ABSTRACT
The Systemic Peacebuilding Assessment (SPA) uses the structural, attitudinal, and transactional (SAT) domains to focus attention on the most critical aspects of a social system without compromising the usefulness of the analysis. The SPA marks a fundamental change from conflict sensitivity because it aims at producing analysis of a social context that is both systemic and holistic. In addition, an SPA is relevant to contexts such as addressing persistent poverty and underdevelopment in a country like Tanzania, where violent conflict is not the primary concern. It marks a fundamental change from conflict sensitivity because it aims at producing analysis of a social context that is both systemic and holistic. The SPA's analysis of the transactional domain is probably its biggest departure from traditional assessment instruments. The Peace and Conflict Impact Analysis (PCIA) is intended to help peacebuilders understand the potential impact of a conflict on their programming as well as the potential impact of their programming on the conflict.
