This paper provides insights for World Bank staff to support a stronger understanding of the challenges, opportunities …, and entry points to mainstreaming citizen engagement in fragility,conflict, and violence (FCV) contexts. It does not …). The paper builds on the analysis conducted for the World Bank's flagship report Opening the Black Box: The Contextual …

The report discusses how challenging it is for the World Bank Group to provide assistance when middle-income countries … experience situations of fragility, conflict, and violence. The government may have its own views on how and when to tackle the … long-term development challenges, including early engagement and a sustained presence in conflict-affected areas, as well …