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    Passing on the challenges or prescribing better management of diversity?: decentralisation, power sharing and conflict dynamics in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

    Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity, CRISE, Oxford University, 2007
    This paper explores the linkages between decentralisation, conflict and power in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It argues that decenralisation in Indonesia has to some extent addressed existing grievances in the regions, but that such change has LAO opened up spaces for new forms of local level elite. The paper finds that:
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    India human rights report 2007

    Asian Centre for Human Rights, India, 2007
    The new India Human Rights Report 2007 by the Asian Centre for Human Rights details the main human rights abuses in India by state, each chapter describing state-specific abuses. The report concludes that the Naxalites and other armed opposition groups (AOGs) are responsible for the worst current violations of international humanitarian laws in India.
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    The contemporary right to property restitution in the context of transitional justice

    The International Center for Transitional Justice, 2007
    This study summarises the parallel development of restitution and reparations in international law and practice over the last century in order to provide context for recommendations on how restitution can best serve the needs of contemporary transitional justice settings.
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    Minority rights: the key to conflict prevention

    Minority Rights Group International, 2007
    Minority issues lie at the heart of many violent conflicts,  yet their importance is often overlooked within international efforts at conflict prevention.
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    Nepal's troubled Tarai region

    International Crisis Group, 2007
    Unrest in the Tarai plains has exposed the weaknesses of Nepal’s peace process, could derail forthcoming elections for a constituent assembly and, if not properly addressed, could start a new form of conflict, this report warns. It describes how demands for political representation cut to the heart of the peace deal and constitutional process, as well as posing a direct challeng
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    A critical look at the charter on democracy, elections and governance in Africa

    Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2007
    This paper provides a critical analysis of the recently adopted African Union (AU) Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance in Africa (the Charter). It identifies issues that pose a threat to stability and democracy in Africa and focuses on an analysis into the root causes of unconstitutional changes of government.
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    Cities, terrorism and urban wars

    Crisis States Research Centre, LSE, 2007
    This paper explores the link between terrorism and development. It addresses the complexities of defining terrorism and discusses acts of political violence in both a northern and southern context.
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    Sudan’s children at a crossroads: an urgent need for protection

    Watchlist/Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, 2007
    This report presents information on violations against children in Sudan in each of the major categories identified by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1612 on Children and Armed Conflict.
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    id21 insights, issue No. 66: Retaining legitimacy in fragile states

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The term ‘fragile states’ refers to states where globalisation and liberalisation have led to high levels of poverty and inequality, low levels of state capacity, vulnerability to internal and external shocks and the potential for domestic and international conflict.
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    The Aceh peace process: nothing less than success

    United States Institute of Peace, 2007
    This report looks at the reasons for the successful outcome of the Aceh peace process of 2006. The author argues that the peace process has, and will have, a huge political impact on Indonesia. What the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) has done in Aceh can be seen as a pilot project for the future of the country.

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