Phil Vernon is an independent international peacebuilding and development consultant who has worked in the sector since 1985, and was Director of Programmes at International Alert from 2004 to 2017.
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Published in: TransformationWhat’s it all about, Oxfam?We should seize this opportunity to re-examine the future of foreign aid.
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Published in: HomePeace writ large: peacebuilding works, but we may need to shout about it moreOn International Peace Day, a new report showcases the positive cumulative effect of peacebuilding initiatives, even...
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Published in: TransformationSustaining peaceHalf of all peace deals fail within five years. This is how you make them work.
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Published in: HomeThe swing of the democratic pendulum is slow and longWe haven’t yet figured out how to replace political parties with some other vehicle for democratic participation.
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Published in: HomeDevelopment is history looking forwards
Ten ideas for lobbying David Cameron as co-chair of the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals High Level Panel
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Published in: HomeA scorecard from Busan: did the High Level Forum contribute to aid effectiveness in conflict-affected countries?
The high ambition of getting global agreement tends to lead to an unambitious convergence on the least demanding...