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Crowdsourcing Expert Capacity in Congress Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation, Georgetown University

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This project, undertaken by Lorelei Kelly, is using a "massively parallel" approach (our term) for addressing the the bad lack of knowledge which stymies good decision making at the Federal Level.

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This project, undertaken by Lorelei Kelly, is using a "massively parallel" approach (our term) for addressing the the bad lack of knowledge which stymies good decision making at the Federal Level.

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ComplexCity: a Manual for Collaborative Complexity Engineering

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A proposal to coordinate the effort of grassroots citizens to address complex problems using an online complex system.

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ComplexCity: a Manual for Collaborative Complexity Engineering

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A proposal to coordinate the effort of grassroots citizens to address complex problems using an online complex system.

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Louis Kriesberg on Gene Sharp

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Louis Kriesberg's obituary for Gene Sharp, the pre-eminant scholar on nonviolent direct action.

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Louis Kriesberg on Gene Sharp

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Louis Kriesberg's obituary for Gene Sharp, the pre-eminant scholar on nonviolent direct action.

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The Economics of Peacebuilding: Assessing the Cost and Effectiveness of Programming

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An argument that the peacebuilding field needs to do a much better job understanding the cost-effectiveness of our work.

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The Economics of Peacebuilding: Assessing the Cost and Effectiveness of Program…

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An argument that the peacebuilding field needs to do a much better job understanding the cost-effectiveness of our work.

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The Peace and Security Funding Index

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The Peace and Security Funding Index, published by the Peace and Security Funders Group maps peace and security grants. It shows what topics and types of projects are being funded by whom and where.

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The Peace and Security Funding Index

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TheThe Peace and Security Funding Index, published by the Peace and Security Funders Group maps peace and security grants. It shows what topics and types of projects are being funded by whom and where.

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New Book: Embodied Conflict: the Neural Basis of Conflict and Communication

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Tim Hicks has published an important new book on neuro-science that illustrates what Guy Burgess refers to as "pscyhological complexity" and explains how that impacts communication and conflict.

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New Book: Embodied Conflict: the Neural Basis of Conflict and Communication

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Tim Hicks has published an important new book on neuro-science that illustrates what Guy Burgess refers to as "pscyhological complexity" and explains how that impacts communication and conflict.

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New Report: Snapshot of Adaptive Management in Peacebuilding Programs

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This report introduces a new approach to peacebuilding evaluation which is more and flexible and adaptive (and hence appropriate for fast-changing, complex environments) than are traditional non-adaptive, post-hoc evaluation methodologies.

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New Report: Snapshot of Adaptive Management in Peacebuilding Programs

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This report introduces a new approach to peacebuilding evaluation which is more and flexible and adaptive (and hence appropriate for fast-changing, complex environments) than are traditional non-adaptive, post-hoc evaluation methodologies.

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Alliance for Peacebuilding Annual Conference (PeaceCon) Preliminary Agenda

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The Alliance for Peacebuilding has released their preliminary agenda for PeaceCon2018: Oct. 24-26, 2018

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Alliance for Peacebuilding Annual Conference (PeaceCon) Preliminary Agenda

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The Alliance for Peacebuilding has released their preliminary agenda for PeaceCon2018: Oct. 24-26, 2018

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The Sustainable Peace Project of AC4: The Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity at Columbia University

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Introducing the many resources on complexity, conflict, and peace from the Sustainable Peace Project of AC4, Columbia University

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The Sustainable Peace Project of AC4: The Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, C…

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Introducing the many resources on complexity, conflict, and peace from the Sustainable Peace Project of AC4, Columbia University

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