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Integrity’s conflict specialist, James Khalil PhD, has recently had two articles published in Small Wars Journal. The first reflects upon the validity of the opinion polling data relied upon by key policy makers in Afghanistan, from organisations such as NATO, USAID, DFID, various UN bodies, and numerous NGOs.

The Validity of Opinion Polling in Afghanistan

The second is a critique of the evidence used to support the commonly-held belief that modern day insurgency is distinct from Cold War manifestations. It is concluded that, at best, accounts that stress the distinction between ‘new wars’ and their ‘classical’ predecessors obscure variations between cases irrespective of the era. At worst, through tending to focus upon only a limited number of examples such as Afghanistan and Iraq they may identify ‘contemporary traits’ that actually do not reflect the wider reality. 

New Wars Revisited:Testing Assertions about the Evolving Enemy

Access to justice for women in conflict-affected countries is a key issue in current peace building and development initiatives. In order to develop a database of indicators to assess change in this area the Department for International Development (DFID) is supporting an evaluation Integrity will undertake for ActionAid International to draw out lessons learned from its Access to Justice for Women programme.

The Integrity team will visit each of the four implementation countries, Somaliland, Liberia, Sierra Leone and (in partnership with Women for Women International) Nigeria, to interview key stakeholders and make recommendations for future programming.

Posted by Martine Zeuthen, Head of Programme Design and Evaluation

Communicating the results of their research is a key priority for most research organisations and a significant challenge. Integrity Research and Consultancy has recently been assigned by Mendizabal Ltd to participate in evaluating research communication capacity-building initiatives by both the Overseas Development Institute and International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP). The work entails interviews with key partners and a summary report addressing key challenges in building the communication capacity of research organizations in developing countries.

Posted by Martine Zeuthen, Head of Programme Design and Evaluation