Decoding Conflict Legacies: Institutions, Peace, and Growth

Institutional legacies of violent conflict

The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) is requesting research proposals on the Institutional legacies of violent conflict. Proposals for original research that speak to the core themes of this project and offer strong empirical or theoretical contributions will be considered.

Background

One of the most critical challenges in international development today is to understand how best to support peace, security, economic recovery, and legitimate political authority in countries affected by political instability and violent conflict – where more than 1.5 billion people currently live. While peace and stability are central to the prosperity and security of countries and their citizens, we currently have a limited understanding of how and why violent conflicts persist in modern times, how and why their legacies endure across time and what can be done at the policy a...