ABSTRACT
The recognition of the international community that conflict, peace, security, and development are closely linked was a dramatic change, which was initiated by the discussions in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide 1994. Since the late 1990s, there has also been a growing body of research analyzing the nexus between conflict, peace, security, and development often referred to as the “conflict-development” or “security-development” nexus. Most of this research can be seen as a response to, or an analysis of, the practitioner debate, or existing research has been reinterpreted in this perspective. Quite a few studies look into causal relationships between issues such as poverty, inequality, and natural resources and the likelihood that these factors cause or exacerbate armed violence. Other research deals with the specific contribution of development cooperation to peacebuilding, often making policy or operational recommendations. And other studies put specific development-relevant themes such as demobilization or security sector reform on the post-conflict agenda.
