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Lords of the land, lords of the sea; Conflict and adaptation in early colonial Timor, 1600-1800

Lords of the land, lords of the sea; Conflict and adaptation in early colonial Timor, 1600-1800

European traders and soldiers established a foothold on Timor in the course of theseventeenth century, motivated by the quest for the commercially vital sandalwood and the intense competition between the Dutch and the Portuguese. Lords of the land, lords of the sea focuses on two centuries of contacts between the indigenous polities on Timor and the early colonials, and covers the period 1600-1800. In contrast with most previous studies, the book treats Timor as a historical region in its own more...

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D C on August 30, 2012

Natural resource governance: New frontiers in transparency and accountability

Natural resource governance: New frontiers in transparency and accountability

transparency-initiative.org –

Natural resources – oil, gas, minerals, forests, fish, water and land – present a number of challenges to the transparency and accountability agenda. Much of the focus of donors engaged in transparency and accountability issues in the natural resources sector has been on improving governance systems at a national level. This report recommends that donors need to develop specific programmes focused on the transparency and accountability needs of communities, civil society groups and governments more...

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Sonia Hossain on August 6, 2012

Understanding the root causes of conflicts: Why it matters for international crisis management

Understanding the root causes of conflicts: Why it matters for international crisis management

iar-gwu.org –

The analysis of protracted conflicts often fails to properly identify the root causes that lead to violence and broken societies. This paper tries to shed light on the way causal analysis and holistic approaches to examining conflicts can enhance crisis management and conflict resolution methods. The author embraces the human needs theory that considers conflicts as the result of a process driven by unfulfilled needs and collective fears. Understanding the root causes of conflict and its more...

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D C on April 19, 2012

Preventing conflict in Karamoja, Uganda

Preventing conflict in Karamoja, Uganda

minorityvoices.org –

This report, headed by the Center for Conflict Resolution (CECORE) in Uganda with the partnership of Minority Reports Group (MRG), explores the current conflict situation and identifies potential sources of conflicts in Karamoja, Uganda. It aims to prevent inter-communal violence by studying the situation of the four ethnic minorities - Batwa, Basongora, Karamojong (IK) and the Iteso of Katakwi.

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D C on February 20, 2012

Livelihood Security Climate Change, Migration and Conflict in the Sahel

Livelihood Security Climate Change, Migration and Conflict in the Sahel

postconflict.unep.ch –

This joint study has two objectives: to analyze the historical climate trends in the region, identify hotspots and determine the potential implications for livelihoods which depend on natural resources; and to provide recommendations for improving conflict and migration sensitivity in adaptation planning, investments and policies across the region.

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Moushumi Biswas on December 7, 2011

DR Congo: Too soon to walk away

DR Congo: Too soon to walk away

refintl.org –

Congolese citizens in the Kivus, especially the one million people displaced from their homes, remain at great risk, whether it be from rape or other forms of violence. The continued gaps in assistance are making the situation even worse. The answer to the seemingly endless insecurity, however, is a fundamental and thorough reform of the Congolese military, the FARDC. Similarly, reform of the justice sector is vital to end the culture of impunity that allows free reign to perpetrators of sexual more...

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D C on October 16, 2011

Myanmar: The next failed state?

Myanmar: The next failed state?

acrobat.com –

Ethnic minority militias roam large swaths of territory, skirmishing with the government's army, the battles often leaving entire villages in ruins, burnt to the ground. The national military frequently takes civilians captive; local militias in turn target civilians believed to be aiding the government. The most powerful militia, which has been expanding its forces and buying new heavy weaponry, now has over 20,000 men under arms and has supported itself by building one of the largest more...

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D C on September 11, 2011

Beware conflicts of interest

Beware conflicts of interest

youtube.com –

In this short talk, psychologist Dan Ariely tells two personal stories that explore scientific conflict of interest: How the pursuit of knowledge and insight can be affected, consciously or not, by shortsighted personal goals. When we're thinking about the big questions, he reminds us, let's be aware of our all-too-human brains.

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D C on September 11, 2011

Sustainable development in Cameroon’s forestry sector

Sustainable development in Cameroon’s forestry sector

academicjournals.org –

This paper examines initiatives formulated by the government of Cameroon to promote sustainable development within its forestry sector, and proffers a series of policy recommendations for advancing sustainable forest management in Cameroon. Since the enactment of Cameroon’s comprehensive forestry law (Law N0. 94/01 of 20th January 1994), which regulated the forestry sector in the country, the government, in particular, the Ministry of Forests and Fauna, has made a series of efforts with more...

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Sonia Hossain on August 29, 2011

Managing Ethnic Conflict: The Menu of Institutional Engineering

Managing Ethnic Conflict: The Menu of Institutional Engineering

giga-hamburg.de –

The debate on institutional engineering offers options to manage ethnic and other conflicts. This contribution systematically assesses the logic of these institutional designs and the empirical evidence on their functioning. Generally, institutions can work on ethnic conflict by either accommodating (“consociationalists”) or denying (“integrationists”) ethnicity in politics. Looking at individual and combined institutions (e.g. state structure, electoral system, forms of more...

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Farina Ahmed on July 4, 2011

Darfur in the Shadows

Darfur in the Shadows

In the context of the southern referendum, which was the focus of international attention for much of the past year, and against the backdrop of seismic political change in North Africa, Sudan has largely escaped condemnation for continued atrocities in Darfur and repression of activists and political opponents throughout the country. Sudan, along with the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU), and concerned governments appear to have seized upon Southern Sudan’s more...

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D C on June 8, 2011

Popular Protest in North Africa and the Middle East : Making Sense of Libya

Popular Protest in North Africa and the Middle East : Making Sense of Libya

humansecuritygateway.com –

The character of the Libyan crisis today arises from the complex but so far evidently indecisive impact of the UN-authorised military intervention, now formally led by NATO, in what had already become a civil war. NATO’s intervention saved the anti-Qaddafi side from immediate defeat but has not yet resolved the conflict in its favour. Although the declared rationale of this intervention was to protect civilians, civilians are figuring in large numbers as victims of the war, both as casualties more...

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Moushumi Biswas on June 8, 2011

Reconsidering the Role of Conflict in the Lives of Refugees: Somalis in Europe

Reconsidering the Role of Conflict in the Lives of Refugees: Somalis in Europe

microconflict.eu –

This paper explores the micro-level experiences and ongoing effects of the Somali conflict on the lives of Somali refugees in the UK and the Netherlands.

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Moushumi Biswas on June 5, 2011

Stories from Ivory Coast

Stories from Ivory Coast

youtube.com –

More than 300,000 people remain displaced from their homes in the Ivory Coast and in neighbouring Liberia after fleeing the threat of violence following November's disputed election results. Just back from Ivory Coast, Oxfam's Caroline Gluck reflects on the crisis.

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D C on May 31, 2011

A Critical Examination of Foreign Aid Policy

store.ectap.ro –

In this paper the authors try to offer a critical analysis of the foreign aid policies that developed countries and international institutions continually promote in order to fight poverty in the Third World.

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Sonia Hossain on May 16, 2011

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