A Working Matrix for Developing an Infrastructure for Peacebuilding

This figure is a working “infrastructure” matrix that outlines four categories of inquiry. Each column in the matrix is integrally linked with the others and cannot be pursued in isolation from the other categories if sustainable processes are to be generated.

The rows across the matrix point out three distinct aspects in developing a more comprehensive approach to peacebuilding. The first poses an initial set of key questions and concerns that are put forward by each column. We can consider the columns as “categories of inquiry” that point us toward a primary point of departure. The second row suggests an initial set of capacities and approaches necessary to answer the questions. The third row provides space for articulating the specific next steps that emerge in response to the questions.