Parliaments as Peacebuilders in Conflict-Affected Countries

The role of parliament in conflict-affected countries becomes even more evident when the correlation between poverty and conflict is considered. This book is pioneering in that it considers what parliaments in conflict-affected countries can do, while performing their normal everyday functions, to not only contribute directly to conflict prevention but also aid peace building by combating poverty. By addressing issues of poverty, equitable distribution of resources, and economic development, parliamentarians can attempt to guard against the creation of an enabling environment that is prone to the escalation of conflict. In line with their respective missions, the World Bank Institute and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association have examined issues facing parliamentary development in the hope of strengthening parliaments' capacity to tackle the diverse challenges they face. Among those challenges is meeting growing community expectations of the contribution parliaments make to resolving important issues and addressing community demands. In recognition of the rising number of parliaments that are operating in conflict-affected societies, the World Bank Institute has sought to better understand the challenges faced by parliaments in conflict-affected countries and the role parliaments can play in conflict management and poverty alleviation.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	O'Brien, Mitchell, Stapenhurst, Rick, Johnston, Niall
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2008
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS, ALLEGIANCES, ALLIANCE, ARMED CONFLICT, ARMED FORCES, BLOCKADES, BOMBING, BOUNDARIES, BRIBERY, BUDGET CYCLE, BUDGETARY PROCESS, CANDIDATES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CITIZEN, CITIZENS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIL WAR, CIVIL WARS, COALITION GOVERNMENTS, CONFLICT, CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, CONFLICT PREVENTION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, CONFLICTS, CONSTITUENCY, CONSTITUENCY RELATIONS, CONSTITUENTS, CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, COUNTERPARTS, COUNTRIES MUST, CRIME, CRISES, CRISIS MANAGEMENT, CURBING CORRUPTION, DEATHS, DECISION MAKERS, DECISION MAKING, DEFENCE, DEMOCRACIES, DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRATIC CONTROL, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, DEMOCRATIC NORMS, DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, DEMOCRATIC REGIMES, DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DIRECT INVESTMENT, DISSEMINATION, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, ELECTION, ELECTORAL PROCESS, ELECTORAL SYSTEM, ELECTORAL SYSTEMS, ELECTORATE, EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES, EXECUTIVE BRANCH, FIGHTING, FIGHTING CORRUPTION, FOREIGN POLICY, FOUNDATIONS, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENOCIDE, GLOBAL ACTION, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNANCE PROGRAM, GOVERNMENT DECISION MAKING, GROWTH RATES, HANSARD, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMAN SECURITY, INCOME, INDEPENDENT MEDIA, INEQUALITY, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INFORMED DEMOCRACY, INFORMED SOCIETY, INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT, INTERDEPENDENCE, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL DONORS, INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES, INTERNATIONAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL PEACE, INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, INTRASTATE CONFLICT, INTRASTATE CONFLICTS, ISSUES OF POVERTY, JUDICIAL DECISIONS, LAWS, LEGAL STATUS, LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE BODIES, LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, LEGISLATORS, LITERACY RATES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, MACROECONOMIC POLICIES, MEETING, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, MILITARY INTERVENTION, MILITARY INTERVENTIONS, MINORITY, MUTUAL RESPECT, NATIONAL CONFLICTS, NATIONAL INCOME, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONS, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, NEGOTIATION, NEGOTIATIONS, OBSERVERS, PARLIAMENT, PARLIAMENTARIAN, PARLIAMENTARIANS, PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES, PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE, PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY, PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, PARLIAMENTARY FORUM, PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARIES, PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT, PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS, PARLIAMENTARY STAFF, PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM, PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS, PARLIAMENTARY UNION, PARLIAMENTS, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, PEACE PROCESSES, PEACEBUILDING, PEACEKEEPING, PER CAPITA INCOME, POLICE, POLICY CONTROL, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, POLICY ISSUES, POLICY MAKING, POLITICAL CHANGE, POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, POLITICAL PLURALISM, POLITICAL PROCESSES, POLITICAL RIGHTS, POLITICAL SYSTEM, POLITICAL SYSTEMS, POLITICAL VIEWS, POST-CONFLICT SETTING, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRACTITIONERS, PRIME MINISTER, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PUBLIC INTEREST, PUBLIC MONEY, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SERVICES, RECONCILIATION, RECONSTRUCTION, REFUGEES, REPRESENTATIVE FUNCTION, REPRESENTATIVES, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RESPECT, ROADS, RULE OF LAW, SECURITY POLICY, SITUATION OF WOMEN, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SOCIAL TENSIONS, STAGES OF CONFLICT, STATE UNIVERSITY, STRATEGIC PLANNING, SUBNATIONAL LEVELS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TERRORISM, TOLERANCE, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORTATION, TREATIES, UBC, UNDP, UNIVERSITIES, UNSTABLE PEACE, URBANIZATION, VIOLENCE, VIOLENT CONFLICT, WARFARE, WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9788508/parliaments-peace-builders-conflict-affected-countries https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6532
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