Preventing Violence: Community-based Approaches to Early Warning and Early Response

Author(s): Steven Leach
Editor(s): Owen Frazer
Series: CSS Mediation Resources
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Place: Zurich

Community-based early warning and early response (EWER) systems are locally-rooted initiatives designed to prevent violence and transform conflict through an inclusive, participatory process, built on a foundation of consensus. With chapters on structure, indicators, monitoring and response, this publication offers an accessible overview of the current knowledge and learning about community-based EWER systems. It should be of interest to anyone interested in local approaches to violence prevention and conflict transformation.

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Series: CSS Mediation Resources