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    Natural resource allocation in Balochistan and NWFP: reasons for discontent

    Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, 2009
    Natural resource based political conflicts are not only unique to Pakistan, but are now quite visible in many developing and transition countries and this topic has also caught the interest of development researchers and political policy analysts. Various root causes of resource related conflicts have been documented in the literature.
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    The DRC and its neighbourhood: the political economy of peace

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    On 24 February 2013, 11 African countries signed the Addis Ababa Framework Agreement designed to bring peace to the Great Lakes Region, in particular the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
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    Drivers of corruption: a brief review

    World Bank, 2014
    For many years, corruption was seen as primarily, if not exclusively, a political problem with little or no relevance to economic development. Recently, however, the nexus between corruption and governance issues, on theone hand, and development, including economic development, on the other, has become clear.
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    Middle Eastern youth and the Arab Spring: cross-national variation and trends in values

    Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2014
    Scholars 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.
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    The drug trade and governance in Cape Town

    Institute for Security Studies, 2014
    The 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.
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    Ownership, resettlement and accountability: the Elegu land dispute in Northern Uganda: a situational analysis

    Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2012
    This 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.
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    Situation brief: border or ownership question: the Apaa land dispute

    Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2012
    This brief entail issues relating to resettlement, land ownership, and boundary dispute between Amuru and Adjumani districts in Uganda. The brief particularly addresses the current land dispute playing out in Apaa village between the residents of Amuru and Adjumani districts.
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    Certificates of customary ownership: a roundtable discussion on perceptions, implications, and challenges with stakeholders from Acholi Sub-region

    Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2012
    To elaborate some diverse perceptions surrounding the new initiative “Area Land Committees” (ALCs) in Uganda, the “Refugee Law Project” convened a roundtable discussion with stakeholders from all sectors of society in Acholi sub-region. The current paper reflects the outcome of that event.
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    Is it oil, land or investment triggering increasing land dispute in Lakang village of Amuru district?

    Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2012
    This report presents analysis on the ongoing large scale land acquisition practices and the implication on sustainable development among local communities in Lakang village, Amuru district in Northern Uganda.
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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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