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    Why is prior consultation not yet an effective tool for conflict resolution? The case of Peru

    German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2013
    This Working Paper from the German Institute of Global and Area Studies argues that new legislation in Peru will not help to turn prior consultations into a tool for conflict resolution as long as the normative framework itself is contested and the necessary basic conditions are not in place.
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    By the gun or by the bribe: Firm size, environmental governance and corruption among mining companies in Guatemala

    U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, 2015
    This U4 Issue discusses the corruption risks faced by mining companies in Guatemala, with a particular focus on the risks faced by small, “junior” mining companies primarily engaged in exploration.
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    Thinking outside the box: exploring the critical roles of sports, arts, and culture in preventing violent extremism

    Hedayah, 2015
    Unlike traditional law-enforcement and military responses to terrorism and conflict, countering violent extremism (CVE) efforts take a preventive approach aimed at reducing the appeal and recruiting potential of extremist groups.
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    Arab countries between Winter and Spring: where democracy shock goes next!

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015
    In recent years while the centrality of democracy in almost every facet of economic and social life has been well-established, the attention has now shifted towards capturing and modelling the possible ways a change in democratic setting in one country can affect others in the neighborhood.
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    Political instability, uncertainty, democracy, and economic growth in Egypt

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015
    This paper aims to determine if there is a relationship between political instability, uncertainty, and political regime, on the one hand, and economic growth in Egypt, on the other. According to the literature, there is a relationship between political regime and stability and economic performance.
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    Are we sure about the effects of the Egyptian uprisings? A SURE approach

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015
    Four years after the historic uprising of the Egyptians in January 2011, this paper aims to understand whether the Egyptian revolution has had a different impact on different sectoral investments in the economy. It uses data over the 2002Q1-2014Q2 period and a seemingly unrelated regressions (SURE) approach that allows for contemporaneous correlation across sectors of the economy.
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    The economic determinants of political Islam: an empirical investigation of the Arab Spring in Egypt

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015
    This paper empirically studies the voting outcomes of the first post-revolution presidential elections in Egypt. In light of the strong success of Islamist candidate Mohamed Morsi, it identifies three dimensions which can affect voting outcomes: human capital stock, wealth and employment structure. The author finds that less educated, poorer and more unequal districts support more Islamists.
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    Net neutrality and antitrust: options for India

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015
    In India, net neutrality continues to remain at the centre of a highly complex policy debate. It defies definition and throws up difficult questions over substantive as well as implementation-related aspects of access to the internet. Until recently, the country had not had the opportunity to display public support for the principles enshrined by net neutrality.
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    Preserving the African elephant for future generations

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    African elephants face an escalating poaching crisis due to an explosion in demand for ivory, mostly in China. Over 100 000 elephants were killed illegally between 2010 and 2012. This paper synthesises the relevant economic literature on elephant conservation, which informs the construction of a game theoretic model. The model is designed to
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    Considering the relevance of peacebuilding within external interventions in Africa

    Institute for Security Studies, 2015
    Critiques of peacebuilding have generally fallen within one of two categories – those critical of programming and impact but still believing that these flaws can be cured through increased expertise, technical skills and improved operationalisation and those critical of the conceptual validity of peacebuilding as a function of the power dynamics of the liberal world order.

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