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Security and access to justice are key requirements for a peaceful, democratic society and sustained social and economic development. This paper draws on the findings of Initiative for Peacebuilding (IfP) research activities undertaken in Brussels and in ten countries (Afghanistan, Albania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Timor Leste and Ukraine) to give an overview of the challenges faced by EU actors in understanding and using participatory approaches and to suggest steps that EU institutions can take to overcome them.