Measuring Progress in Conflict Environments (MPICE)

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(MPICE)(MPICE)


Overview

Purpose of MPICE

Organization of MPICE

Sample of Human Rights Metrics


Purpose of MPICE: Measuring Conflict

Transformation

Conflict Drivers Motivations and means

for violent conflict

Institutional PerformanceCapacity of indigenous institutions to resolve or overcome conflict

peacefully


Organization of MPICE

MPICE is divided into five sectors or end states:

Safe and Secure EnvironmentPolitical Moderation & Stable

GovernanceRule of LawSustainable EconomySocial Well Being


Organization of MPICE Goal: A higher-order objective that an intervention is intended to achieve. (50)

Indicator: Variable that provides a valid means to determine whether the goal is being met. (150)

Measure: Empirical data (quantitative or qualitative) that provide a reliable method of assessing the extent to which an indicator is present or absent. (550)


Data Collection Methodologies

Methodologies are selected because they are best suited to collect the data required for a given measure

Data are collected using one of four methodologies:

Content Analysis (CA) Quantitative Data (QD) Survey and Polling Data (S/PD) Expert Knowledge (EK)


Safe and Secure EnvironmentDrivers of Conflict

GOAL:

Diminish Use of National Security Forces for Political Repression

INDICATOR:

Are security forces used to repress political opposition?

MEASURES:

-Number of arbitrary arrests and disappearances of opposition group members attributed to state security forces (QD)

- Percentage of public who report that they or their family have suffered abuse or excessive use of force by state security forces (S/PD)


Safe and Secure EnvironmentInstitutional Performance

GOAL:

Strengthen Accountability to Legitimate Political Authority

INDICATOR:

Do military and intelligence services respect human rights?

MEASURES:

-Violations of human rights standards are investigated, adjudicated, and punished. (QD)

-Citizens perceive that the military and intelligence services respect human rights. (S/PD)


Rule of LawDrivers of Conflict

GOAL:

Diminish Injustice

INDICATOR:

Is the legal system used as an instrument of repression?

MEASURES:

-Detainees/prisoners are subject to torture or inhumane treatment (by identity group) (EK)

- Percentage of citizens who fear law enforcement agencies will abuse them if arrested. (S/PD)


Rule of LawInstitutional Performance

GOAL:

Respect for Human Rights Strengthened

INDICATOR:

Do civilian government authorities respect human rights?

MEASURES:

-Number of political prisoners. (QD, EK)

-Percentage of prisons and detention centers operating in compliance with international human rights standards (QD, EK)


Political ModerationDrivers of Conflict

GOAL:

Diminish Political Grievances

INDICATOR:

Are atrocities committed against opposition identity groups on a systematic basis?

MEASURES:

-Number of incidents of political violence (e.g. extrajudicial killings, disappearances, destruction of property) (QD)


Political ModerationInstitutional Performance

GOAL:

Strengthen Respect for Minority Rights

INDICATOR:

Do minority groups and disenfranchised populations enjoy guarantees for fundamental civil and political rights?

MEASURES:

-Perception of citizens that it is possible to exercise political and civil rights (Freedom of religion/assembly/press/speech/ association) without fear of retribution (S/PD)

-Percentage of citizens who feel they could file a human rights complaint without suffering reprisal (S/PD)


Selection Process Match your strategic goals to generic MPICE goals

Select indicators that are valid representations of the goals

Identify measures that tap the essence of the indicator in your context

Can the data required actually be collected?

If not, use a different methodology


Tailoring Process

Word the measures you have selected so they conform to the context

In Haiti “violent armed groups” equate to gangs

Identify the level at which the data should be collected (e.g. national, regional, provincial)

Determine how often the data should be collected (monthly, quarterly, annually)

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