This chapter describes the type of products the programme envisages producing (section 1), the type of partnerships and funding it is looking for (section 2) and outlines the composition of the programme’s portfolio for 2015 (section 3).
Products
A brief overview of the types of products the research programme will deliver is given below.
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Its own blog |
The research programme will set up its own blog on www.clingendael.nl/cru halfway through the programme (in the course of 2017), i.e. when capacity and findings have accumulated sufficiently to produce an 800-word post every two weeks. |
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Blog posts elsewhere |
Whenever salient findings emerge that can be briefly articulated and can provocatively influence debate, the programme will find opportunities to do so. Primary target blogs include: Open Democracy, the Global Observatory, the JSRP’s blog, Insight in Conflict and the ETH’s security blog. |
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Policy briefs |
Typically provocative ‘think pieces’ of 5–10 pages that conclude with action-focused recommendations to stimulate policy reflection and development. Lightly referenced but solid in their argumentation. |
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Consultancy advice |
Tailor-made advice on sensitive questions where discretion is required. The programme retains its independent research focus and critical analysis, but products and findings remain confidential. |
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Research reports |
Typically thorough analyses of deeper questions pertaining to a particular theme or country. These will typically seek to generate a narrative in the form of a research story and run at 40–60 pages with dense referencing of both academic and policy literature as well as online media (blogs, Twitter, newspapers). |
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Facilitated workshops |
Usually workshops will complement substantive research products and seek to engage clients on their findings in a dynamic and focused manner. They aim to distil and discuss research implications for operational practice to facilitate transition from paper to reality. Their duration can range from a half-day to two full days. |
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Short trainings |
Trainings are knowledge-focused (i.e. not about the transfer of practical skills) and will usually be designed as complementary to, and on the basis of, substantive work. |
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Conference contributions |
Typically keynote speeches, panel contributions, workshop facilitations or brief discussion notes to stimulate reflection and trigger debate on the basis of the programme’s research findings. |
Partnerships and funding
Implementation of this programme will require continuous acquisition and innovative partnerships. There are three general ways to engage with the programme:
Core: An external entity engages the research programme for about 25% of its annual cost. In return, the entity’s preferences will be taken into account in the annual research plan and it can make requests for urgent research throughout the year in accordance with its immediate priorities (within the programme´s parameters). All non-confidential research findings will be shared with the entity and, if required, presented during more in-depth engagements.
Project: An external entity engages the programme on a particular research question and specific terms of references will be drawn up to execute the request in project form. The programme subsequently delivers the agreed results within time and on budget, including possibilities such as workshops and trainings in addition to written products.
Partnership: An external entity and the programme engage on matters of direct mutual benefit such as joint events, sharing findings/lessons and the like whereby funds do not necessarily come into play but both partners enrich each other´s experiences.
CRU is specifically looking to strengthen its connections with cutting-edge research initiatives elsewhere that are relevant to its work. The purpose of such partnerships is to create mutually beneficially learning by building strong relations with key research(ers) and streams. In addition, CRU is looking to engage in network partnerships that can strengthen its ability to reach out for reflection and discussion on relevant research findings. The purpose of such partnerships is to share learning and knowledge through larger stakeholder forums.
The portfolio of the CRU Security and Justice Research Programme in 2015
This section provides an overview of the projects that constitute CRU’s Security and Justice Research Programme in 2015. The findings of these projects will be used to further refine the research programme. They also provide a flavour of the range of research that Clingendael´s Conflict Research Unit is capable of conducting with excellent results.
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Research question #1 How do elite interests, coalitions and pacts influence the organisation and provision of security and justice? |
Research question #2 How is local innovation in security and justice solutions addressing 21st-century violence? |
Research question #3 How can the quality of international support for security and justice development be improved? |
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Current projects |
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1 - Elites, security and justice An exploratory project that analyses the dynamic between elite competition and behaviour, and security and justice provision (multiple case studies starting with Lebanon and Ethiopia) (2015: Dutch MFA, Swedish FBA, KPSRL) |
4 - Analysis of the state of justice in Mali A project that analyses the state of justice in Mali and what feasible approaches to its many challenges might look like (2015: Nationale Postcodeloterij) |
7 - Community security A project to improve the design of INGO-funded projects and activities that seek to increase security as perceived and experienced by communities in fragile environments (case studies Afghanistan and South Sudan) (2015: Cordaid, Dutch MFA, KPSRL) |
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2 - The nature and meaning of progress in post-conflict security A project that examines how progress in security in post-conflict states has come about, with a focus on Liberia and Timor-Leste (2015: ODI) |
5 - Analysis of the state of justice in the Ukraine A project that examines the political economy of Ukraine’s justice system as enabler and barrier to political-administrative reform (2015: Dutch MFA) |
8 - International courts in The Hague A project that stimulates constructive reflection on how the capacity of international criminal law judges can be increased (2015: tbd) |
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3 - Contribution to a Palgrave Macmillan handbook on crisis and conflict analysis A project that includes several chapters of critical analysis of existing peace- and state-building paradigms (2015-2016: Palgrave Macmillan) |
6 - Plural security provision in the city A project that looks at how municipal authorities can effectively engage with the array of (in)formal security actors operating in their localities (2015-2016: KPSRL, NWO) |
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