Fragile states
How can post-conflict and conflict-affected states overcome the myriad of development challenges that confront them? Analysing national and international approaches to strengthening fragile states.
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- Syria's uprising: sectarianism, regionalisation, and state order in the Levant
- S. Heydemann / Fride, 2013
- As the Syrian revolution enters its third year, the risks to regional stability are escalating. Violence has spilled over all of Syria's borders. The conflict has elevated sectarian tensions in Lebanon, threatening the 1990 Taif settl...
- The future of intrastate conflict in Africa: more violence or greater peace?
- J. Cilliers; J. Schünemann / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa, 2013
- This paper analyses future trends for intrastate conflict in Africa up to 2050 using the International Futures (IFs) model. After reviewing the main post-Cold War patterns of conflict and instability on the continent, the paper...
- Green infrastructure in Fragile States
- A. Lemma (ed) 2013
- The paper reviews evidence of the economic impacts of green infrastructure in fragile states. Upfront construction costs for GI were up to 8% higher than non-green infrastructure projects. Climate Finance was not adequately captured b...
- 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 the development of political order in Somalia
- D.K. Leonard; M. Samantar / Wiley Online Library, 2013
- The reconstruction of Somalia was envisaged to be built upon a new social contract, which should be negotiated between the superordinate body and the local units of governance. This paper shows that while the founding leaders in north...
- Considering governance in post-conflict Sierra Leone
- J.B.M. Vincent / Wiley Online Library, 2013
- Sierra Leone is one of a number of states that underwent a period of civil war and collapse after the end of the Cold War. This article offers a bottom-up review of the post-war reconstruction of the Sierra Leone state. The paper poin...
- Can local organisations secure livelihoods in the absence of the state? Evidence from DR Congo's South Kivu
- F.M. Mushi / Wiley Online Library, 2013
- The South Kivu (SK) province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has experienced recurrent wars for more than 15 years. This article explores the way local systems of governance and networking in SK have been affected by the civil...
- How can Nepal tackle the scourge of armed violence?
- Nepal Armed Violence Reduction Working Group, 2012
- Awareness of armed violence in Nepal is limited. Recent data indicates that armed violence has increased across the country after the peace agreement was signed between the Nepalese government and the leaders of the Maoist insurgency ...
- Libya: where to now?
- Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2011
- What now for Libya with the fall of the authoritarian, centralised ‘one-party’ system? With the Gaddafi regime defeated and dispersed policy analysts and development professionals will swiftly look to support reconstructio...
- How can conflict-affected fragile states progress? The World Development Report 2011
- World Development Report, World Bank, 2011
- Some 1.5 billion people live in countries affected by repeated cycles of political and criminal violence, and no low-income fragile or conflict-affected country has yet to achieve a single Millennium Development Goal. Children living ...
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