Information on "Defense" and "Sierra Leone"
November 2011
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Nov 2011
Social Contracts and Security in Sub-Saharan African Conflict States
Author: David K Leonard, Ferdinand Mugumo Mushi, James Vincent
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This paper presents fieldwork from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and Somalia to show that assumptions derived from the classical social contract theorists frequently lead the international community astray as it attempts to rebuild t... More on «Social Contracts and Security in Sub-Saharan African Conflict States»
January 2010
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2010
Handover from International to Local Actors in Peace Missions
Author: Gudrun Van Pottelbergh
Publisher: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
This report focuses on the handover process from international to local actors at the end of peace missions. More on «Handover from International to Local Actors in Peace Missions» -
2010
Conflict Trends, Issue 3 (2010)
Author: Andrés Sáenz Peñas, Tendaiwo Peter Maregere, Mupenda Wakengela, Sadiki Koko, Sabrina Ensenbach, Christopher Thornton, Lyn S Graybill, Sadiki Koko
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
In 1960, 14 countries in West Africa gained freedom from French colonial rule, the Belgian Congo broke free to become Zaire, and Somalia and Nigeria unshackled themselves from their British colonial chains. More on «Conflict Trends, Issue 3 (2010)»
July 2009
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7 Jul 2009
Defence Sector Reform
Author: Alix Julia Boucher, Henry L Stimson
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
This paper examines good and bad practices in the design and execution of defense sector activities. More on «Defence Sector Reform»
January 2008
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2008
The Geography of Insurgent Organization and its Consequences for Civil Wars
Author: Patrick Johnston
Publisher: Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)
This article investigates the determinants of armed group organization and the downstream effects of organization on civil wars. More on «The Geography of Insurgent Organization and its Consequences for Civil Wars»
January 2007
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2007
Conflict Trends, Issue 4 (2007)
Author: Zinurine Abiodu Alghali, Gustavo de Carvalho, Cedric de Coning, Sabelo Gumedze, Walter Lotze, Kenneth Mpyisi, Onwuka Onyinye Nkechi, Gerrie Swart
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
This issue of ACCORD Conflict Trends investigates social and political issues facing various African states, with a focus on peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction. More on «Conflict Trends, Issue 4 (2007)»
October 2006
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Oct 2006
Civilians, Guns and Peace Processes: Approaches and Possibilities
Author: Cate Buchanan, Mireille Widmer
Publisher: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD Centre)
This briefing paper provides an overview of one particular dimension of disarmament: guns in the hands of civilians. More on «Civilians, Guns and Peace Processes: Approaches and Possibilities»
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»
June 2006
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Jun 2006
The Post-Conflict Security Sector
Author: David M. Law
Publisher: Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
This paper discusses efforts to construct or reconstruct the security sector in post-conflict environments. More on «The Post-Conflict Security Sector» -
Jun 2006
Sierra Leone: The Revolutionary United Front (RUF)
Author: Enrique Restoy
Publisher: Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
This case study discusses the history and ideology of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone and its practices of specifically targeting children for recruitment as a military instrument. More on «Sierra Leone: The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) »
