Publications
Articles, publications, books, tools and multimedia features from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest news, analysis, research findings, practitioner guides and reports, all related to the conflict zones and issues that are at the center of the Institute’s work to prevent and reduce violent conflict.
Gender Inclusive Framework and Theory
The Gender Inclusive Framework and Theory (GIFT) guide is an approachable and thorough tool that facilitates the integration of gender analysis into project design. Because peacebuilding work is context dependent, the GIFT puts forth three approaches to gender analysis – the Women, Peace and Security Approach; the Peaceful Masculinities Approach; and the Intersecting Identities Approach – that each illuminate the gender dynamics in a given environment to better shape peacebuilding projects.
Breaking Boko Haram and Ramping Up Recovery: US-Lake Chad Region 2013-2016
This series of case studies—Burma (2009-2015), Jordan (2011-2016), and the Lake Chad Region (2013-2016)—document efforts and draw lessons from where US government leaders believe deepening crises were staved off through collaborative inter-agency engagement. Part of USIP’s “3D Learning from Complex Crises” project, the cases provide programmatic and operational lessons from complex operating environments. These lessons support systemic integrated approaches to complex crises and will better equip individuals to share objectives when working in inter-agency environments.
Preserving Stability Amidst Regional Conflagration: US-Jordan 2011-2016
This series of case studies—Burma (2009-2015), Jordan (2011-2016), and the Lake Chad Region (2013-2016)—document efforts and draw lessons from where US government leaders believe deepening crises were staved off through collaborative inter-agency engagement. Part of USIP’s “3D Learning from Complex Crises” project, the cases provide programmatic and operational lessons from complex operating environments. These lessons support systemic integrated approaches to complex crises and will better equip individuals to share objectives when working in inter-agency environments.
From Pariah to Partner: The US Integrated Reform Mission in Burma
This series of case studies—Burma (2009-2015), Jordan (2011-2016), and the Lake Chad Region (2013-2016)—document efforts and draw lessons from where US government leaders believe deepening crises were staved off through collaborative inter-agency engagement. Part of USIP’s “3D Learning from Complex Crises” project, the cases provide programmatic and operational lessons from complex operating environments. These lessons support systemic integrated approaches to complex crises and will better equip individuals to share objectives when working in inter-agency environments.
Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in the MENA Region: Field Tested Experiences (Arabic)
The resource book falls within the overall objectives of the regional facilitators 'funded and funded facilitators' project in a four-year partnership between the United States Institute of Peace and the Office of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor of the US State Department.
Toward a Rule of Law Culture (French)
Le présent guide est le résultat de deux années de partenariat entre l’USIP et le ministère américain des affaires étrangères. Pendant ces deux années, l’USIP a conçu, développé et piloté un cours de base sur l’état de droit pour l’Institut International pour la Justice et l’Etat de Droit. Les quatre cours pilotes ont été dispensé entre novembre 2014 et juillet 2015 à des personnels des services juridique, pénal, de la police, judiciaire et de la société civile de classe intermédiaire et de r...
Toward a Rule of Law Culture (Arabic)
ﻫــﺬا اﻟﺪﻟﻴــﻞ ﻧﺘــﺎج ﺷــﺮاﻛﺔ داﻣــﺖ ﻟﻤــﺪة ﻋﺎﻣﻴﻦ ﺑﻴــﻦ ﻣﻌﻬــﺪ اﻟﻮﻻﻳــﺎت اﻟﻤﺘﺤــﺪة ﻟﻠﺴــﻼم ووزارة اﻟﺨﺎرﺟﻴــﺔ اﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﺔ، ﺻﻤــﻢ ﺧﻼﻟﻬــﺎ ﻣﻌﻬــﺪ اﻟﻮﻻﻳــﺎت اﻟﻤﺘﺤــﺪة ﻟﻠﺴــﻼم ﻣﻨﻬﺠــﺎً ﺗﺄﺳﻴﺴــﻴﺎً ﺑﺸــﺄن ﺳــﻴﺎدة اﻟﻘﺎﻧــﻮن وﻃــﻮره وﻋﻘــﺪ ﺗﺪرﻳﺒــﺎً ﺗﺠﺮﻳﺒﻴــﺎً ﻋﻠﻴــﻪ ﻟﻠﻤﻌﻬــﺪ اﻟﺪوﻟــﻲ ﻟﻠﻌﺪاﻟــﺔ وﺳــﻴﺎدة اﻟﻘﺎﻧــﻮن وﻋﻘــﺪت اﻟــﺪورات اﻟﺘﺪرﻳﺒﻴــﺔ اﻟﺘﺠﺮﻳﺒﻴــﺔ اﻷرﺑــﻊ اﻟﺘــﻲ اﻣﺘــﺪت ﻛﻞ ﻣﻨﻬــﺎ ﻟﺨﻤﺴــﺔ أﻳــﺎم ﻓــﻲ اﻟﻔﺘــﺮة ﻣــﻦ ﻧﻮﻓﻤﺒــﺮ 4102 إﻟــﻰ ﻳﻮﻟﻴــﻮ 5102 وﺗﻠﻘﺎﻫــﺎ ﻣﻮﻇﻔــﻮن ﻣــﻦ اﻟﺪرﺟــﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﻮﺳــﻄﺔ واﻟﻌﻠﻴــ...
Toward a Rule of Law Culture
This guide is the product of a two-year partnership between USIP and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau for Counterterrorism, during which USIP designed, developed and piloted a foundation rule of law course for the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law. The four 5-day pilot courses were delivered between November 2014 and July 2015 to mid- and senior-level legal, penal, police, judicial and civil society personnel from fifteen countries across Africa and the Middle East....
Women Preventing Violent Extremism
The Women Preventing Violent Extremism Thought for Action Kit is intended to engage discussions on key issues related to the role of women and preventing violent extremism (PVE). This document is for policy makers, practitioners and academics who are interested in understanding “why gender matters” in preventing violent extremism. We think of it as a thought kit more than a tool kit, that is— a collection of experts’ essays and practical exercises designed to help guide local activists and pr...
Managing Fighting Forces: DDR in Peace Processes
Providing guidance on the mediation and negotiation aspects of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs, this toolkit lays out eight detailed steps that mediators can take to establish appropriate linkages between DDR and other aspects of a peace process. This handbook is part of the Peacemaker’s Toolkit series, published by the United States Institute of Peace.