Sun, 27 May 2012 01:05:56 One of the Eldis RSS newsfeeds on major development issues http://www.eldis.org Copyright ©2012 Eldis, Sussex p.ferguson@ids.ac.uk en-uk http://www.eldis.org 85 http://www.eldis.org/images/logo/eldisRSS.gif Logo for www.eldis.org 34 60 C. Buchanan Ensuring women's fair representation and diverse contributions to peacemaking remains a major challenge. This publication explores the reasons for women's ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61458 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61458 Wed, 23 May 2012 09:05:06 GMT M. Werz This report is the first in a series of papers from the Center for American Progress that examine the nexus of climate change, migration and conflict, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61375 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61375 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:07:09 GMT S Richards This report is an analysis of the links between conflict and education in Somali Region, and examines if and how improved education might contribute to ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61354 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61354 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:11:36 GMT This literature review is the first output of a one-year DFID-funded research programme on state-building, peace-building and service delivery in fragile ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61319 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61319 Thu, 10 May 2012 09:07:14 GMT M. Shaw Organized crime and related serious crime have become a critical issue in many fragile states. Experience shows that organized crime must be addressed ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61308 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61308 Wed, 09 May 2012 09:07:23 GMT B Mkangi The 2007/8 post-election conflict that engulfed Kenya was not unprecedented. A failure to address the root causes of these violent conflicts has occasioned ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61160 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61160 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:15:50 GMT This 8-page factsheet contains information on all international transfers of major conventional weapons from 1950 to the end of 2011. The headlines are: ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61158 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61158 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:15:34 GMT This paper seeks to provide an overview of the link between food insecurity and violent conflict, addressing both traditional and emerging threats to ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61156 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61156 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:15:11 GMT This paper considers both theoretical and operational aspects of conflict resolution in conflict-prone societies in India and in Europe. http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61072 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61072 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:08:22 GMT T. Bruck This paper studies the effect of living in an internally displaced people's (IDP) camp on economic activity choices in post war northern Uganda. As the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61048 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61048 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:07:35 GMT P. Verwimp The paper investigates the effect of child malnutrition on the risk of mortality in Burundi, a very poor country heavily affected by civil war. We find ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61047 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61047 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:07:29 GMT S P Marks Despite recent efforts to integrate the human rights perspective into development thinking, many still view the language of rights as irrelevant, and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61020 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61020 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:08:12 GMT B Sheppard This 162-page report examines domestic laws and military policies in 56 countries around the world. According to the author governments have been slow ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60893 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60893 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:10:38 GMT A.J. McKechnie Compared to other countries emerging from violent conflict, Afghanistan was relatively successful in mobilising and utilising international assistance. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60892 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60892 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:10:29 GMT This report aims to show how over the past five years rising ethnic Macedonian nationalism, domination of all main state institutions by the prime minister ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60890 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60890 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:10:12 GMT M. Lavie This paper analytically investigates the incentive scheme of perpetrators of violent conflicts. It provides a rational equilibrium framework to elicit ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60887 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60887 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:09:43 GMT M Ross The recent political upheavals in the Middle East and North Africa region have exposed growing concerns about conflict risk, political stability, and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60886 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60886 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:09:34 GMT It has been proposed that changes in global climate have been responsible for episodes of widespread violence and even the collapse of civilizations. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60865 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60865 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:04:30 GMT R. Bailey This paper has sought to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the risk of genocide in Kenya and found that risk to be high. Analysis of various aspects ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60834 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60834 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:05:12 GMT K. Thaler Given the high levels of crime and violence in South Africa, there may be a temptation for citizens to arm themselves for protection. Using quantitative ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60726 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60726 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:04:18 GMT P Benelli To ensure that vulnerabilities, needs and access to life-saving services are best understood and responded to, humanitarian actors must collect information ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60725 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60725 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:04:02 GMT The Northern Province has been at the centre of a halfcentury of ethnic conflict. Comprising the Jaffna peninsula and the Vanni region, the latter largely ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60694 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60694 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:11:53 GMT While sexual violence in the DRC is not a new phenomenon - its roots can be found in the long entrenched treatment of women as inferiors - It reached ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60677 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60677 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:06:26 GMT K Nahrin Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is experiencing one of the highest rate of urbanization in the world. Over the years, the city has had inconsistent ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60666 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60666 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:11:12 GMT Women and girls have been subjected to widespread and systematic sexual violence by all the parties to the long-running Colombian armed conflict - paramilitaries, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60623 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60623 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:12:31 GMT The Sahel is one of the poorest regions of the world. It faces simultaneously the challenges of extreme poverty, the effects of climate change, frequent ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60596 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60596 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:16:14 GMT C. Schoch Once upon a time climate change was a strictly environment and development issue. Today it has become a matter of national and international security. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60504 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60504 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:02:22 GMT I Nilsson This manual focuses on the participation of women's organisations acting for peace in conflict affected regions. Make Room for Peace gives practical guidance ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60502 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60502 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:04:02 GMT D Lwambo This study analyses the relationship between sexual and gender based violence and hegemonic masculinities in the conflict zone of North Kivu province ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60481 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60481 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:03:06 GMT There is currently an abundance of documents, plans and policies that address common issues faced in the mitigation, preparedness and relief phases of ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60412 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60412 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:02:22 GMT