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Revisiting therapeutic governance: the politics of mental health and psychosocial programmes in humanitarian settings
Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford, 2014In the last thirty years, humanitarian programmes have increasingly sought to preserve not only physical life and health, but also to address psychological needs and promote social well-being.DocumentEvidence of the contribution to stabilisation of transport infrastructure
Evidence on Demand, 2014Transport infrastructure is central to the growth and development of a country and a crucial element in improving the quality of life of citizens. Infrastructure acts as the mainstay of growth and social wellbeing – boosting employment, reducing the high costs of accessing markets, providing ways of accessing isolated communities, and ensuring the provision of basic services.DocumentComplex realities and astute actors: Sudanese women’s activism and UN Security Council Resolution 1325
Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2014Sudanese women activists do not use United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1325 to claim rights. During my eight years of engagement with women’s activist from diverse backgrounds in the country I have hardly heard the resolution mentioned, except in the context of the Darfur conflict.DocumentReturn to war in South Sudan
Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2014While the crisis in South Sudan that started in December 2013 was triggered by a power struggle in the ruling party (SPLM), the causes for the rapid breakdown of peace run deep. Over time, several rebel groups were integrated into the army (SPLA) without resolving the causes of their rebellions.DocumentUnited Glasgow Football Club: a study in sport's facilitation of integration
Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford, 2014Around the world, sport has increasingly been touted as a vehicle for social change by organisations, academics and athletes alike. Sport programmes are said to promote conflict resolution, physical and mental health, and acceptance of diversity. Sport has also been applied to facilitate the integration of migrant groups into host societies.DocumentSomali pirates have rights too: judicial consequences and human rights concerns
Institute for Security Studies, 2011This paper deals with the international community’s efforts conducted in countering piracy in the Horn of Africa, focusing particularly on the legality of the existing piracy jurisdiction.DocumentBottlenecks to deployment! police capacity building and deployment in Africa
Institute for Security Studies, 2010This study explores the police training environment in Africa and gauges some of the key challenges to the smooth deployment of trained police officers.DocumentReintegration in Mozambique: an unresolved affair
Institute for Security Studies, 2010In 2009, seventeen years after the civil war ended in Mozambique, its government still found it necessary to address the reintegration of some 100 000 former combatants, even though the completion of this process had been announced in 1994.DocumentSomalia dilemmas: changing security dynamics, but limited policy choices
Institute for Security Studies, 2010It has been nearly two decades since the collapse of Somalia and the beginning of the protracted conflict in the country. Despite this situation, the conflict continues to rage on and to injure, maim and kill tens of thousands of Somalis and to uproot many more from their homes and their country.DocumentThe role and place of the African Standby Force within the African Peace and Security Architecture
Institute for Security Studies, 2010This paper highlights the importance of the African Standby Force (ASF) within the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) and examines the challenges facing it as one of the most important mechanisms for the African Union’s strategic response to conflicts.Pages