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Rising powers and the African security landscape
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2014As the rising powers of China, Brazil, India and South Africa extend their economic engagement in Africa, they are also gradually becoming more involved in the African peace and security agenda. The four articles in this report describe and analyse how these rising powers are engaging with the African security landscape:DocumentThe 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.DocumentSouth Africa Crime Quarterly: 20 years of criminal justice in South Africa
Institute for Security Studies, 2014This special edition reviews 20 years of criminal justice in South Africa, and questions common assumptions about violence, corruption and policing. Articles include:DocumentImplementing the responsibility to protect: new directions for international peace and security?
Igarape Institute, 2013The international peace and security architecture is undergoing a profound renovation in the twenty first century. The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine is being re-evaluated from political and operational perspectives, while the Responsibility while Protecting (RwP), a Brazilian initiative, can be a new direction for international peace and security.DocumentAgency and citizenship in a context of gender-based violence
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014This pilot evaluation explores how citizenship and agency among social activists can be fostered in contexts of urban violence at the local level.DocumentMinefields of marikana: prospects for forging a new social compact
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014The platinum belt is arguably a microcosm of the South African political economy, providing analysts with an opportunity to explore fault lines in the latter two decades after the end of apartheid. The tragic events at Marikana in August 2012 in which 44 people lost their lives – 34 of them in one day – illuminate these fault lines and paradoxes.DocumentBeyond the new deal: global collaboration and peacebuilding with BRICS countries
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014Development in fragile and conflict-affected contexts is both complex and contested. The New Deal for Engagement with Fragile States, endorsed by 35 countries and six organisations, is the current focus of efforts to harmonise aid approaches.DocumentTowards an understanding of repeat violent offending: a review of the literature
Institute for Security Studies, 2010The purpose of the study is to provide detailed data about the life histories and life circumstances of repeat violent offenders in South Africa.DocumentAfrican efforts to close the impunity gap: lessons for complementarity from national and regional actions
Institute for Security Studies, 2012The aim of this paper is to highlight some of the successes and challenges of domestic and regional international criminal justice processes in Africa.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