Fragility is a huge challenge for rural development – and a very multifaceted one. Fragile states are lagging especially far behind in achieving the SDGs. In what ways do fragile states inhibit the development of rural regions, and how can these inhibitions be countered? What role can civil society play in overcoming internal or cross-border conflicts?

Articles:

• The strategic dimension of the humanitarian-development gap – conceptual claims and empirical evidence
• State fragility as a development policy challenge
• Rural development in high-risk and fragile contexts
• Breaking the silence- Coping with two conflicting parties in Nepal's rural environment
• CEWARN : pioneering African regional co-operation to anticipate and prevent violent conflicts
• Managing rural recovery - Sri Lanka after the war 
• Protecting schools, teachers, and students from attack