The new US fragility strategy can be transformational – but requires careful implementationComment | 25 January 2021 | Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou, Alina Rocha Menocal, Alastair McKechnie, Marcus Manuel, Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthyThe new US Global Fragility Strategy could be transformational for the world's most fragile regions and help reset the US's role on the global stage. Read and comment
What research from conflict-affected countries can tell us about responses to Covid-19Comment | 7 April 2020 | Mareike SchomerusAs western governments respond to Covid-19, research from post-conflict contexts sheds light on how policy and advice can be most effective. Read and comment
Diplomats fear a collapse of South Sudan's latest peace dealMedia | 5 March 2020 | Foreign Policy Find out more
East Africa's economic transformation, digitalisation and the future of workFilms and videos | January 2020Economic growth in East Africa is flying, but automation and digitalisation will threaten jobs and will force workers to adapt. Find out more
Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crisis (SPARC)Projects | January 2020 to December 2025Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crisis (SPARC) is a research consortium supporting pastorialist knowledge sharing. Find out more
Delivering climate resilience programmes in fragile and conflict-affected contexts: a synopsis of learning on the groundResearch reports and studies | September 2019 | Aimee Neaverson, Catherine Gould, Katie Peters, Moussa Na Abou, Ashlee Teakle, Sophie Andrews, Saisha Singh and Sakshee SinghThis synopsis captures the experiences of four BRACED projects delivering climate resilience programming in fragile and/or conflict-affected contexts. Downloads
Dignity and humanitarian action in displacementResearch reports and studies | March 2019 | Irina Mosel and Kerrie HollowayThis paper explores dignity in humanitarian response, using evidence from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Lebanon, the Philippines and South Sudan. Downloads
Dignity in displacement: case studies from Afghanistan, Colombia, the Philippines and South SudanWorking and discussion papers | March 2019 | Kerrie HollowayExploring how dignity is perceived by displaced people in four different contexts, and whether it is upheld or undermined by the humanitarian response. Downloads
Agricultural technology disruptors in East African value chainsProjects | January 2019 to January 2020This project aims to develop a conceptual framework to elucidate the mechanisms and processes of Agtech development in the East African Community. Find out more
A state of contradiction: Sudan’s unity goes SouthResearch reports and studies | October 2018 | Mareike Schomerus and Lotje de VriesThis book chapter examines South Sudan's succession in the context of a series of contradictory political developments. Downloads