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Human Security Gateway
Resources on human security
Research and information database offering electronic and bibliographic resources on human security. Maintained by the Human Security Report Project, Canada.
Published Documents
- In the face of war: examining sexual vulnerabilities of Acholi adolescent girls living in displacement camps in conflict-affected Northern Uganda
- Human Security Gateway, 2012
- Adolescent girls are an overlooked group within conflict-affected populations and their sexual health needs are often neglected. Girls are disproportionately at risk of HIV and other STIs in times of conflict, however the lack of reco...
- Applying the concept of human security to research on the consequences of mining-induced displacement and resettlement
- B. Terminski (ed) / Human Security Gateway, 2012
- The development of international mining projects is one of the most visible consequences of globalisation. But developments in the mining industry are the cause of about 10.3 percent of all displacements in the world. This means that ...
- Displacement caused by the implementation of development projects is the most irreversible form of forced internal migration
- B. Terminski (ed) / Human Security Gateway, 2012
- The consequences of development-induced displacement are the subject of research undertaken by experts from many disciplines. In addition to the specialist theoretical concepts (IRR Model; Colson-Scudder Four Stage Model), and useful ...
- Structures of Peace
- Human Security Gateway, 2011
- Structures of Peace is a new conceptual framework for understanding and describing the factors that create a peaceful society. Derived from an empirical and statistical analysis of the Global Peace Index. Over 300 country data sets we...
- Organized crime and instability in Central Africa: a threat assessment
- T. Leggett / Human Security Gateway, 2011
- Organized crime has not received a lot of attention in Central Africa, for the simple reason that other issues have seemed more pressing. However, as this report argues, much of the ongoing violence is rooted in transnational organize...
- US TV networks broadcast more violence than other countries
- Human Security Gateway, 2010
- This report explores the media coverage, or lack of coverage, of peace and conflict with a special emphasis on news themes that may help to create stable, peaceful societies. The paper states that the concept of peace news coverage is...
- How can community security contribute to Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DRR)processes?
- R. Williams; W. Verkoren; M. Derks / Human Security Gateway, 2009
- Security Sector Reform (SSR) is coming under increasing scrutiny from researchers. Recent studies have sought to determine whether such ‘top-down’ approaches can offer a comprehensive response to communities struggling to ...
- Community security and Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR): aiding the process
- R. Willems; W. Verkoren; M. Derks / Human Security Gateway, 2009
- Local communities can play a crucial role in promoting security and stability in conflict and post-conflict settings. Not only can they complement state programmes but also can effect numerous security initiatives when the state is un...
- What role for NGOs in disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration?
- B. Klem; P. Douma / Human Security Gateway, 2008
- Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) has emerged as a pre-eminent tool for states emerging from intra-state conflict. Much research on the subject has focused on the specifics of ‘DDR design’ and its applica...
