Conflict Sensitivity in Domestic Resource Mobilisation - A REFLECTION NOTE

The interests of citizens and the state may be in conflict; opposition 10 Further reading movements may challenge the legitimacy of the state, up to the point of total rejection of abusive states; citizen-state relationships may be mediated in complex ways by informal/customary leaders and civil society. [...] Military, intelligence, police, and justice services may be either under-resourced, corrupted, and contested in conflicts; or hugely 2 Conflict Sensitivity in Domestic Resource Mobilisation Reflection Note - May 2023 3 DRM and Peace overfunded at the expense of other basic services, with resources often used for The role of tax in supporting peace comes as part of creating a credible social violen. [...] Women are more likely to be working in the informal economy in conflict- the war and reconstruction, a factor in falling class and gender inequality in post- affected countries, which is vulnerable to unofficial taxes.9 Conflicts have different war Europe.21 In situations of non-violent or latent conflict, a process of dialogue effects on the ‘private’ sphere to which many women are linked by dome. [...] A newly elected government was able to redesign the VAT proposal it provokes a (violent) reassertion of gender divisions and male dominance.12 The and reintroduce it later in a way more satisfactory to citizens.23 onward effects of this on tax policy aren’t well-studied, but a greater public role typically means more influence over taxes, and ability to pay and benefit from them. [...] Publications/Publication/?x=5144 18 Church and Crawford, 2018, ‘Green Conflict Minerals: The fuels of conflict in the transition to a low carbon economy’, International Institute for Sustainable Development, 19 Owen et al., 2022, ‘Fast track to failure? Energy transition minerals and the future of consultation and consent’,.