Information on "Conflict Monitoring" and "Western Africa"
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Conflict Trends (No 6): Real-Time Analysis of African Political Violence, September 2012
Author: Clionadh Raleigh, Caitriona Dowd
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This month’s Conflict Trends report is the sixth monthly publication by the Armed Conflict Loca-tion & Event Dataset (ACLED) publishing and analyzing real-time disaggregated data on political conflict on the African continent. More on «Conflict Trends (No 6): Real-Time Analysis of African Political Violence, September 2012»
August 2012
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Aug 2012
Conflict Trends (No 5): Real-Time Analysis of African Political Violence, August 2012
Author: Clionadh Raleigh, Caitriona Dowd
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This "Conflict Trends" report is the fifth in a series of publications by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Dataset which report and analyze real-time conflict data from across the African continent. More on «Conflict Trends (No 5): Real-Time Analysis of African Political Violence, August 2012»
January 2009
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Jan 2009
Targeting Spoilers
Author: Alix J Boucher, Victoria K Holt
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
This report takes an in-depth look at the role of UN Panels of Experts teams and examines their history, the evolution of Panel roles and the challenges they face as well as documents their recommendations across all such Panels. More on «Targeting Spoilers»
September 2006
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Sep 2006
The Impact of Armed Non-State Actors on the Mine Ban Treaty
Publisher: Geneva Call
This paper assesses the impact of the presence of non-state actors (NSA) and NSA actual or potential land mine use on the implementation and universalization of the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT). More on «The Impact of Armed Non-State Actors on the Mine Ban Treaty»
August 2006
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Aug 2006
The Role of Militias and Other Paramilitaries in African (un)Civil Wars
Author: Bjørn Møller
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This paper details how previous violent conflicts in Africa have seen the extensive use of very irregular armed forces by governments, such as the Kamajors in Sierra Leone, the Janjaweed and other militias in Sudan and the Interahamwe militias in the... More on «The Role of Militias and Other Paramilitaries in African (un)Civil Wars»
January 2006
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2006
Child Soldiers: Reasons for Variation in their Rate of Recruitment and Standards of Welfare
Author: Jens Chr. Andvig
Publisher: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
This paper examines the reasons for the global variations in child soldier recruitment rates and standards of welfare. More on «Child Soldiers: Reasons for Variation in their Rate of Recruitment and Standards of Welfare» -
2006
A Childhood Lost? The Challenges of Successful Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration of Child Soldiers: The Case of West Africa
Author: Kirsten Gislesen
Publisher: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
This paper examines the challenges of achieving successful disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of child soldiers, with reference to DDR processes in West Africa, and suggests how such problems can be overcome. More on «A Childhood Lost? The Challenges of Successful Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration of Child Soldiers: The Case of West Africa»
June 2005
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Jun 2005
United Nations Mechanisms for Combating Illegal Trade
Author: Katherine Andrews, Tobias C. Berkman
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
This paper discusses UN mechanisms for combating illegal trade of natural resources and armament materials in Africa. More on «United Nations Mechanisms for Combating Illegal Trade»
March 2005
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Mar 2005
Introducing ACLED: An Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset
Author: Clionadh Raleigh, Håvard Hegre
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
This paper presents ACLED, an Armed Conflict Location and Events dataset building on the Uppsala/PRIO armed conflict dataset. More on «Introducing ACLED: An Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset»
December 2003
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Dec 2003
Trust & Verify, Issue 111
Author: Larry McFaul, Jennifer Kinzeler
Publisher: Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)
This issue examines the climate change reporting system and assesses peace monitoring in Liberia. More on «Trust & Verify, Issue 111»
