices that could help to turn youth away from violence and victimization and toward community-building activities. Funded by the Compton Foundation, Inc.

Preventing Conflict and Instability: Improving Foreign Assistance To Pakistan - The PCR Project is conducting a strategic analysis of goals driving U.S. and international aid to Pakistan, focusing on whether these goals offer a coherent package for preventing conflict and instability in both the short- and long-term, and will make actionable recommendations for rethinking foreign assistance to Pakistan and other large-scale aid recipients. Funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Wikis, Webs, and Networks: Creating Connectivity in Post-Conflict Settings - The project attempts improve connectivity between the U.S. government and international and national partners in Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) operations. Funded by OASD/NII.

Public Sector Reform in Iraq – With a goal of strengthening capacity-building and public sector management in the Iraqi Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MOPDC), this project involves analysis of public sector programming in Iraq and a series of trainings with officials from the MOPDC on good governance. Funded by the World Bank.

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) – The PCR Project team is advising SIGIR on the writing of its final report, evaluating different aspects of the reconstruction effort in Iraq. Funded by SIGIR.

Improving US Capacity for Disaster Risk Management – PCR posits that by studying 1) the criteria for and extent of U.S. government involvement in catastrophic disasters beyond U.S. borders; and 2) understanding how American ingenuity, in private and public forms, can be more systematically employed in disaster risk management, US capacity for this type of management can be much improved. Funded by the Smith Richardson Foundation.

U.S. Legislative Obstacles and Opportunities – This project looks at overcoming structural, legal, and perceived constraints to better practice, including "stovepipes" that limit money flows to narrow streams based on old ways of doing business, and "earmarks" that designate funds to specific projects based on domestic interests rather than priority needs. Funded by the Smith Richardson Foundation.

Predicting and Responding to Conflict and State Collapse - This project promotes the importance of anticipating 1) conflict, instability, and growing extremism; and 2) developing flexible and transparent assistance mechanisms, with an emphasis on avoiding crises. Linking with the Preventing Conflict and Instability project, Pakistan is the focus. Funded by the Ford Foundation.

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