The use and limitations of conflict analysis: the case of the UNDP in the occupied Palestinian territory
2012; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 12; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/14678802.2012.724788
ISSN1478-1174
Autores Tópico(s)Global Peace and Security Dynamics
ResumoAbstract The past two decades have seen international agencies pay closer attention to the relationship between conflict and development. An example of this is the UNDP and its conflict-related development analysis (CDA), which aims to identify the causes of conflict and design measures that will enhance development while reducing conflict. Through the case study of the CDA's application in the occupied Palestinian territory, the article reveals its main limitations including an emphasis on conflict management (as opposed to conflict reduction), the choice of (neo-liberal) development model, prioritisation of particular partners over others (i.e. 'state' over non-state) and an erroneous assumption of neutrality. These have become manifested into the UNDP's current programme for action which undermines its own stated objectives, to work 'on' the causes of conflict rather than 'in' or 'around' conflict. The UNDP's experience therefore has important lessons for the use of conflict analysis and policy design elsewhere. Acknowledgements I would like to thank a number of people for reading through previous versions of this paper: Rachel Busbridge, Fay Ballard, Mehrene Larudee, Matt Bolton and the two anonymous reviewers. Their comments helped improve the final version of this paper immeasurably. Notes Guy Burton is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Kurdistan and a Research Associate of the Ideas Centre for international affairs at the London School of Economics. He was previously Research Fellow and Acting Director at the Centre for Development Studies at Birzeit University. 1. CitationCarnegie Commission, Report on Preventing Deadly Conflict; OECD, Helping Prevent Violent Conflict; UNDP, Conflict-related Development Analysis (CDA); World Bank, World Development Report; CitationDfID, 'Working Effectively in Conflict-affected and Fragile Situations'. 2. 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