Approaches to conflict prevention
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- How do islands of peace emerge during outbreaks of violence in Cote d'Ivoire?
- J. Allouche; P.A.Z. Zadi / Wiley Online Library, 2013
- Research on conflict prevention has often left the question of how civilians manage to contain violence in conflict environments unaddressed. This article aims to understand how islands of peace emerge during outbreaks of violence in ...
- Considering stabilisation efforts and humanitarian action
- S. Collinson (ed); S. Elhawary (ed); R. Muggah (ed) / Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2010
- Stabilization includes a combination of military, humanitarian, political and economic activities to control, contain and manage areas affected by armed conflict and complex emergencies. This paper explores the evolution of internatio...
- The causes, impacts and management of land conflicts in Asia
- Y. Yasmi (ed); L. Kelley (ed); T. Enters (ed) / Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia and the Pacific, 2010
- Tenure and claims over forests and land are highly contested throughout Asia where states retain full ownership of land. Competition for land for investment, resource extraction, and conservation is becoming more common. The conflict ...
- Can economic reform open a peaceful path to ending Burma’s isolation?
- L. Rieffel; R. Gilpin / United States Institute of Peace, 2010
- Building a framework for violence prevention
- World Health Organization, 2005
- This programme seeks to provide a broad variety of interventions, in a number of settings, as a complement to the security sector reform approach. The programme aims to reduce armed violence and demand for small arms in orde...
- How can armed violence in African pastoral communities be tackled?
- J. Bevan / United Nations Development Programme, 2009
- Pastoral communities inhabit over 21 countries on the African continent. They are concentrated in some of the most arid regions of the continent, which necessitate semi- or wholly-nomadic livestock grazing. Many of these communities a...
- Aiding development through reducing armed violence
- UN, 2009
- The report examines different aspects of the relationship between armed violence and development. It places particular emphasis on tackling the risks and effects of armed violence and underdevelopment. This includes implementing exist...
- Emerging approaches to armed violence reduction
- R. Keane (ed); D. Collings (ed); R. Rohozinksi (ed) / Governance and development, OECD-DAC, 2009
- This policy paper explains why development policy makers and practitioners should aim to prevent and reduce armed violence. It targets the OECD-DAC donors and development practitioners, but it is equally relevant to developing country...
- What effect do peacekeeping missions have on local economies?
- K.M. Jennings; V. Nikolić-Ristanović / Microcon, 2009
- UN peacekeeping missions have been a major component of many conflict and post-conflict environments. The resultant ‘economies’ that emerge to accommodate such an influx of personnel - the UN Mission in the Democratic Repu...
- 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...
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