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urn:uuid:cbf83d93-4076-47c4-896a-30bd90f179cb 03 01 01 urn:uuid:cbf83d93-4076-47c4-896a-30bd90f179cb 15 9781800647954 06 10.11647/OBP.0311 00 EB E107 10 Creative Commons License 02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 01 01 ‘Fragile States’ in an Unequal World The Role of the g7+ in International Diplomacy and Development Cooperation 1 A01 21 0000-0002-5557-6176 Isabel Rocha de Siqueira 01 eng 00 256 03 04 JC330.2 12 JP 20 people 10 POL011010 B2 Politics and Sociology 20 g7+ 12 JPS 10 POL034000 20 International Diplomacy and Development Cooperation 12 JPSD 10 POL043000 20 conflict-affected states 12 JPWH 10 POL029000 20 find your voice 12 LASD 10 POL041000 20 use your survival skills 20 work with passion 20 decide how much to concede 20 act responsibly 03 00 This is a book about people. ‘Fragile States’ in an Unequal World: The Role of the g7+ in International Diplomacy and Development Cooperation introduces the members of the g7+, a group formed by 20 conflict-affected states: why they came to believe in politics and policy; how they feel about their work, their family and their communities; and what they want to leave behind for the next generations. It is the story of their personal and collective values, their mistakes, and the challenges they faced, and it will resonate with anyone who has tried to organize and work with a group of very different people.This book is also a contribution for those seeking to influence international policy, especially from a disadvantageous position. It explores how to find your voice, use your survival skills, work with passion, decide how much to concede and act responsibly. Together, these lessons illuminate the paths that individual members have walked as they found their own voices, as well as how the g7+ fights to speak collectively. The book ends with a glimpse of the way forward, as Isabel Rocha de Siqueira encourages younger generations to engage with politics and policy generously, with hope for the future.Combining literature and hard facts – along with other elements such as illustrations, cartoon strips and photographs to tell the previously untold stories of public servants in poor, conflict-affected countries, the book offers an original (and very human) micro and macro perspective on the politics of development. It will be of interest to professionals in major development organisations, students and professors in development courses, policymakers, public servants, civil society, activists working for major international NGOs, and journalists who report on the development industry, as well as those with a general interest in international development cooperation, international diplomacy and other related fields. 04 00 Figures and Illustrations ix Foreword xi Acknowledgements xiii Acronyms and Abbreviations xv 1. A Book about People: The Stories of the g7+ 1 Behind the Scenes 7 The Book 11 2. How to Find a Voice: On Being an Accidental Diplomat for the New Deal 15 The Need to Listen 20 Trust is the Most Valuable Currency 24 Be Wary of the Annotated Agenda: Donor Pressures and the Problem of Empty Participation 27 The Search for a Voice 31 Avoid Hoarseness: Trying to Keep Up with SDG 16 38 Have your People in the Room: Seeking UN Observer Status 47 3. How to Use your Survival Skills (to Survive Monitoring and Evaluation): On Patience, Opportunities and Cooperation 57 Find Yourself Something Sacred and Go Beyond Survival: Valuing Peace and Solidarity 60 Have Patience But Be Strategic About It: The Symbolism of Fragile-to-Fragile Cooperation (F2F) 67 Seize and Multiply Opportunities for Yourself and Others: The Paths Towards Greater Equality 76 Make Changes and See Things Through 84 4. How to Work with Passion: On the Value of Doing Things Together 87 Togetherness Is a Value and a Practice: Harnessing Commonalities in Order to Move Forward 91 Living with Frustration but Leaving No-One Behind: Monitoring the SDGs 96 Putting Solidarity into Practice: Conflict Mediation in the Central African Republic 105 Challenges to Passion and Solidarity: Seeking Flexibility in the Face of an Obsession with Templates 113 5. How to Decide Where your Pride Fits: The ‘Fragile States’ Label and the Need for a Unified Front 119 Proud to Start With: Raising the Ownership Flag 124 How to Decide Where your Pride Belongs: Shame and the World of International Experts 130 The Micro and Macro Challenges to Pride: Geopolitical Negotiations and National Priorities 141 What (Then) of Pride? 149 6. How to Act Responsibly: On the Sense of Duty 151 Advocating for Context and Country Leadership on Peace and Development 165 Making Sure Assessments Do Not Become Ends in Themselves 169 Multiplying Impacts: Responsibilities Go Up and Down 171 Strengthening Within: Finding Cohesion with a Diverse Group 176 Engendering Interest and Responsibility in the Next Generations 179 7. The Way Forward 181 The Next Generations 185 Bibliography 189 Videos 197 g7+ Publications 198 ANNEX I: g7+ Statements — A Selection 199 1. 10 April 2010, Dili, Timor-Leste 199 2. Port-au-Prince 203 3. Lomé 204 4. Kabul 205 5. Lisbon 207 ANNEX II: Fragility Spectrum 209 ANNEX III: g7+ Fragility Assessments 211 ANNEX IV: Chronology of g7+’s Main Events Since 2010 213 ANNEX V: 2030 Agenda: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 215 ANNEX VI: 20 Targets Chosen in a 2016 Technical Meeting 217 ANNEX VII: g7+ Statement of Solidarity and Cooperation: ‘A call for concerted support in our efforts to curb COVID-19’ (March 2020) 221 Index 225 20 00 Open Access Open Book Publishers 01 Open Book Publishers Cambridge, UK 04 01 20221026 13 15 9781800647947 09 Open Book Publishers 02 Publisher's website: web shop https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0311 99 01 09 Open Book Publishers 29 Publisher's website: download the title https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0311.pdf 99 01