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Introduction
Themes: social cohesion; peacebuilding; governance; water security; human security
Methods: impact evaluations (QED/experimental and qualitative theory-based IEs); evidence synthesis (EGMs, systematic reviews); research and learning reviews
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Effective, accountable and transparent institutions, that engage in inclusive and participatory governance, are crucial for the sustainability of global development investments. However, there is a debate about whether effective approaches to improving governance processes operate from the bottom up (e.g. by enabling citizens to hold service provid...
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Across the globe, gender disparities still exist with regard to equitable access to resources, participation in decision‐making processes, and gender and sexual‐based violence. This is particularly true in fragile and conflict‐affected settings, where women and girls are affected by both fragility and conflict in unique ways. While women...
This review builds on 3ie's (international initiative for impact evaluation) evidence gap map (EGM) of the impact evaluation and systematic review (SR) evidence base of interventions aiming to promote peaceful and inclusive societies in fragile contexts. The EGM identified a cluster of studies evaluating gender equality‐focused behaviour change com...
What works to build inter-group social cohesion in fragile contexts? We synthesised the evidence base of all quantitative impact evaluations that aimed to build positive relationships across different social groups in fragile contexts, such as refugees and host communities; different ethnic or religious groups; etc. The interventions we analysed in...
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How do governance interventions that engage citizens in public service delivery planning, management and oversight impact the quality of and access to services and citizens’ quality of life? This systematic review examined high quality evidence from 35 citizen engagement programmes in low‐ and middle‐income countries that promote the eng...
Does engaging citizens in the planning, management and oversight of public services –
such as health care, social protection or physical infrastructure – that are critical to
enabling large-scale development of populations impact the quality of and access to
services and citizens’ quality of life? This systematic review examined high quality
eviden...
