Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity

Since 2005, the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity, established at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars by then Director Howard Wolpe, promotes holistic and sustainable approaches to international conflict resolution, prevention and post-conflict recovery. Read more.

The Latest from the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity

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Women’s Leadership in Post-Conflict Liberia: My Journey A Book Launch

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May 30, 2012 // 10:00am12:00pm
Women’s Leadership in Post-Conflict Liberia: My Journey book launch with Author Olubanke King-Akerele, former Minister of Foreign Affairs in Liberia and Special Keynote Address from Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf via video-conference. more

Trade and Development in Africa: Congressional Study Trip to Ghana and Liberia

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Apr 26, 2012
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Wilson Center) sponsored a congressional study trip to Ghana and Liberia from March 20 to March 26, 2011. It was organized by Wilson Center on the Hill and the Africa Program at the Wilson Center. This trip was funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. more

Empowering Local Peacebuilders: Strategies for Effective Engagement of Local Actors in Peace Operations

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Apr 19, 2012
This USIP publication features, "Getting the Right People in the Room: The Burundi Leadership Training Program" by Howard Wolpe and Africa Program Director, Steve McDonald. more

Moving Targets: Youth Priorities and the Policy Response in War and Post-War Africa

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Apr 16, 2012
Unprecedented numbers of young people in weak and war-torn African nations, in short, tend to be characterized by the gap between what most youth need and what governments and international donors think they need, not to mention what they actually get. more
Webcast

Youth in War and Post-War Africa: Priorities and Policies

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April 17, 2012 // 9:00am12:30pm
In war and post-war Africa, youth populations are colossal and most governments are weak. Most international observers do not realize that African youth are faced with a daunting irony: that while they are demographically dominant, many if not most of them feel like and act as if they are members of an outcast minority. more
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  • Steve McDonald // Director, Africa Program and Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
  • Mame Khady Diouf // Program Associate, Africa Program and the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
  • Aly Lyons // Program Assistant