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  Governance interventions in post-war situations: lessons learned

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004

  This paper addresses governance issues in post-war situations as these are dealt with in three sets of literature: the growing case-based knowledge arising from the experience in internationally-assisted transitions from war to peace since the early 1990s.insofar as these transitions typically intended to establish a democratic post-war order, important insights can be drawn from the
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  Reforming hospital systems in turbulent times

  London School of Economics (=British Library for Political and Economic Science (BLPES)), 2001

  The countries of central and eastern Europe and central Asia have embarked, to varying extents over the last decade, on a process of restructuring their hospital dominated health care systems. In doing so they have, however, encountered considerable barriers.
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  Human Rights Watch World Report 2004: human rights and armed conflict

  Human Rights Watch, 2004

  This 407-page report includes 15 essays on a variety of subjects related to war and human rights, from Africa to Afghanistan, from sexual violence as a method of warfare to the new trends in post-conflict international justice.
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  Burundi: Rape - the hidden human rights abuse

  Amnesty International, 2004

  This report examines rape in the context of armed conflict in Burundi. It looks at how the legal framework fails to provide justice for victims of rape and sexual violence, and argues that urgent action is required to address the situation.
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  Constructing authority alternatives in Colombia: globalisation and the transformation of governance

  Crisis States Research Centre, LSE, 2004

  This paper examines the new institutional arrangements that are emerging to replace or complement sovereign authority, as well as their consequences for state strength, legitimacy, and governance.
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  From civil strife to civic society: NGO-military cooperation in peace operations

  Centre for Security and Defence Studies, Carleton University, 2003

  This article examines the various factors impeding effective NGO-military cooperation, and offers suggestions for improvement of the relationship.
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  Study of media in the North-East of Sri Lanka

  Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lanka, 2003

  This report examines the situation of the media in the North-East of Sri Lanka and its part in the ethno-political conflict of the country. It argues that after decades of ossified media culture it is now possible, after only fourteen months since the ceasefire, to detect some signs of change.
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  Report of the South-South dialogue on defence transformation

  SSRonline, 2003

  This report summarises the findings and experiences of a conference that took place in Accra, Ghana, between the 27th and the 30th of May 2003. The objective of the conference was to promote the debate about defense transformation in the context of Ghana, inject local content and transparency, and enhance Ghana’s ability to gain ownership of the process.
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  An assessment of the effects of Norwegian development assistance on poverty reduction and conflict prevention

  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, 2001

  This study assesses the impact of Norwegian aid assistance. Recent research into aid effectiveness has shown that aid is most effective in poverty reduction when it is targeted to countries that are very poor and (among those countries) when it is focused on those that have made substantial progress reforming economic institutions and policies.
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  Whose right it is anyway?: equality, culture and conflicts of rights in South Africa

  Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2003

  South Africa today provides a fertile environment for reflection on questions about rights and multiculturalism, because claims grounded in both are frequent, loud and often quite intractable. Those charged with the responsibility of policy formulation and legislation are thus faced with the difficulty of striking a balance between: liberalism: the rights of individuals.

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