This isn't a comprehensive analysis. In my own experience, I noticed the changes that occurred during the reorganization in 2008 at Foreign Affairs. I should say that I became aware of them because I was part of an organization that was applying for funding.
This organization had applied for funding before, and we became aware that the money that previously had been earmarked for women, peace, and security was no longer earmarked in this way. We were competing with people working on several different areas. In fact, we were encouraged to work with someone who worked with children and armed conflict, and to submit a joint project, which we did.
That's when it became clear to me. We noticed that the people we had worked with before were not there anymore and that their positions were not being filled by other people. The positions were going away.