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246 </span> 247 248 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2026-10-07T12:31:02+02:00"> 249 07/10/2026 </time> 250 251 252 </div> 253 254 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/this-was-fragile-lives-2026/">This Was Fragile Lives 2026</a></h2> 255 256 <div class="entry-content"> 257 <p>Fragile Lives 2026 marked the third edition of an annual expert conference on the role of scientific evidence in shaping policies for fragile and conflict-affected areas. Held on 30 September and 1 October 2026 at marta’s Gästehäuser Hauptbahnhof Berlin, the conference brought together 170 participants across 30 sessions, and supported more than 70 research presentations. […]</p> 258 </div> 259 260 <a href="https://isdc.org/this-was-fragile-lives-2026/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 261 Read More </a> 262</article> 263<article id="post-7000" class="entry"> 264 <div class="entry-meta"> 265 266 <span> 267 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/new-research/" rel="category tag">New Research</a> </span> 268 269 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2026-09-29T15:45:26+02:00"> 270 29/09/2026 </time> 271 272 273 </div> 274 275 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/now-live-special-issue-on-rigorously-measuring-peacebuilding/">Now Live: Special Issue on Rigorously Measuring Peacebuilding</a></h2> 276 277 <div class="entry-content"> 278 <p>Neil Ferguson of the Peacebuilding Program and ISDCâs Director, Tilman Brück, along with Paul Thissen from 3ie, were guest editors of a recent special issue at the Journal of Development Effectiveness. The special issue presents new learning on the rigorous evaluation of peacebuilding interventions and how such evaluations can be conducted. This builds out of […]</p> 279 </div> 280 281 <a href="https://isdc.org/now-live-special-issue-on-rigorously-measuring-peacebuilding/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 282 Read More </a> 283</article> 284<article id="post-6506" class="entry"> 285 <div class="entry-meta"> 286 287 <span> 288 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/conferences/" rel="category tag">Conferences</a> </span> 289 290 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2026-07-15T08:25:41+02:00"> 291 15/07/2026 </time> 292 293 294 </div> 295 296 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/isdc-and-uca-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-to-deepen-research-partnership-in-central-asia-2/">Registration Opens for Fragile Lives 2026</a></h2> 297 298 <div class="entry-content"> 299 <p>Registration for the third annual Fragile Lives conference has officially opened. Early Bird tickets are now available at a reduced fee for attendees who register ahead of the standard deadline (by 31 July). The two-day conference will take place on 30 September and 1 October 2026 in central Berlin, bringing together academics, policymakers, and practitioners […]</p> 300 </div> 301 302 <a href="https://isdc.org/isdc-and-uca-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-to-deepen-research-partnership-in-central-asia-2/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 303 Read More </a> 304</article> 305<article id="post-6478" class="entry"> 306 <div class="entry-meta"> 307 308 <span> 309 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/press-release/" rel="category tag">Press Release</a> </span> 310 311 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2026-07-09T11:45:03+02:00"> 312 09/07/2026 </time> 313 314 315 </div> 316 317 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/isdc-and-uca-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-to-deepen-research-partnership-in-central-asia/">ISDC and UCA Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Deepen Research Partnership in Central Asia</a></h2> 318 319 <div class="entry-content"> 320 <p>ISDC – International Security and Development Center and the University of Central Asia (UCA) have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), reflecting the continuity of their long-standing academic partnership. The agreement was signed by Prof. Tilman Brück, Founder and Director of ISDC Berlin, and Prof. Eran Edirisinghe, Dean of Research at UCA. The formal signing ceremony […]</p> 321 </div> 322 323 <a href="https://isdc.org/isdc-and-uca-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-to-deepen-research-partnership-in-central-asia/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-trans
323parent"> 324 Read More </a> 325</article> 326<article id="post-6461" class="entry"> 327 <div class="entry-meta"> 328 329 <span> 330 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/new-research/" rel="category tag">New Research</a> </span> 331 332 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2026-07-04T16:39:11+02:00"> 333 04/07/2026 </time> 334 335 336 </div> 337 338 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/new-research-on-social-safety-nets-in-dense-displacement-settings/">New Research on Social Safety Nets in Dense Displacement Settings</a></h2> 339 340 <div class="entry-content"> 341 <p>While social safety nets are vital tools for poverty alleviation, one question remains critical for policymakers: How can interventions effectively build resilience in regions characterized by dense forced displacement and severe infrastructure deficits? In a new report, “The impacts of the Lisungi Project on refugees and host populations in Likouala, Republic of Congo: Midline Analysis Report,” […]</p> 342 </div> 343 344 <a href="https://isdc.org/new-research-on-social-safety-nets-in-dense-displacement-settings/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 345 Read More </a> 346</article> 347<article id="post-6242" class="entry"> 348 <div class="entry-meta"> 349 350 <span> 351 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/new-research/" rel="category tag">New Research</a>, <a href="https://isdc.org/category/press-release/" rel="category tag">Press Release</a> </span> 352 353 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2026-04-16T13:07:00+02:00"> 354 16/04/2026 </time> 355 356 357 </div> 358 359 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/in-the-wake-of-political-unrest-young-people-in-africa-are-experiencing-more-domestic-and-other-violence/">In the wake of political unrest, young people in Africa are experiencing more domestic and other violence</a></h2> 360 361 <div class="entry-content"> 362 <p>For the first time, a study has shown a direct link between political violence and violence against children, adolescents and young adults perpetrated by family members, acquaintances and peer groups. The findings are based on surveys of over 35,000 young people in nine African countries. In 2022, around one in six children worldwide â or […]</p> 363 </div> 364 365 <a href="https://isdc.org/in-the-wake-of-political-unrest-young-people-in-africa-are-experiencing-more-domestic-and-other-violence/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 366 Read More </a> 367</article> 368<article id="post-6225" class="entry"> 369 <div class="entry-meta"> 370 371 <span> 372 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/new-research/" rel="category tag">New Research</a> </span> 373 374 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2026-04-01T09:09:00+02:00"> 375 01/04/2026 </time> 376 377 378 </div> 379 380 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/new-research-on-financing-peace-negotiations/">New Research on Financing Peace Negotiations</a></h2> 381 382 <div class="entry-content"> 383 <p>While negotiation and mediation are central to resolving conflicts, one question often gets overlooked: Does it matter who pays for peace? In a new paper, titled ‘Financing Peace Negotiations’, Neil Ferguson, Lea Ellmanns, Corinne von Burg, Philipp Lustenberger, and Tilman Brück examine how peace negotiations are funded, and how this shapes processes and outcomes. Drawing […]</p> 384 </div> 385 386 <a href="https://isdc.org/new-research-on-financing-peace-negotiations/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 387 Read More </a> 388</article> 389<article id="post-6220" class="entry"> 390 <div class="entry-meta"> 391 392 <span> 393 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/call-for-papers/" rel="category tag">Call for Papers</a>, <a href="https://isdc.org/category/conferences/" rel="category tag">Conferences</a> </span> 394 395 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2026-03-25T09:32:32+01:00"> 396 25/03/2026 </time> 397 398 399 </div> 400 401 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/call-for-papers-and-sessions-12th-lik-conference/">Call for Papers and Sessions: 12th LiK Conference</a></h2> 402 403 <div class="entry-content"> 404 <p>12th Annual Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference 07-08 October 2026 This year will mark the 12th anniversary of the series of âLife in Kyrgyzstanâ Conferences held in Bishkek! This yearâs conference will once again be convened by the University of Central Asiaâs (UCA) Institute of Public Policy and Administration, the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental […]</p> 405 </div> 406 407 <a href="https://isdc.org/call-for-papers-and-sessions-12th-lik-conference/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-trans
407parent"> 408 Read More </a> 409</article> 410<article id="post-6210" class="entry"> 411 <div class="entry-meta"> 412 413 <span> 414 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/new-research/" rel="category tag">New Research</a>, <a href="https://isdc.org/category/our-research/" rel="category tag">Our Research</a> </span> 415 416 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2026-02-17T14:41:29+01:00"> 417 17/02/2026 </time> 418 419 420 </div> 421 422 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/new-paper-covid-19-and-food-security/">New Paper: COVID-19 and Food Security</a></h2> 423 424 <div class="entry-content"> 425 <p>Using large-scale phone survey data collected throughout 2021 in four African countries (Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and Mozambique), this paper examines the impact of COVID-19 exposure on food security. The authors, including ISDC’s Damier Esenaliev, Ghassan Baliki, Wolfgang Stojetz, and Tilman Brück, introduce a micro-level measure of ‘COVID-19 exposure’ and use a heteroskedasticity-based IV method […]</p> 426 </div> 427 428 <a href="https://isdc.org/new-paper-covid-19-and-food-security/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 429 Read More </a> 430</article> 431<article id="post-6205" class="entry"> 432 <div class="entry-meta"> 433 434 <span> 435 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/new-research/" rel="category tag">New Research</a>, <a href="https://isdc.org/category/our-research/" rel="category tag">Our Research</a> </span> 436 437 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2026-02-16T14:37:06+01:00"> 438 16/02/2026 </time> 439 440 441 </div> 442 443 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/new-paper-on-climate-conflict-and-food-security/">New Paper on Climate, Conflict, and Food Security</a></h2> 444 445 <div class="entry-content"> 446 <p>Climate and conflict crises are increasingly occurring together, creating compounded risks for household food security. In this newly released paper, authors Mahlet Degefu Awoke and Tilman Brück synthesize evidence from 37 studies published from 2020 to 2025 on the effects of climate crises (such as drought, storms, or floods), violent conflict (such as war and […]</p> 447 </div> 448 449 <a href="https://isdc.org/new-paper-on-climate-conflict-and-food-security/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 450 Read More </a> 451</article> 452<article id="post-6192" class="entry"> 453 <div class="entry-meta"> 454 455 <span> 456 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/call-for-papers/" rel="category tag">Call for Papers</a>, <a href="https://isdc.org/category/conferences/" rel="category tag">Conferences</a> </span> 457 458 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2026-01-29T10:03:05+01:00"> 459 29/01/2026 </time> 460 461 462 </div> 463 464 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/call-for-papers-fragile-lives-2026/">Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2026</a></h2> 465 466 <div class="entry-content"> 467 <p>30 September – 1 October 2026 in Berlin, Germany Fragile Lives convenes international experts from academia, policy, and practice on the use of rigorous evidence to study the drivers, dynamics, and impacts of pol
467y-crises. The conference focuses on lives and livelihoods shaped by crises such as violent conflict, humanitarian emergencies, and the climate crisis. Fragile […]</p> 468 </div> 469 470 <a href="https://isdc.org/call-for-papers-fragile-lives-2026/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 471 Read More </a> 472</article> 473<article id="post-6178" class="entry"> 474 <div class="entry-meta"> 475 476 <span> 477 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/our-research/" rel="category tag">Our Research</a>, <a href="https://isdc.org/category/publications/" rel="category tag">Publications</a> </span> 478 479 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2025-12-19T10:54:22+01:00"> 480 19/12/2025 </time> 481 482 483 </div> 484 485 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/polycrises-impact-social-safety-nets-in-nigeria/">Polycrises Impact Social Safety Nets in Nigeria</a></h2> 486 487 <div class="entry-content"> 488 <p>The journal article ‘Shocking social safety: Evidence from violence and drought in North-East Nigeria‘ has been published in Food Policy. This paper, authored by Wolfgang Stojetz, Piero Ronzani, Jeanne Pinay, Marco dâErrico, and Tilman Brück, brings new empirical evidence on how overlapping shocks affect householdsâ social safety nets. Armed conflict and climate-related stressors â such […]</p> 489 </div> 490 491 <a href="https://isdc.org/polycrises-impact-social-safety-nets-in-nigeria/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 492 Read More </a> 493</article> 494<article id="post-6171" class="entry"> 495 <div class="entry-meta"> 496 497 <span> 498 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/new-research/" rel="category tag">New Research</a> </span> 499 500 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2025-12-05T17:17:18+01:00"> 501 05/12/2025 </time> 502 503 504 </div> 505 506 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/new-working-paper-on-sme-support-impact-in-tunisia-and-somalia/">New Working Paper on SME Support Impact in Tunisia and Somalia</a></h2> 507 508 <div class="entry-content"> 509 <p>An increasing proportion of the worldâs poor live in fragile states, and efforts to build economic and social stability increasingly focus on those settings. Thus, understanding whether, to what extent, and how these efforts achieve their goals, remains important. In our impact assessment of SPARK’s LEAD 2 program in Somalia and Tunisia, Neil Ferguson and […]</p> 510 </div> 511 512 <a href="https://isdc.org/new-working-paper-on-sme-support-impact-in-tunisia-and-somalia/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 513 Read More </a> 514</article> 515<article id="post-5925" class="entry"> 516 <div class="entry-meta"> 517 518 <span> 519 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/conferences/" rel="category tag">Conferences</a> </span> 520 521 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2025-10-21T15:53:30+02:00"> 522 21/10/2025 </time> 523 524 525 </div> 526 527 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/this-was-fragile-lives-2025/">This Was Fragile Lives 2025</a></h2> 528 529 <div class="entry-content"> 530 <p>Fragile Lives 2025 marked the second edition of an annual expert conference aimed at discussing the role of scientific evidence in shaping policies for fragile and conflict-affected areas. Across 29 sessions and over 70 presentations, 150 participants engaged in rich discussions, debated pressing issues, and forged new research and policy ideasâestablishing valuable collaborations along the way. […]</p> 531 </div> 532 533 <a href="https://isdc.org/this-was-fragile-lives-2025/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 534 Read More </a> 535</article> 536<article id="post-5917" class="entry"> 537 <div class="entry-meta"> 538 539 <span> 540 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/call-for-applications/" rel="category tag">Call for Applications</a>, <a href="https://isdc.org/category/workshops/" rel="category tag">Workshops & Seminars</a> </span> 541 542 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2025-09-21T07:50:22+02:00"> 543 21/09/2025 </time> 544 545 546 </div> 547 548 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/call-for-participation-lik-data-users-workshop-2/">Call for Participation: LiK Data Users Workshop</a></h2> 549 550 <div class="entry-content"> 551 <p>8 October 2025, 9:00 Kyrgyzstan time, in-Person We are pleased to invite you to the Life in Kyrgyzstan (LiK) Data Users Workshop, taking place in person on 8 October 2025 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.We invite applications from interested individuals who use or would like to use the LiK data to conduct research and analytical work. Participation […]</p> 552 </div> 553 554 <a href="https://isdc.org/call-for-participation-lik-data-users-workshop-2/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-trans
554parent"> 555 Read More </a> 556</article> 557<article id="post-5912" class="entry"> 558 <div class="entry-meta"> 559 560 <span> 561 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/conferences/" rel="category tag">Conferences</a> </span> 562 563 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2025-09-19T13:58:53+02:00"> 564 19/09/2025 </time> 565 566 567 </div> 568 569 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/call-for-registration-11th-annual-life-in-kyrgyzstan-lik-conference/">Call for Registration: 11th Annual Life in Kyrgyzstan (LiK) Conference</a></h2> 570 571 <div class="entry-content"> 572 <p>We are pleased to invite you to the 11th Annual âLife in Kyrgyzstanâ (LiK) Conference, taking place on 10-11 October 2025 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. This year marks the 11th anniversary of the conference series. The Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference is an established annual event that brings together national and international experts from academia, government, development agencies, NGOs, media, […]</p> 573 </div> 574 575 <a href="https://isdc.org/call-for-registration-11th-annual-life-in-kyrgyzstan-lik-conference/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 576 Read More </a> 577</article> 578<article id="post-5869" class="entry"> 579 <div class="entry-meta"> 580 581 <span> 582 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/call-for-papers/" rel="category tag">Call for Papers</a> </span> 583 584 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2025-08-27T07:56:29+02:00"> 585 27/08/2025 </time> 586 587 588 </div> 589 590 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/call-for-papers-measuring-peacebuilding-effects/">Call for Papers: Measuring Peacebuilding Effects</a></h2> 591 592 <div class="entry-content"> 593 <p>Rigorously measuring the effects of peacebuilding approaches This Special Issue of the Journal of Development Effectiveness will bring together rigorous, innovative research on peacebuilding interventions, their effectiveness, how they work, which types offer the greatest return on investment, and which types might not perform as anticipated. In particular, the Special Issue welcomes submissions that seek […]</p> 594 </div> 595 596 <a href="https://isdc.org/call-for-papers-measuring-peacebuilding-effects/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 597 Read More </a> 598</article> 599<article id="post-5282" class="entry"> 600 <div class="entry-meta"> 601 602 <span> 603 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/workshops/" rel="category tag">Workshops & Seminars</a> </span> 604 605 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2025-06-23T13:39:06+02:00"> 606 23/06/2025 </time> 607 608 609 </div> 610 611 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/upcoming-webinar-learning-from-failure/">Upcoming Webinar: Learning from Failure</a></h2> 612 613 <div class="entry-content"> 614 <p>What should we do when projects fail? To gloss over mistakes can be enticing. There is an incentive to ignore mistakes, especially when the political or social context is regards economic development cooperation sceptically. Despite that, there is large potential to increase effectiveness through open anal
614ysis. In this webinar, BRAC Europe and ISDC present possibilities […]</p> 615 </div> 616 617 <a href="https://isdc.org/upcoming-webinar-learning-from-failure/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 618 Read More </a> 619</article> 620<article id="post-5278" class="entry"> 621 <div class="entry-meta"> 622 623 <span> 624 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/conferences/" rel="category tag">Conferences</a> </span> 625 626 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2025-06-19T15:10:44+02:00"> 627 19/06/2025 </time> 628 629 630 </div> 631 632 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/registration-open-fragile-lives-2025/">Registration Open: Fragile Lives 2025</a></h2> 633 634 <div class="entry-content"> 635 <p>Fragile Lives 2025 is the second edition of an annual international expert conference focused on using rigorous, scientific evidence to inform policy interventions in fragile, conflict-affected, and underdeveloped settings. This yearâs central theme is: Gender, Institutions, Fragility We will review the role of gender and institutions in the formation, functioning and impacts of fragility, insecurity, […]</p> 636 </div> 637 638 <a href="https://isdc.org/registration-open-fragile-lives-2025/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 639 Read More </a> 640</article> 641<article id="post-5189" class="entry"> 642 <div class="entry-meta"> 643 644 <span> 645 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/new-research/" rel="category tag">New Research</a> </span> 646 647 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2025-06-04T10:30:32+02:00"> 648 04/06/2025 </time> 649 650 651 </div> 652 653 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/special-feature-on-trust-and-development-in-conflict-affected-countries-published-in-the-journal-of-development-economics/">Special Feature on trust and development in conflict-affected countries published in the Journal of Development Economics</a></h2> 654 655 <div class="entry-content"> 656 <p>Guest co-editors: Andrew Foster, Philip Verwimp, Patricia Justino and Tilman Brück We are happy to announce that the Journal of Development Economics has just published a special feature on the topic of trust, development and conflict. While world events, on a daily basis, show us the saliency of this topic, few observers capture the depth […]</p> 657 </div> 658 659 <a href="https://isdc.org/special-feature-on-trust-and-development-in-conflict-affected-countries-published-in-the-journal-of-development-economics/" class="btn btn-sm btn-read-more btn-transparent"> 660 Read More </a> 661</article> 662<article id="post-5158" class="entry"> 663 <div class="entry-meta"> 664 665 <span> 666 <a href="https://isdc.org/category/partnerships/" rel="category tag">Partnerships</a> </span> 667 668 <time class="entry-time" datetime="2025-04-02T13:37:49+02:00"> 669 02/04/2025 </time> 670 671 672 </div> 673 674 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://isdc.org/tilman-bruck-becomes-j-pal-invited-researcher/">Tilman Brück becomes J-PAL Invited Researcher</a></h2> 675 676 <div class="entry-content"> 677 <p>ISDC Founder and Director Tilman Brück has been appointed an Invited Researcher at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). J-PAL is a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. 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