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Child soldiers in Sierra Leone: experiences, implications and strategies for reintegration
Child Rights Information Network, 2005This document reports on a project that engaged former child soldiers as participant researchers examining the experiences and psychosocial effects of children’s involvement in armed conflict in Sierra Leone.DocumentPolitical parties in Africa: challenges for sustained multiparty democracy
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007This paper analyses the status of multiparty democracy in Africa, looking particularly at the role of political parties.DocumentFrom surveillance to ‘sousveillance’ in elections
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007New technologies are often associated with state surveillance of citizens. Mobile phones are no exception. Examples of surveillance and censorship include tapping phones and tracking journalists in China, and suspending all SMS services during elections in Cambodia.DocumentChina’s interest and activity in Africa’s construction and infrastructure sectors
Department for International Development, UK, 2007China has become an important and influential player in Africa and is increasingly a source of political and financial support for many African governments, particularly in countries with economies that are resource-endowed.DocumentCreating space for civil society: some reflections
UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2006This paper focuses on particular on civil society’s role as it relates to natural resources and good governance.DocumentThe current state of diamond mining in the Mano River basin and the use of diamonds as a tool for peacebuilding and development
International Alert, 2006This report describes the current state of the diamond industry in West Africa, providing both an overview of the sub-region and detailed analysis of countries including Cote D’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.DocumentMaking military and security forces in West Africa accountable
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Governments and civil society in many West African countries are trying to restore security. Democratising states or complete rebuilding of collapsed states provides opportunities for security sector reform (SSR). However, democratisation does not necessarily make police, army and intelligence services accountable to parliaments and citizens.DocumentWomen, Men, and Gun Violence: Options for Action
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Switzerland, 2005Adopting a gender perspective of how gun violence is viewed and perceived is crucial to designing and implementing strategies to reduce the widespread human security impacts it produces. We can no longer afford to remain in the dark about the complexities of how men and women view, use, and misuse guns, and how those attitudes and behaviours translate into risks and vulnerabilities.DocumentMonitoring artisanal diamond mines: a workshop report
Global Witness, 2006This report summarises learning from a workshop held in Sierra Leone on experiences gained from monitoring artisanal diamond mining in Sierra Leone.DocumentConflict and development: peacebuilding and post–conflict reconstruction
House of Commons International Development Committee, 2006This report from the UK House of Commons Committee on International Development reviews the linkages between conflict and development.Pages
