COTE D' IVOIRE SURVEY
In the summer of 2008, Cyrus and I, in partnership with the Ligue Ivoirienne des Droits de l�Homme (LIDHO), conducted a large scale survey project in Cote d�Ivoire on behalf of the Inspection and evaluation Division of the United Nations� Office of International Services (IED-OIOS). The survey's aim was to evaluate local impacts of the United Nations Operation in Cote d�Ivoire (UNOCI) on a number of security as well as socioeconomic and political outcomes. It targeted a nationally representative sample of 1,459 individuals aged 15 years or older, including 1,206 civilians and 253 ex-combatants, all drawn from 68 localities. Sampling was based on geographical stratification of the country into five regions: north, center, west, south, and the city of Abidjan. The sample was designed to generate results generalizable to the entire resident population, and also to permit analysis of the impact of UNOCI's operations in its mandate areas.
Thanks to a research grant from the Folke Bernadotte Academy�a think tank of the Swedish Government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs�we are planning to undertake a follow-up study in 100 communities. The aim of the study is to investigate the patterns and determinants of postwar political participation. In particular, the study�s aims are (i) to ass the role of international actors (including UNOCI�s sections and INGOs) in promoting political participation; and (ii) to assess the role of local actors such as civil society and other grass-root organizations, traditional institutions and structures such as churches, the elders , traditional leaders, men and women societies in postwar political processes.
Click on the links in bold to view working papers and policy reports:
Technical appendix
� Sampling design and technical appendix
Working Paper on ONUCI's Impacts
� "Laying a Foundation for Peace? Micro-Impacts of Peacekeeping in Cote d'Ivoire," (with Cyrus Samii)
--Paper presented at the 105th annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in Toronto, Canada, September 2009.
IED-OIOS Report
� �Laying a Foundation for Peace? A Quantitative Impact Evaluation of the United Nations Mission in Liberia� (with Cyrus Samii). --Final report for a local population survey commissioned by IED-OIOS.
--The results of the study were used in the preparation of the following report to the United Nations General Assembly ( GA report A/63/713)