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Middle Eastern youth and the Arab Spring: cross-national variation and trends in values
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2014Scholars and analysts widely claimed that the youth played a crucial role in the making of the revolutionary movements dubbed the Arab Spring. There has been little empirical evidence, however, to substantiate this claim and to document how much the younger age groups differ from the older in value orientation in different Middle Eastern countries.DocumentWomen, peace and security in Afghanistan: looking back to move forward
EQUALITY for Peace and Democracy, 2014As Afghanistan enters the Transformation Decade, progress in the areas of peace, reconciliation, and security is tenuous and dormant. This project revisits the Peace Process Roadmap to 2015 from the High Peace Council as a means of looking back in order to determine how to move forward as Afghanistan undertakes critical political and security transitions.OrganisationNigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme (NSRP)
The NSRP Mission has two components: Our Purpose, which is to improve the value of lives in Nigeria and promote equitable development by reducing the escalation of conflicts into violence and providiDocumentThe drug trade and governance in Cape Town
Institute for Security Studies, 2014The Western Cape continues to be plagued by the drug trade and accompanying development of organised crime networks. The paper discusses the racial, economic and geographic variations in the drug trade and drug use, and the trade’s growth during the apartheid, transitional and post-apartheid periods.DocumentThe role of women and girls in peace initiatives in Nigeria
Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme, 2013Do women and girls participate conflict management activities and peace building initiatives in Nigeria? The aim of this publication is to discuss the ways in which Nigerian women have participated in peace initiatives, and also identify the obstacles that have prevented them from such involvement.DocumentFinancing recovery for resilience: enhancing the coverage, capitalization and coherence of pooled financing mechanisms for recovery to strengthen synergies between humanitarian, development and climate finance
United Nations Development Programme, 2014This study asks whether the financing of recovery efforts is consistent with the international architecture in place to promote the transition from crisis to sustainable development in fragile and conflict-affected states.DocumentBiological Weapons Convention Confidence: the prohibition and learning from the past
Institute for Security Studies, 2014The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) seeks to completely exclude the possibility that biological agents and toxins will be used as weapons. In recent years many states parties to the convention have expressed unease about its accomplishments since 2001 and its future direction.DocumentPeace and Security Council Report: Egypt's readmission to the AU
Institute for Security Studies, 2014This issue considers the recent decision to lift Egypt’s suspension from the AU. As Libya comes back onto the AU’s agenda, the challenges confronting the PSC in this volatile country are reviewed. Insights are provided on the PSC’s role in post-conflict reconstruction and development, as well as cooperation between the PSC and the UN Security Council.DocumentOwnership, resettlement and accountability: the Elegu land dispute in Northern Uganda: a situational analysis
Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2012This report presents the key findings and recommendations of research on the land conflict in Elegu, Adjumani and Amuru district, Uganda, conducted by Refugee Law Project (RLP). The report indicates that the dispute is playing out between Amuru and Adjumani district leadership, with Adjumani claiming the part of Elegu which lies in Amuru district should not be considered part of Amuru.DocumentWhat next after lapse of amnesty: views from Nwoya district reconciliation and peace team
Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2012The Refugee Law Project (RLP) is focusing on peace and security developments in Northern Uganda, and with the recent announcement of the lapse of Part II of the Amnesty Act, RLP is assessing the impact this development will have on stability in the region.Pages
