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    Out of the broken mirror: learning for reconciliation through multi-perspective history teaching in Southeast Europe

    Social Transitions, USAID, 2010
    The Joint History Project (JHP) is an initiative that aims at significant change in historical research and education in all countries in Southeast Europe. This evaluation report provides an analytical review of the developmental and training aspects of JHP, particularly the regional development of the History Workbooks from 2002-2005.
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    Can economic reform open a peaceful path to ending Burma’s isolation?

    United States Institute of Peace, 2010
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    Compensation or restitution of land rights in the Colombian peacemaking process: economic efficiency vs. society building?

    Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2009
    The purpose of this study is to explore how restitution of land for people who had their land confiscated during civil conflicts entered and affected the peacemaking process, using Colombia as a case study. The paper demonstrates how control over land constitutes an integral part of violent conflict in Colombia.
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    Forum Conference 2009: violent conflicts, cease fires and peace accords through the lens of indigenous peoples

    Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples - University of Tromsø, 2009
    This is the report for the 10th annual Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples in Norway, which addressed the human consequences of violent conflicts through the lens of Indigenous peoples. The conference was to take a step toward ending violence and promoting peace and reconciliation.
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    Trends in electoral violence in Sub-Saharan Africa

    United States Institute of Peace, 2010
    In Africa, conflict and tension during elections are common occurrences - many of these new democracies find it difficult to manage political opposition. The management of the tensions can determine whether an election proceeds peacefully versus one that degenerates into violence.
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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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    The Global Armed Violence Prevention Programme (AVVP)

    World Health Organization, 2005
    This programme seeks to provide a broad variety of interventions, in a number of settings, as a complement to the security sector reform approach.
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    Point of View interview: Ensuring a credible election

    Public Broadcasting Service, 2008
    This Point of View interview is conducted with Carlos Valenzuela, who headed the Independent Election Commission of the UN during the 2005 elections in Iraq. He responds to questions about the day-to-day work and obstacles involved when conducting elections in Iraq. Valenzuela made the following key points:
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    A new phase in postwar reconstruction

    Tiri, 2009
    In nations emerging from war, the immediate postwar period rarely lives up to the hopes and expectations of the country’s citizens or the international community. An upsurge in corruption and a lack of accountability, which frequently become entrenched during this time, can erode trust in democracy and its institutions, thereby eating away at the legitimacy of the postwar state.

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