Photo: Sant'Egidio/Mozambique
Peacebuilders often point to the importance of reaching sustainable peace accords. But few have attempted to examine the world's many comprehensive peace accords, and their myriad provisions, to see what works and what doesn’t. The Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) gives scholars and practitioners access to a rich source of comparative information about peace agreements and serves as a tool for mediators working to reactivate stalled peace processes.
Posts in the May 2012 issue of Peace Policy:
Peter Wallensteen explains the value of data collection and analysis for shaping policy and building lasting peace. Read »
Madhav Joshi and John Darby offer an insider’s tour of the Peace Accords Matrix, a database of comprehensive peace accords. Read »
Kristen Wall and David Cortright explain how conflict data sets enable peace scholars to identify key practices that make a difference in peacebuilding. Read »
About Peace Policy
Peace Policy is a blog that offers research-based insights, commentary, and solutions to the global challenge of violent conflict. Each issue features the writing of scholars and practitioners who investigate the causes of violent conflict and who seek to contribute to effective solutions and alternatives to the use of force.
Peace Policy is edited by David Cortright, director of policy studies at the Kroc Institute, dcortrig@nd.edu.
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