Adding Up to Peace: The Cumulative Impacts of Peace Initiatives

How do numerous peace efforts add up to produce progress towards peace over time? This book examines, how multiple peace efforts in the same conflict zone have cumulative impacts, and how they “add up”—or don’t add up—to producing significant progress towards larger societal-level peace. The findings are a product of sixteen case studies conducted between 2007 and 2012, gathering the perceptions of both local and international stakeholders. It identifies how cumulative impacts in peace practice operate at all levels, in order to provide practical lessons that would assist policymakers, donors and practitioners to develop more effective strategies for greater progress towards peace. The suggestions provided for stronger practices are derived not only from the cumulative cases but also from almost fifteen years of Reflecting on Peace Practice lessons.