“This course offered the opportunity to have a fruitful exchange with a number of experienced and open-minded people in a pleasant environment. Thereby I got the chance to critically deal with my own work area outside the workday.” Male Thienken, Project Officer Horn of Africa, Care Germany-Luxembourg e.V.

Fragile states are of major concern to actors spanning from local citizens to global policy makers. Not only are they particularly prone to violent conflict, they are also held responsible for a range of public bads transcending national borders. While ‘fragility’ is pervasive in donor and aid organizations’ thinking, the concept remains unclear and fuels the debate on how the international community should best respond. This course focuses on the conceptual, policy and implementation challenges of statebuilding in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.

The Fragility, Conflict & Statebuilding Course offered by swisspeace takes place from 16 – 18 October 2019 at the University of Basel. The application deadline is 15 August 2019.