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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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    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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    Green infrastructure in Fragile States

    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 by Fragile states for GI investments, and governance issues may further hinder capability to take full advantage.
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    The dynamics of restraint in Côte d’Ivoire

    Wiley Online Library, 2013
    Research on conflict prevention has often left the question of how civilians manage to contain violence in conflict environments unaddressed.
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    Reconstructing political order among the Somalis: the historical record in the south and centre

    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.
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    A village-up view of Sierra Leone’s civil war and reconstruction

    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 points that the impact of the civil war on human security and governance in the rural areas was devastating, yet rural communities remained intact.
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    Insecurity and local governance in Congo’s South Kivu

    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 war, and the ways in which local communities have tried to cope with the absence of the state.
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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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    Libya: policy options for transition

    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 reconstruction – and reconciliation – efforts in the country.

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