Blogs and Projects on National Dialogues

• The National Dialogues Research Project - Building on the Broadening Participation research, this project aimed to advance the emerging debate on National Dialogues by providing a comparative, mainly qualitative, analysis based on 17 processes in 12 countries in pursuit of two primary goals. First, expanding and substantiating existing knowledge by analyzing the role of National Dialogues in political transitions to assess their common characteristics. Second, analyzing the factors that have enabled or constrained National Dialogues to reach agreements and to achieve sustainable outcomes after an agreement is concluded and implemented.

• Inclusive Security Blog - Inclusive Security’s mission is to increase the participation of all stakeholders—particularly women—in preventing, resolving, and restoring after deadly conflicts. Inclusive Security maintains a blog on inclusive approaches to conflict resolution and peacebuilding and women’s involvement in peace processes which includes articles on national dialogues.

• The Olive Branch - The U.S. Institute of Peace’s blog, The Olive Branch, offers insight on our work in the world’s hottest conflict zones and highlights critical, timely issues from our in-depth publications. From written commentary to observations from the field to videos and photo essays, The Olive Branch delivers succinct examinations of some the most complex and pressing peace and security challenges, including national dialogues.