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The Knowledge Hub is your comprehensive pool of resources on civilian crisis management. It offers policy and research papers, analyses, reports, recommendations as well as media files and links to relevant other websites or platforms. The CoE is constantly expanding the scope of resources and welcomes suggestions for inclusion of specific resources through the upload centre.

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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    List of Publishers on Civilian Crisis Management

    This list comprises a variety of institutions publishing research on or relevant to civilian CSDP. These include research articles from academia including several academic journals, some of which will be behind a paywall while some articles will be open-access. There are also several think tanks publishing reports, analysis, and policy recommendations and which frequently write about civilian CSDP and connected topics. Resources specifically covering WPS are included, though the topic may be discussed in the other sources as well.
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    • Career Path Development

    Incorporating Secondment Experience in National Performance Evaluation Systems

    This report presents the findings of focus group discussions with CoE members on the incorporation of secondment experience in national performance evaluation systems. The report concludes with some reflections by CoE experts on the problem at hand and the way forward.
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    • Civilian CSDP Compact

    Informal NIP Clusters – FAQs

    This FAQ document is designed to provide some more information on what exactly the informal NIP Clusters are, how they will work, and what EU Member States participation may look like. You will find information on 27 questions about NIP clusters such as "Who are co-chairs of Clusters, and what are their tasks?" or "How often will the Clusters meet and are the meetings supposed to be in person or online?"
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    • Civilian CSDP Compact

    Framework Paper on Informal NIP Clusters

    This paper outlines the system of informal National Implementation Plan clusters (NIP clusters) as developed by the CoE in close cooperation with the EEAS (SecDefPol.1) following the Annual Conference on Civilian Capabilities (ACCC) held on 25 April 2024.
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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    Report from the 2024 CoE Civilian CSDP Summer Forum

    This document serves as the report from the CoE's Civilian CSDP Summer Forum that took place on 4/5 June 2024 in Brussels, under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The topic of CoE’s fifth Civilian CSDP Forum was: “The EU’s Integrated Approach: Opportunities for Civilian CSDP”. The report can be used by EU Member States as well as the EEAS to inform their further discussions – and eventual decision-making.
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    • Training

    EU Policy on Training for CSDP (2024)

    The EU Policy on CSDP Training outlines the purpose of CSDP training, which is to enable the effective implementation of CSDP mandates by providing qualified staff for all CSDP-relevant positions. It sets out the principles and processes of CSDP training and the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders, including Member States, the EEAS and the ESDC.
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    • Evaluation

    Cycle of Workshops on the Impact of Civilian CSDP Missions

    This report presents the mains findings from two workshops jointly organised by the CoE and PCM.1 on the impact evaluation of civilian CSDP missions. The aim of the workshops was to draw on the expertise of evaluation specialists and to inform Member States about the next steps in the development of the evaluation methodology by PCM.1.
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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    Strategy for International Civilian Crisis Management and Peace Promotion 2024–2028

    This strategy is a part of the governance of Sweden’s collective development, foreign and security policy. The strategy describes which objectives activities will contribute to and how. It also points out secondments of experts in general as well as CSDP with its missions as priorities.
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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    Strengthening Civilian CSDP through Enhanced Application of the EU’s Integrated Approach

    The baseline document for the CoE’s Civilian CSDP Summer Forum 2024 provides an overview of the different actors involved in the EU Integrated Approach and illustrates good practices and current challenges with a view to the implementation of the Integrated Approach. The document examines all levels of integration - the national level (Member States), the level of the EU institutions and services, and the actors in theatre (missions and other stakeholders on the ground) - and offers food for thought for areas of improvement in the application of the Integrated Approach.
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    • Career Path Development

    Getting the Most out of Civilian Crisis Management Secondments – Findings and Recommendations for Experts and their Home Agencies

    This Policy Brief is based on CMC´s latest report, which examines seconded experts’ perceptions and experiences of how their home agencies view civilian crisis management secondments, and whether they have been able to make use of knowledge gained during their secondment.
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