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  Massive civilian displacement in civil war: assessing variation in Colombia

  Households in Conflict Network, 2007

  Displacement of civilians is a common outcome of civil war, but is usually seen as a by-product of the activities of armed groups, rather than a strategy. This paper discusses how armed groups use displacement as a strategy during civil war and what factors determine this, based on a case study of Colombia.
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  Internal displacement: global overview of trends and developments in 2006

  Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2007

  This Global Overview provides an analysis of the world wide internal displacement crisis, reflecting developments in 2006.
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  Principles and pragmatism: civil-military action in Afghanistan and Liberia

  Cordaid, 2006

  This study looks into civil-military relations in conflict and post-conflict countries.
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  Feinstein International Center, USA

  The Feinstein International Center's mission statement includes a commitment to develop and promote operational and policy responses to protect and strengthen the lives and livelihoods of peop
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  Monitoring and analysis of political, social and economic development in countries affected by conflict

  United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2006

  This report provides an appraisal of the impact of conflict and political turmoil on the political, social and economic dynamics of the Western Asian region, covering the period between 1 January and 30 June 2006.
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  Slum wars of the 21st century: the new geography of conflict in Central America

  2007

  This paper analyses conflict in Central America, specifically in Nicaragua. The paper argues that there has been a shift in the landscape of conflict in Central America from 'peasant wars' to 'urban wars'. Although past and present forms of brutality initially seem very different, present day urban violence can be seen as a continuation of past struggles in a new spatial context.
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  Informal economy in the conflict region of Sri Lanka: an exploration

  Point Pedro Institute of Development, Sri Lanka, 2006

  The objective of this paper is to study the nature, extent, and causes of the informal economy in the conflict-affected region of Sri Lanka and propose policy measures to combat or reduce such informal economic activities.
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  Standards put to the test: implementing the INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crisis and Early Reconstruction

  Humanitarian Practice Network, ODI, 2006

  This paper identifies lessons from the early experiences of using the INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crises and Early Reconstruction Minimum Standards.It first presents the case for education as an essential humanitarian activity, and describes the rationale for the Minimum Standards.
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  The media and the Rwanda genocide

  International Development Research Centre Library, 2007

  The news media played a crucial role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Local media fuelled the killings, while the international media either ignored or seriously misconstrued what was happening. This is the first book to explore both sides of that media equation.The book provides a critique of international media coverage of the cataclysmic events in Rwanda.
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  The urgent need to increase adaptative capacities: evidence from Kenyan drylands

  African Centre for Technology Studies, 2006

  This policy brief focuses on the development implications of findings from a three year research project to understand how conflict affects different people’s ability to adapt to climate constraints. Fieldwork for the study was carried out in two dryland areas of Kenya, Kitui and Turkana.The research found that people’s adaptive capacity to climate stress in the region is deteriorating.

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