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    South Africa Crime Quarterly: 20 years of criminal justice in South Africa

    Institute for Security Studies, 2014
    This special edition reviews 20 years of criminal justice in South Africa, and questions common assumptions about violence, corruption and policing.  Articles include:
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    Gaza and Israel: New Obstacles, New Solutions

    International Crisis Group, 2014
    After rounds of pyrrhic victories and weak ceasefires, Israel and Hamas are again locked in combat, with at least 168 Palestinian deaths, mainly civilian, in less than a week and Israeli civilians seeking shelter from rocket salvos. The policy of isolating Hamas has proved counterproductive and made reviving Gaza not just a humanitarian necessity but a requirement for calm and stability.
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    Framing the World Cup: Competing Discourses of Favela Pacification as a Mega-Event Legacy in Brazil

    Recreation and Society in Africa, Asia and Latin America, 2012
    In November of 2010, Brazilian military and police officers rolled through the streets of Complexo de Alemão, Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela, in an effort to ‘take back’ the community from notorious drug traffickers in time for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
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    Managing solutions, not just problems: the role of civil society organisations in transitional justice

    Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2014
    This report summarises the main ideas presented in a meeting that brought together the Refugee Law Project with civil society organisations (CSOs) and key stakeholders in order to discuss transitional justice (TJ) and national reconciliation in Uganda.
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    South – Sudan crisis: impact on Northern Uganda

    Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2014
    From the time the current violent conflict started in South Sudan, the districts bordering South Sudan within Northern Uganda have been receiving refugees fleeing from the conflict in large numbers. This report assesses the situation on the ground inside the Ugandan border and looks at the immediate social-economic and political impact of the crisis within the refugee host districts.
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    Ambiguous impacts: effects of the International Criminal Court investigations in Northern Uganda

    Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2012
    This report analyses the impact of the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations on the conflict between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the government of Uganda in northern Uganda and neighbouring countries.
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    Myanmar in Transition: Ethnic Conflicts, External Interests and Political Changes

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2014
    Since 2011, Myanmar has been undergoing significant transitions in its internal political, administrative, and economic arenas. The peaceful election procedure, successful ceasefire agreements and the initiative to amend the 2008 constitution are some indicators of a positive transition in Myanmar.
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    The pacification of the favelas: mega-events, global competitiveness and the neutralization of marginality

    Socialist Studies, 2013
    Rio de Janeiro is preparing to host two major sporting events in the coming years: the 2014 FIFA World Football Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. Local authorities are promoting these mega events as an opportunity to increase the global competitiveness of the city.
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    Cross-border violence as an External Stress: Policy responses to cross-border dynamics on the border between Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014
    One of the key issues identified in the new policy literature on external stress is the incidence of cross-border violence and the current lack of efficient and permanent mechanisms supported by international organisations, governments and civil society to deal with the violence.
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    Brazil: a new powerhouse without military strength?

    BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS, 2013
    Brazil’s development assistance to Africa demonstrates that its action abroad is based on soft power tools, especially when dealing with countries of the South, benefiting from its image as successful economic and social development model, remaining faithful to its national principles like non-intervention and respect of sovereignty and exporting efforts that worked at a domestic level.

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