Monitoring and Evaluation
Aiding Conflict: The Impact of U.S. Food Aid on Civil War
This paper from Harvard University examines the effect of U.S. food aid on conflict in recipient countries.
Ending the Deadlock: Towards a New Vision of Peace in Eastern DRC
This report from International Alert analyzes the conflict in the Congo through a number of different contexts with the hope of learning how to resolve it.
U.S. Sanctions on Burma
This paper gives an overview of U.S. sanctions on Burma and where they are headed.
Measurement and Evolution of State Capacity: Exploring a Lesser Known Aspect of Governance
This paper from DfID offers an overview of the strengths and limitations in current empirical research on the measurement of state capacity.
Using Technologies for Conflict Prevention
This report from UNDP emphasizes the ways that technology can assist in the effort to prevent violence.
Think Global, Act Global: A Summary of the Berling Policy Forum, November 2012
This paper from the OECD reflects a study on global factors influencing the risk of conflict and fragility.
TED Talk: Sanjay Pradhan: How Open Data is Changing International Aid
This TED talk features Sanjay Pradhan of the World Bank as he discusses ways to improve aid in the information age.
The Relevance of Resilience?
This paper from ODI examines the meaning of resilience and its applicability to development practice.
Tax Capacity and Tax Effort: Extended Cross-Country Analysis from 1994 to 2009
This study from the World Bank looks at the question of taxation capacity in empirical terms.

