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    The geography of inter-state resource wars

    Households in Conflict Network, 2013
    The authors of this paper seek to establish a theoretical as well as empirical framework to assess the role of resource endowments and their geographic location for inter-state conflict.
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    Unemployment, service provision and violence reduction policies in urban Maharashtra

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    Over 40 per cent of Maharashtra's population live in urban slums, characterised by the acute inequalities of inadequate housing, poor service provision, lack of access to health and sanitation, overcrowded spaces, and limited employment opportunities.
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    Nigeria’s post-1999 political settlement and violence mitigation in the Niger Delta

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    Almost fifteen years after transitioning to civilian-electoral rule, Nigeria is still wrestling with the legacy of a protracted period of military government and the ‘resource curse’ associated with its huge oil wealth. The ‘Niger Delta question’, as it is often referred to in Nigeria, is not close to resolution.
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    The contested corners of Asia: Subnational conflict and international development assistance

    Asia Foundation, 2013
    Subnational conflict is the most widespread, enduring, and deadly form of conflict in Asia. Over the past 20 years (1992-2012), there have been 26 subnational conflicts in South and Southeast Asia, affecting half of the countries in this region.
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    Towards delivering credible polls in Zimbabwe

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    The people of Zimbabwe are expected to cast their votes in general elections in 2013. Because of the likelihood of a troubled lead-up to these elections, Zimbabwe’s political parties, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the United Nations (UN) are considering a series of measures aimed at preventing the re-occurrence of the violence and intimidation seen in 2008.
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    Syria's uprising: sectarianism, regionalisation, and state order in the Levant

    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 settlement that ended 15 years of civil war. It has sharpened ethnic and sectarian frictions in Iraq and engulfed southern Turkey.
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    The future of intrastate conflict in Africa: more violence or greater peace?

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    Many African countries experienced violent transitions after independence, which included civil wars and mass killings. The current paper states that rapid economic growth and improvements in most human development indices are expected to continue and go hand in hand with further declining levels of armed conflict in Africa.
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    Assessing armed violence in Nepal

    Nepal Armed Violence Reduction Working Group, 2012
    Awareness of armed violence in Nepal is limited.
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    Peace at all costs? Reintegration and reconciliation in Afghanistan

    Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2010
    This research paper captures the current reflections and concerns in Afghanistan about the strategy and expectations for the reintegration and reconciliation processes in the country. The paper also covers the challenges facing these processes.
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    Troubled waters: Palestinians denied fair access to water

    Amnesty International, 2009
    Lack of access to adequate, safe and clean water has been a longstanding problem for the Palestinian population of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Though exacerbated in recent years by the impact of drought-induced water scarcity, this report argues that the problem arises principally as a result of Israel’s discriminatory water policies and practices against this population.

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