Information on "Social Systems" and "Political Regions"
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January 2012
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2012
Integrating Traditional and Modern Conflict Resolution
Author: Martha Mutisi, Ashad Sentongo, Andrea Bartoli, Kwesi Sansculotte-Greenidge, Demessie Fantaye, Abdullahi Osman El-Tom, Salomé Bronkhorst
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
This issue highlights the role of traditional institutions in conflict resolution and post-conflict reconstruction in Africa. More on «Integrating Traditional and Modern Conflict Resolution»
July 2010
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Jul 2010
Working Across Borders
Author: Sara Pavanello
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This HPG Policy Brief argues that harnessing the largely unexplored potential of cross-border activities for the lives and livelihoods of pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa calls for a deeper understanding of the wide range of activities, ... More on «Working Across Borders»
January 2010
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29 Jan 2010
The ‘Free-Market’ and ‘Social Concerns’
Author: Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper is about the placement of the ideas pertaining to the free market against the matrix of social concerns. More on «The ‘Free-Market’ and ‘Social Concerns’»
April 2009
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Apr 2009
Getting It Right
Author: Humanitarian Policy Group
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Understanding the diversity of pastoral livelihoods is central to designing responses that are proportionate and well-targeted, and obviate the use of negative coping strategies that undermine the long-term sustainability of livelihoods. More on «Getting It Right» -
Apr 2009
Demographic Trends, Settlement Patterns and Service Provision in Pastoralism
Author: Humanitarian Policy Group
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Trends in pastoralist demography, including urbanization, need to be part of the development agenda so that these changes and their consequences are taken account of in drylands development. More on «Demographic Trends, Settlement Patterns and Service Provision in Pastoralism»
June 2008
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21 Jun 2008
Climate Change Policies in the Asia-Pacific
Publisher: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
This white paper is a summary of current climate change policies in the Asia-Pacific region and new recommendations based on strategic research carried out at IGES so far. More on «Climate Change Policies in the Asia-Pacific»
May 2008
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May 2008
A Farewell to Critical Junctures
Author: Erich Gundlach, Martin Paldam
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The publication examines the pattern of causality between income and democracy by testing two opposing hypotheses: democratic transition and critical junctures. More on «A Farewell to Critical Junctures»
February 2008
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Feb 2008
Rejecting the Disloyal Opposition?
Author: Carolyn Logan
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This paper studies mass attitudes and trust in Africa toward political ruling and opposition parties. More on «Rejecting the Disloyal Opposition?» -
Feb 2008
Traditional Leaders In Modern Africa
Author: Carolyn Logan
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This paper compares the 'traditionalist' and 'modernist' viewpoints on the role of chieftains and elders in Africa's political systems. More on «Traditional Leaders In Modern Africa»
February 2007
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2 Feb 2007
Group Identities and Political Conflict in Kyrgyzstan: A Theoretical Approach
Author: Alexander Wolters
Publisher: Social Research Center (SRC)
This paper questions the static perception of group-identities as producing stable patterns of social conflict in Central Asia. More on «Group Identities and Political Conflict in Kyrgyzstan: A Theoretical Approach»
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