CCDNY Clingendael Institute SAF Workshop Program

Centre for Conflict Dialogue in New York
in collaboration with
The Clingendael Institute

Stability Assessment Framework Workshop
Date: October 18 - 22, 2010.
Venue: Millennium UN Plaza hotel,
1 UN Plaza, E44 Street,
New York NY 10017

PRELIMINARY COURSE OUTLINE
Reading assignments for SAF preparation track
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DAY 1 - INTRODUCTION TO SAF

Program Day 1

09.30-11.00h Introduction

Clingendael/CRU
Center for Conflict Dialogue in New York
Introduction of course participants and resource persons
Overview of course/workshop content and goal

COFFEE BREAK

11.15-12.30h Background to the SAF

General background to the SAF
Other types of context analyses
The need for policy oriented instruments
Integrated and Whole of Government approaches to post-conflict reconstruction
Overview the SAF instrument

LUNCH

13.30-15.00u Guest speaker 1

COFFEE BREAK

15.15-16.45u Workshop on Writing a Terms of Reference for the SAF

Learning objectives Day 1

Getting familiar with the SAF
Reaching an understanding of integrated policy design
Getting insight into the main aspects of ToR writing

Required reading material Day 1

“ Goor, van de, L., Verstegen, S., Zeeuw, J., “The Stability Assessment Framework: Designing Integrated Responses for Security, Governance and Development”, The Hague, 2005
"http://www.clingendael.nl/publications/2005/20050200_cru_paper_stability.pdf"

“Whole of Government Approaches to Fragile States”, OECD-DAC, 2007
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/15/24/37826256.pdf)

“ Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States and Situations”, OECD-DAC, April 2007,
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/61/45/38368714.pdf )

“ Fragile States Strategy », US Agency for International Development, January 2005,
http://www.usaid.gov/policy/2005_fragile_states_strategy.pdf

DAY 2 - TREND ANALYSIS SAF INDICATORS 1-6: GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY

Program Day 2

9.30-11.00h African Governance and Security

Background African Governance and Security
Analyzing SAF indicators 1-6

COFFEE BREAK

11.15-12.30h Applying SAF indicators 1-6 to the case of […tbd]

LUNCH

13.30-16.45h Workshop SAF indicators 1-6

Learning objectives Day 2

Getting familiar with key elements of governance and security in Africa
Getting familiar with the application of SAF indicators 1-6
Understanding the challenges when working with SAF indicators 1-6

Required reading material day 2

Cilliers, J. (2000). "African Security", Thematic paper prepared for the Ministerial Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Co-operation (CSSDCA), Abuja, Nigeria, 8-9 May.
http://www.issafrica.org/static/templates/tmpl_html.php?node_id=253&slink_id=298&slink_type=12&link_id=3893

Monga, C. (1999). "Eight Problems with African Politics". In Diamond, L. and Plattner M. F. (1999) " Democratization in Africa", (pp. 48-62). Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press.

OECD Handbook on Security Sector Reform: supporting security and justice (skim through it) (
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/43/25/38406485.pdf )
Stockholm Initiative on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (SIDDR), http://www.sweden.gov.se . Site contains the final SIDDR report, SIDDR working group and plenary meeting reports and the background studies prepared for the SIDDR process (skim through it)

DAY 3 - TREND ANALYSIS SAF INDICATORS 7-12: SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Program Day 3

9.30-11.00h Main concepts on socio-economic reconstruction in post-conflict states

Background to socio-economic reconstruction in post-conflict states
Analyzing SAF indicators 7-12

11.15-12.30h Applying SAF indicators 7-12 to the case of […tbd]

LUNCH

13.30-16.00h Workshop SAF indicators 7-12

COFFEE BREAK

16.00-16.45h Discussion on Trend Analysis

Required reading material day 3

Tony Addison (2003), Africa's Recovery From Conflict: Making Peace Work for the Poor , Wider Policy Brief 6, United Nations University (UNU): World Institute fro Development Economic Research (WIDER),
http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/policy-briefs/en_GB/pb6/
Susan L. Woodward, “Economic Priorities for Successful Peace Implementation,” International Peace Academy, New York, 2002,
http://www.ipacademy.org/pdfs/ECONOMIC_PRIORITIES.pdf
Leontine Specker & Hugo de Vries, Early Economic Recovery in Fragile States: priority areas and key challenges to implementation, Clingendael Conflict Research Unit, forthcoming, forthcoming 2009

Learning objectives day 3

Getting familiar with key elements of socio-economic reconstruction in post-conflict states
Getting familiar with the application of SAF indicators 7-12
Understanding the challenges when working with SAF indicators 7-12

DAY 4 - INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS, POLITICAL ACTOR ANALYSIS AND ANALYSING POLICY INTERVENTIONS

9.30-11.00h SAF institutional and political actor analysis and policy interventions

COFFEE BREAK

11.15-12.30h Guest speaker 2 (From the United Nations Peace Building Commission)

LUNCH

13.30-15.00h Guest speaker 3 (Policy intervention in Southern Africa, the case with Zimbabwe) Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, former President of the Republic of Zambia.

COFFEE BREAK

15.15-16.00h Overview assessment part of the SAF and reflection

Required reading material day 4

Example of implementation of a SAF, as carried out by CRU Clingendael for the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (to be distributed during the course)

Learning Objectives Day 4

Reaching an understanding of the key challenges to a SAF institutional analysis, political actor analysis and policy interventions

DAY 5 STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

Programme Day 5

9.30-12.30h Guest speaker 4 (Panel Discussion in the United Nations ECOSOC Chambers) The panel will include representations from the African Union, US Government Foreign Policy and the United Nations.

LUNCH

13.30-16.00h Workshop Strategy Development

COFFEE BREAK

16.15-17.00h Course summary and overview follow-up meetings

Course summary

Learning Objectives Day 5

Reaching an understanding of integrated strategy development
Getting prepared for implementing the SAF
Reaching an understanding of the key considerations when planning research interviews