Maciej Bartkowski

Sarah Mendelson

Dmytro Potekhin

Moderator: Charles North

PeaceCon Welcome and Keynote Address:

Liz HumeVice

Robert Burke

General Anthony Zinni

Thomas Staal

Larry Attree

Rosarie Tucci

Darynell Rodriguez Torres

David Steven

Katy Thompson

Moderator: Gary Milante,

Peacebuilding work matters, but we still struggle to show evidence of where interventions have led to positive outcomes, such as a clear reduction in violence or increased cooperation. The Peacebuilding M&E Solutions Forum is an opportunity for practitioners to come together, network and connect with people working in this space, and share best practices, lessons learned, results, and evidence from across the broad spectrum of M&E activities on peacebuilding programming. This event is co-hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Alliance for Peacebuilding.

Speakers:

Amb. William Taylor

Keith B. Ives

Jon Kurtz

David Hammond

Andrew Blum

Beza Tesfaye

Why do peacebuilders sometimes succeed and sometimes fail, even within the same country? Why can organizations not guarantee the same results from the same policies? In her newly published book, Global Governance and Local Peace: Accountability and Performance in International Peacebuilding, Susanna Campbell dives into why peacebuilding organizations often fail and presents one of the keys to success: local actors that force organizations to stay accountable to local peacebuilding goals.

Speakers:

Michael Barnett

Mike Jobbins

Kate Somvongsiri

Leanne Erdberg, moderator

A groundbreaking new monograph, “When Civil Resistance Succeeds: Building Democracy After Popular Nonviolent Uprisings,” by Jonathan Pinckney,  demonstrates that nonviolent movements make democratic transitions more likely and lead to stronger democracies. The U.S. Institute of Peace and ICNC hosted a presentation by Dr. Pinckney followed by a panel discussion. The event provided key takeaways for activists and organizers, democratization experts, as well as external actors interested in supporting nonviolent movements, particularly prior to and during democratic transition.