This publication by Jason Miklian, Sarah Cechvala (2025) addresses systems analysis, peacebuilding, complexity. It is part of Jason Miklian's broader research program on systems analysis at the University of Oslo.
Key Messages
Systems analysis offers peacebuilding a way to grapple with the complexity of conflict environments.
Taking conceptual stock of systems thinking in peacebuilding clarifies both its contributions and its unrealized potential.
Advancing peacebuilding research requires a forward agenda for applying systems analysis to complex conflict dynamics.
Research Topics
systems analysispeacebuildingcomplexityresearch methodology
Citation
Jason Miklian, Sarah Cechvala. "Systems Analysis and Peacebuilding: A Conceptual Stock-Taking and Forward Research Agenda." Peacebuilding, 2025.
@article{miklian2025_systems_analysis_and_peacebuil,
title = {Systems Analysis and Peacebuilding: A Conceptual Stock-Taking and Forward Research Agenda},
author = {Miklian, Jason and Cechvala, Sarah},
journal = {Peacebuilding},
year = {2025},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21647259.2025.2570908}
}