This six-week training programme on Security, Governance and Rule of Law in fragile states, developed in cooperation with The Hague Institute for Global Justice, focuses on the challenges of state building in fragile and conflict affected areas. It offers an in-depth, multidisciplinary programme focusing on strategies to restore human security, rebuild legitimacy, reconstruct services and foster social cohesion.
Participants will receive lectures from academics and international experts from various fields of practice, including conflict analysis, governance, rule of law promotion, security sector reform and socio-economic recovery.
After successful completion of the course, the participant will receive a certificate of The Hague Academy for Local Governance.
Programme content
The training deals with post-conflict reconstruction of local governance and rule of law in terms of three dimensions-
- Reconstituting legitimacy:
- Post-conflict reconstruction of Governance and Rule of Law
- Accountability and Participation (inclusive policies, social cohesion, traditional leaders, gender, local governance, press)
- Re-establishing security:
- Rebuilding effectiveness:
- Restoring Public Services (intergovernmental structures, PPP, financing mechanisms)
- Social Economic Development (job creation, youth employment, natural resources, food security, social security and ‘decent’ work)
Learning objectives
The course will help to:
- learn about the role of the different institutions – including local government, judiciary and traditional leadership– in restoring security, legitimacy and effectiveness;
- increase your insight in concepts of conflict sensitivity and peace settlement at a local level;
- gain practical experience in applying these concepts and mechanisms in your own local context;
- broaden understanding of (local) security concerns and reflect on effective interventions to mitigate the risk of violent conflict and contribute to peaceful resolution;
- increase understanding of factors in the political economical context that influence performance of state and local institutions.
Eligibility Criteria
Professionals from government agencies, civil society and non-governmental organisations, as well as international institutions, who have been working directly with or on issues related to societies in early transition and fragile and conflict affected areas are eligible to apply for this course.
For more information about this course, visit Security, Governance and Rule of Law.
