Building Peace Practical Reflections from the Field

How do we measure success in peacebuilding
projects? What are the elements for success and
are these relevant across different conflict
contexts? These are vexing questions for which the
field of peacebuilding does not have easy answers.
Yet, unless there is a reliable pool of systematic
evaluations, it is difficult to talk of lessons learned
or good practices in peacebuilding. Building Peace:
Practical Reflections from the Field is an important
step toward documenting and evaluating thirteen
diverse projects with a view to distilling broader
lessons. Its overall conclusion is that there is no
single methodology for evaluating peacebuilding.
Instead, diverse approaches contribute to
peacebuilding in different ways. Nonetheless, these
share certain common themes that are critical for
success.