Conflict

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A comparative anaysis of fragility indices: ( J. F. Mata;S. Ziaja / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI) , 2011); Although the understanding of the security threats posed by fragile states is still highly hypothetical and merits further investigation, fragile states are often considered an ideal breeding ground f...
How can the security sector in Honduras be best supported?: ( J. Schünemann (ed) / Fride , 2010); The citizens of Honduras have been plagued with insecurity since the 2009 coup d’état which brought to the fore a sustained crisis of security and legitimacy making the political equ...
Towards better quality governance and conflict assessment tools: ( J. Slotin (ed);V. Wyeth (ed);P. Romita (ed) / International Peace Institute , 2010); In the recent past, donor governments and international organizations have come up with frameworks and tools to assess governance, conflict, and fragility. This report argues that these assessment too...
Corruption and governance in the DRC: ( M. Kodi / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa , 2008); In spite of the devastation that has been visited on the DR Congo elections were held in 2006 and at the beginning of 2007, thus putting an end to a long political transition and raising the hopes ...
A guide for investment climate reform in conflict-affected countries: ( R. Krech (ed) / International Finance Corporation , 2009); Most conflicts have strong economic dimensions and are driven by the pursuit of legal or illegal profit. Conflict has wide-reaching negative impacts on people, infrastructure, institutions, markets, a...
Assessing the DRC at 50: ( P.D. Kock / South African Institute of International Affairs, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) , 2010); On 30 June 2010 the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) celebrated 50 years of independence from colonial rule. At 50, the country is torn between competing and contradictory internal forces as it t...
An overview of electoral violence in Africa: ( D. Bekoe (ed) / United States Institute of Peace , 2010); In Africa, conflict and tension during elections are common occurrences - many of these new democracies find it difficult to manage political opposition. The management of the tensions can determine w...
Under what conditions would states delegate governance to others?: ( A.M. Matanock / Center for Global Development, USA , 2009); This paper seeks to investigate why and when states delegate governance functions to others—and why the other agrees to take on the responsibilities. The author seeks to determine the conditi...
Rwanda joint governance assessment report: monitoring progress: ( A. Duncan (ed);G. Williams (ed);T. Sheehy (ed) / Local government of Rwanda , 2008); This report is an assessment of governance in Rwanda and is aimed at establishing a common understanding of governance progress, problems and priorities on the basis of agreed indicators and benchm...
Indices of rule of law: a critical review: ( Svend-Erik Skaaning / Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus , 2008); This paper offers a critical review of seven indices of rule of law. Based on a coherent framework, the comparative evaluation addresses some of the most crucial aspects of measures, namely their f...