Publication

This paper features a system of metrics to assist in formulating policy and implementing strategic plans to transform conflict and bring stability to war-torn societies. These metrics provide both a baseline assessment tool for policymakers to diagnose potential obstacles to stabilization prior to an intervention and an instrument for practitioners to track progress from the point of intervention through stabilization and ultimately to a self-sustaining peace. Further, the paper elaborates on the three stages of conflict transformation - imposed stability, assisted stability and self-sustaining peace, and lists advantages and disadvantages of the methodologies chosen for research, namely content analysis, expert opinion, statistical analysis and survey/polling data.