Assessing the United States Institute of Peace Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by the U.S. Congress. The goals of the USIP are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts; promote post-conflict stability and development; and to increase conflict management capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide. One way the USIP meets those goals is through the Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace, which awards Senior Fellowships to outstanding scholars, policymakers, journalists, and other professionals from around the world to conduct research at the USIP. The Fellowship Program began in 1987, and 253 Fellowships have been awarded through 2007. This book presents a preliminary assessment of the Fellowship Program, and recommends certain steps to improve it, including more rigorous and systematic monitoring and evaluation of the Fellowship in the future. The committee also makes several recommendations intended to help USIP gain further knowledge about the perceptions of the Fellowships in the wider expert community. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 Characteristics of Applicants, Fellows, and Research Topics Chapter 3 Views of Former Fellows Chapter 4 Perceptions of the Peace and Security Community Chapter 5 Recommendations for Next Steps Bibliography Appendix A Committee Members Appendix B Survey of Former Fellows Appendix C Survey of Peace and Security Experts Appendix D Top Foreign Policy Problems Identified by Chicago Council on Foreign Relations Interviews with Foreign Policy Leaders, 19862002