Description: This groundbreaking edited volume engages pressing questions around what "peacebuilding effectiveness" is, who it is for, and how we evaluate it. Offering practical examples and case studies, and highlighting innovative tools and approaches, this book seeks to catalyze convers...
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"Are We Making a Difference is a remarkable undertaking in aim, scope, and possibilities for the future. Are We Making a Difference takes on the responsibility of interrogating the myriad tensions involved in ascertaining effectiveness in peacekeeping to record initiatives and provide a foundation for further (re)considerations of what effectiveness means and how it can be measured and activated for the good of the communities it serves. This collection offers a stunning and provocative array of chapters representing local and globe efforts from experts who are scholars, donors, policy-makers, and/or practitioners. By dismantling peacebuilding myths and grappling with seemingly unsurmountable challenges, Are We Making a Difference inspires readers to hope for peace." --Patrice Buzzanell, Distinguished Professor, University of South Florida
"Are We Making a Difference? is a book that the peacebuilding field has been waiting for a long time. It not only provides an important review of the progress made in monitoring and evaluation in the field over the last 20 years, it also asks the critical, difficult questions that must be confronted if we are to continue to make progress in the next 20 years." --Andrew Blum, PhD, executive director and professor of practice, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, University of San Diego