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Searching with a thematic focus on Peacebuilding, Conflict and security in South Africa

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    Internal and external dilemmas of peacebuilding in Africa

    Institute for Security Studies, 2014
    Peacebuilding, as a distinct area of international engagement, developed in the early 1990s within the context of the reform of the conflict prevention and peacekeeping capacity of the UN.
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    The security sector in Southern Africa

    Institute for Security Studies, 2010
    This monograph is a study of the security sector in six Southern African countries, namely Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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    The Geneva Conventions and South African law

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    South Africa’s adoption of the Implementation of the Geneva Conventions Act, 2012 (Act 8 of 2012) (Geneva Conventions Act) comes as a welcome addition to the country’s legal landscape.
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    SA’s post-conflict development and peacebuilding experiences in the DRC: lessons learnt

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    This policy brief analyses South Africa’s post-conflict development and peacebuilding engagements in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It¤ identifies lessons learnt that could inform the policy and programming development of the envisaged South African Development Partnership Agency (SADPA).
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    Burundi: missed opportunities for South African post-conflict development and peacebuilding?

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    This policy brief analyses South Africa’s post-conflict development and peacebuilding engagements in Burundi and identifies lessons that could inform the policy and programming development of the envisaged South African Development Partnership Agency (SADPA).
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    South Africa and South Sudan: lessons for post-conflict development and peacebuilding partnerships

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    This policy brief analyses South Africa’s post-conflict development and peacebuilding in South Sudan. South Africa has fraternal relations with South Sudan stemming from the ties of the liberation struggles of the African National Congress (ANC) and the South Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M).
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    The BRICS and international peacebuilding and statebuilding

    Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2013
    The emergence of the BRICS has generated a renewed debate about peacebuilding and donor activity. This has slowly influenced the aims, norms and practices of international peacebuilding, statebuilding and development.
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    ‘Promoting peace and democracy through security sector reform’, insights #79

    Eldis Gateway to Development and Environment Information, 2010
    Since the late 1990s, security sector reform (SSR) has emerged as a principal activity for promoting peace and stability, and a priority for donors in post-conflict countries. This issue of insights explores the concept of SSR as a coordinated, comprehensive approach to reforming the entire security system, to improve security governance and promote respect for human rights.
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    Understanding current xenophobic attacks and how South Africa can move forward

    Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa, 2008
    This article is a record of a presentation made by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) to the South African Parliament. In the aftermath of the xenophobic violence of 2008 CSVR was mandated by the South African Human RIghts Commission to coordinate the CSO humanitarian response to the displaced victims.
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    Views and visions of coexistence in South Africa

    African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2008
    South Africa was a ‘brave new world’ in 1994. Emerging from generations of painful segregated existence its people were charged with creating a peaceful, co-existing, egalitarian society which sought to correct injustice and tolerate no racial bar. Of course, it is a long process with much more work ahead, however, what can be learned from the South African experience?

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