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Civil Conflict, State Capacity & Peace

About This Article This essay explores the impact of state capacity on maintaining peace after civil conflict. This was essay was originally submitted in 2018 as a coursework essay by Nathan Linton, whilst studying a Masters of International Development Practice at Monash University. Nathan was recently the Head of Impact at Oaktree, Australia’s largest youth-led international aid & development organisation. You can find out more about Nathan here. Overview Civil war is the now the predominant form of armed conflict across the world. Paris (2004, p.1) explains that ‘the incidence of civil war has increased substantially over the past 40 years’ with ‘civil wars…account[ing] for 94… Read More »Civil Conflict, State Capacity & Peace

Evaluation and Evidence in Disasters and Humanitarian Crises

About This Article This article was written to explore the quantity and quality of evidence and evaluation in disasters and humanitarian crises and which barriers and solutions could be examined to improve the quality of evidence and evaluations in the setting of disasters or humanitarian crises. This was originally submitted in 2019 as an essay by the author, Nathan Linton, whilst studying a Masters of International Development Practice at Monash University. Nathan has since worked in emergency services at the Country Fire Authority in Victoria, Australia and was the Head of Impact at Oaktree, Australia’s largest youth-led international aid & development organisation. You can find out more about… Read More »Evaluation and Evidence in Disasters and Humanitarian Crises

The PPRR Model in Emergencies & Disasters: Is it Relevant Today?

About This Article This article was written to explore whether the PPRR model, as used extensively in emergency management, is as relevant today as it was when introduced in the 1970s. This was originally submitted in 2019 as a coursework essay by the author, Nathan Linton, whilst studying a Master of International Development Practice at Monash University. Nathan previously worked in the emergency management sector at the Country Fire Authority in Victoria, Australia. You can find out more about Nathan here. Overview The PPRR model or the Prevention, Preparedness, Response & Recovery model, is an approach used in disaster risk reduction and emergency management that outlines the various… Read More »The PPRR Model in Emergencies & Disasters: Is it Relevant Today?

Monitoring & Evaluating the Urban Sustainable Development Target 11.1 ‘Safe and Affordable Housing’ – Progress & Problems

Photo courtesy of Abby0427 Yoga on Unsplash About This Article This paper was written to critically engage with the way progress towards Sustainable Development Target 11.1 ‘Safe and Affordable Housing’ is being and will be evaluated. This paper was written by Nathan Linton whilst studying a Masters of International Development Practice at Monash University in 2019. Nathan was previously the Head of Impact at Oaktree, Australia’s largest youth-led international development organsation. You can find out more about Nathan here. Introduction In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly voted in Resolution 70/1 to endorse the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  The centrepiece of this agenda was… Read More »Monitoring & Evaluating the Urban Sustainable Development Target 11.1 ‘Safe and Affordable Housing’ – Progress & Problems

Youth Participation in International Development – Literature Review

Overview This paper was written to assess and critically engage with the current research and evidence on the impact of youth participation on program outcomes and effectiveness in international development. This literature review was written by Nathan Linton whilst studying for his Masters of International Development Practice in 2018. Nathan was formerly the Head of Impact at Oaktree, Australia’s largest youth-led international aid & development organisation. You can find out more about Nathan here. Introduction In 2007, the World Bank reported that ‘1.5 billion people are aged 12–24 worldwide, 1.3 billion of them in developing countries, the most ever in history’. Douglas et al. (2016,… Read More »Youth Participation in International Development – Literature Review