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The Pillars of Peace

Steve Killelea, Executive Chairman

Institute for Economics and Peace

Vienna, Austria

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Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)

“The Institute for Economics and Peace is an independent, not-

for-profit, research institute dedicated to building a greater

understanding of the key drivers and measures of peace and to

identifying the economic benefits that increased peacefulness

can deliver”

Sydney, New York

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Many Unprecedented Challenges Facing

Humanity

Challenges are global, urgent and require unparalleled co-operation

Peace is the prerequisite for solving these problems

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Defining and Measuring Peace

Negative peace Measures

Crime

Suppression

Military

War

Positive peace Derived through

statistical analysis of

datasets, indices

and attitudes with

the GPI

The perfect state would have no Police, Jails or Crime

GPI

Positive Peace Index

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The Pillars of Peace:

“The attitudes, institutions and

structures that help encourage and

sustain a peaceful society”

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The Pillars of Peace The attitudes, institutions and structures that sustain a peaceful society

Analysed over 4,700 variables covering:

Macro-economy;

Social relations and attitudes;

Economic and social development;

Economic and social integration;

The functioning and structure of government.

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The Pillars of Peace The attitudes, institutions and structures that sustain a peaceful society

Free Flow of Information

Peace & Resilience

Good Relations

with Neighbours

Acceptance of the Rights

of Others

Equitable Distribution

of Resources

Sound business

environment

Well functioning government

A High-Level of Human

Capital

Low-Levels of

Corruption

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A Sound Business Environment The most peaceful countries consistently tended to have lower

levels of inflation.

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Equitable Distribution of Resources Where the level of inequality in human development is lower,

nations tend to be more peaceful.

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Acceptance of the Rights of Others

States which are more accepting tend to be more peaceful.

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Good Relations with Neighbours More peaceful countries tended to have better regional

relationships and a higher level of integration.

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A High-Level of Human Capital Those countries with better education outcomes tended to be

more peaceful.

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Free-Flow of Information Countries where access, production and the dissemination of

information was better tended to be more peaceful.

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Low-Levels of Corruption The most peaceful regions, tended to be the least corrupt.

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Peaceful Societies are more Resilient

Pillars of Peace Operate as a System

Pillars of Peace are statistically

associated with:

Strong Business Environments

Gender Equality

Transparency

Better personal Relations

Optimum Environment for

Human Potential to Flourish

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Weaker Pillar

Stronger Pillar

Weaker pillars =

higher declines in

peace over time.

Stronger pillars =

lower declines in

peace over time.

The Pillars of Peace and Resilience

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The Positive Peace Index

Derived through Statistical analysis of datasets, indices and

attitudes with the Global Peace Index.

Describes the strength of the Pillars of Peace in a nation.

Measuring the strength of the Pillars

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Positive Peace Index Indicators

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Positive Peace Index 2013

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Weak Pillars = Greater Vulnerability

Big fallers with

positive peace

deficits in 2008:

Syria

Rwanda

Madagascar

Egypt

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Peace, MDGs and Development

Iraq

Haiti

Guinea-Bissau

Montenegro Liberia

Kenya Burundi

Papua New Guinea

Ukraine Tanzania

Zimbabwe

Gabon

Somalia

Central African Republic

Democratic Republic of the

Congo Cote d'Ivoire

Afghanistan

Libya

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Developing nations with stronger pillars have

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