Features of conflict sensitivity implementation mechanisms’ in the public sector projects

• Main Author: T. V. Маматоvа
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Grani 2017-08-01
• Series: Aspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ
• Subjects: проект місцевого розвитку; конфлікт-сенситивний проектний/програмний менеджмент; проектний цикл; управління проектами
• Online Access: https://aspects.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/327

It has been found in the study that potential conflicts are natural for public sector projects. Among the factors, that predetermine it, one can distinguish the following: the opposite to the processes of making changes; competition of participants during the allocation of project resources; different opportunities to access the project product; insufficient consideration of interested parties’ interests; context conflicts; directing the project to resolve the conflict in the territory; unsuccessful selection of the project team. Consequently, the article deals with the issues related to the definition of the peculiarities of the «conflict sensitivity» implementation mechanisms in the public sector projects. This topic has not been studied thoroughly in the specialized publications on public administration in Ukraine. Definitions of main related categories of the «conflict sensitivity» domain based on Conflict Sensitivity Consortium guidelines have been described in the study: «conflict sensitivity», «conflict», «conflict analysis», «conflict sensitivity analysis». The main ideas on the peculiarities of conflict-sensitive project / program management implementation mechanisms in the context of ensuring the success of local development projects by the integration of «conflict sensitivity» into all three phases of the project cycle, under which the intervention is implemented, are as follows: conflict-sensitive planning; conflict-sensitive implementation; conflict-sensitive monitoring and evaluation. The example of the conflict-sensitive project management use is: EUNPACK international project «Good intentions, mixed results – A conflict sensitive understanding of the EU comprehensive approach to conflict and crisis mechanisms», which aims to develop recommendations on the improvement of the EU crises response mechanisms by the increase of their sensitivity to conflict and context. As a result, prospects for further research have been defined. As the mechanisms of implementation of the «conflict sensitivity» in public sector projects have been poorly researched in Ukraine and taking into account the significant level of conflict in the environment, where local development projects are implemented, the need for further scientific research in this subject area has been proven. In particular, the scientific substantiation of the mechanisms of Ukrainian local development projects’ managers and teams competence improvement has been described in the sphere of conflict-sensitive project / program management’s implementation.