von Kaltenborn-Stachau, Henriette2017-09-082017-09-082008https://hdl.handle.net/10986/28229The aim of this study is to convince national and multilateral policy makers of the importance of the public sphere concept for democratic governance and strategic post-conflict assistance planning with the objective of positive and sustainable change in current post-conflict assistance policy and practice. The study introduces the conceptual thinking underlying the public sphere framework and, citing evidence from different countries, highlights its relevance and calls for its application in post-conflict environments. For practitioners the study provides a public sphere assessment toolkit and a toolbox for interventions. It also offers concrete examples and recommendations on how to address the specific governance challenges identified through a public sphere analysis in three countries: Timor-Leste, Liberia and Burundi.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABUSEACCOUNTABILITYADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITYADMINISTRATIVE REFORMARMED GROUPSAUTHORITYBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBRAIN DRAINCAPACITY BUILDINGCITIZENCITIZEN ENGAGEMENTCITIZENSCITIZENSHIPCIVIL RIGHTSCIVIL SERVANTCIVIL SERVANTSCIVIL SERVICE REFORMSCIVIL SOCIETIESCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ACTORSCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVESCOMMITTEE MEETINGSCONSTITUENCIESCONSTITUENCYCONSTITUENTCONSTITUENTSCONSTITUTIONCONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISMCORRUPTIONCRIMEDECENTRALIZATIONDECENTRALIZATION PROCESSDECISION MAKINGDECISION-MAKERSDECISION-MAKINGDECISION-MAKING PROCESSDECREESDEMOCRACYDEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCEDEMOCRATIC PROCESSESDISARMAMENTDISSEMINATIONDISTRICTSELECTED OFFICIALSELECTED REPRESENTATIVEELECTED REPRESENTATIVESELECTIONELECTIONSEQUAL PARTICIPATIONETHICSEX-COMBATANTSEXCHANGE OF INFORMATIONEXECUTIVE BRANCHFINANCE MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL SUPPORTFORMAL ECONOMYFREE SPEECHFUNDAMENTAL RIGHTGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE REFORMGOVERNMENT ASSISTANCEGOVERNMENT INFORMATIONGOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONSGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSGOVERNMENT SYSTEMSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN RIGHTHUMAN RIGHTSHUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONSILLITERACYINDEPENDENT MEDIAINFORMAL SECTORINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTEGRITYINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCEINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERNATIONAL MEDIAINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSJOURNALISTSJUDICIAL PROCESSESJUDICIAL REFORMJUDICIARYJUSTICELACK OF COMMUNICATIONLACK OF INFORMATIONLAWSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL STATUSLEGISLATIONLEGISLATIVE ACTSLEGISLATIVE BODYLEGISLATIVE DECISIONSLEGISLATIVE ELECTIONSLEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKLEGISLATIVE PROCESSLEGISLATIVE PROCESSESLEGISLATORSLEGISLATURELEGITIMACYLIBELLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL POPULATIONMANDATESMARKET ECONOMYMEDIA COVERAGEMINISTERMINISTRY OF INFORMATIONMINORITYMONOPOLYNATIONAL BUDGETNATIONAL CAPACITYNATIONAL CONSENSUSNATIONAL DIALOGUENATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL POLICYNATIONAL SECURITYNATIONAL STATENATIONSPARLIAMENTPEACEPEACEKEEPINGPEER PRESSUREPOLICEPOLICY DECISIONSPOLICY ISSUESPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL ACTIONPOLITICAL COMMITMENTPOLITICAL CONTROLPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONSPOLITICAL ISSUESPOLITICAL LANDSCAPEPOLITICAL LEADERSPOLITICAL LEADERSHIPPOLITICAL PARTIESPOLITICAL PROCESSESPOLITICAL SYSTEMPOLITICAL TURMOILPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTYPOLITICAL UNRESTPOLITICAL WILLPOLITICIANSPOOR GOVERNANCEPOST-CONFLICT SETTINGSPRACTITIONERSPRINT MEDIAPROGRESSPUBLIC AFFAIRSPUBLIC BROADCASTINGPUBLIC DEBATEPUBLIC DEMANDPUBLIC DISCOURSEPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC ENGAGEMENTPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC HEARINGSPUBLIC INFORMATIONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC OPINIONPUBLIC OPINIONSPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC PRESSUREPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPHEREPUBLIC SUPPORTPUBLIC SYSTEMRADIORADIO STATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTIONREFUGEEREFUGEESREGULATORY BODYREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSRELIGIOUS GROUPSRELIGIOUS LEADERSREMEDYREPRESSIONRESPECTRULE OF LAWRURAL AREASRURAL POPULATIONSSECURITY POLICYSERVICE DELIVERYSEXSOCIAL MOVEMENTSSTATE ASSETSSTATE FUNCTIONSSTATE FUNDINGSTATE INSTITUTIONSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTECHNICAL CAPACITYTECHNICAL TRAININGTELEVISIONTRANSPARENCYTRAUMATREATIESTREATYTVVICTIMSVIOLENCEVOTINGVOTING RECORDSWARWARFAREWARSWORKING CONDITIONSYOUTHWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/28229