Helpdesk Research Report: Mainstreaming Peace and Conflict into Development and Humanitarian Interventions in Zimbabwe

Author(s)
Broadbent, E.
Publication language
English
Pages
14pp
Date published
29 Jan 2010
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Peacebuilding, Post-conflict, Development & humanitarian aid, Protection, human rights & security
Countries
Zimbabwe
Organisations
GSDRC - Governance and Social Development Resource Center

This chapter examines the connections between conflict, security, peace and development. It summarises: (a) research debates about the causes of armed conflict; (b) discourse in the development community on conflict and peace and (c) the influence of these debates and discourses on development cooperation in conflict-affected contexts. Development policies should be an integral part of the peacebuilding agenda., but transfer from research to policy
has largely ignored the complexity of development in conflict situations and the contribution of development to peacebuilding.