Prevention Planning

The Election Cycle as a Planning Tool

Debra analyzes ways that international organizations can engage with the election cycle to make meaningful contributions towards peaceful competitive processes.

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The cycle can serve as a useful tool to identify ways to make meaningful contributions toward peaceful competitive processes.

Case Examples of Prevention in Action

Tonis highlights examples of prevention in action by local authorities, international diplomats, and civil society. Identifying well-placed partners for or drivers of violence prevention is just as important as determining what point of the election cycle to intervene at.

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It's important to design strategies based on the type of violence that is anticipated, the space available for civil society, and the openness to international engagement.

To be effective, prevention needs to be strategic, and match the anticipated problem.

In the last video, you heard about instances where international diplomacy, security force training and coordination, and support to civil society organizations were employed to mitigate election violence.

• What factors should determine the approach international actors take to preventing such violence?

• When might support for CSOs cause harm?