Publications by Sarah Bressan

• Report 08 Jul 2024

  How Do We Know What Works in Preventing Violent Extremism?

  By Sarah Bressan, Sophie Ebbecke, Lotta Rahlf
  Gathering evidence on 14 countries, this report surveys the state of the field of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), focusing on how evaluation practices can be improved to drive P/CVE forward.…
• Study 12 Oct 2023

  Whose Bright Idea Was That?

  By Sarah Bressan, Wade Hoxtell
  How do think tankers know if they are making a difference? The short answer: most don't, even though many think tanks are doing more to try to measure their effectiveness and impact. We propose a framework that can help organizations like ours better assess and perhaps even improve their work.…
• Evaluation report 17 Feb 2023

  Evaluation of the Policy on WFP’s Role in Peacebuilding in Transition Settings

  By Julia Steets, Claudia Meier, Alexander Gaus, Sarah Bressan, Inji El Bakry, Steffen Eckhard, Jan Kemper, Elena Leuschner
  What effects that did the World Food Programme's projects have on conflict and peace dynamics? How relevant were their policy implementation measures? What factors enabled or hindered their impact? An evaluation from 2012 to 2021.…
• Study 01 Sep 2021

  Evaluating P/CVE: Institutional Structures in International Comparison

  By Asena Baykal, Sarah Bressan, Julia Friedrich, Giulia Pasquali, Philipp Rotmann, Marie Wagner
  Preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) is an emerging field with a wealth of experience but few proven recipes for success. Do we know if existing measures are effective?…