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Papers and Reports
Abstract: The year 2017 started with many ambitions from the genocide prevention program and our partner the Burundi Peacebuilding and Nonviolence Network. The...
Abstract: The US-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and InterMedia invite you to attend a discussion on the...
Abstract: This report provides unique knowledge on actual history teaching in Kosovo high schools, with a focus on the teaching of the Second World War. The...
Abstract: Chapter four in the Transitional Justice in the Middle East and North Africa Working Group Summary Report is written by S-CAR PhD Ibrahim Fraihat....
Abstract: In the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the short-lived Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) briefly held a mandate to...
Abstract: China currently has one of the fastest-growing foreign aid programs in the world and is considered to be one of the top donor countries in the...
Abstract: South Africa’s story as an emerging donor, and an increasing force to reckon with in development partnerships and enterprises, particularly in...
Abstract: Over the past two decades there have been significant shifts in international economic dynamics and a gradual restructuring of global political...
Abstract: This paper is an analysis of the effects of violent extremism and the rural livelihoods strategies for coping with threats from Boko Haram in the...
Abstract: The upcoming transition to a new administration provides the United States with an opportunity to change its approach to global security threats. To...
Abstract: AbstractInformal security actors such as vigilantes play a variety of roles in African communities. Research has tended to focus on the negative...
Abstract: The war of narratives between Trump and Clinton has revealed some deep ideological contrast and personal animosity between two very ambitious...
Abstract: AbstractThe consequence of violent extremism on rural livelihoods has received less attention in academic literature. This paper addresses three...
Abstract: We, as editors of this volume, have gathered this set of articles in order to provide a range of materials for discussion of the Costs of Conflict in...
Abstract: Executive SummaryThis report will cover GPP’s activities in Burundi from December 2015 to the end of Q1 2016 (March 2016), and provide a...
Abstract: This Amicus Brief is filed in support of a challenge to the constitutionality of Bill 18 U.S.C. § 2339B. The Amici are a diverse coalition...
Abstract: This is a concept paper. Its overall purpose is to discuss the viability and potential of my War to Sustainable Positive Peace analytical framework...
Abstract: INTRODUCTIONThis is a concept paper. Its overall purpose is to discuss the viability and potential of my War to Sustainable Positive Peace analytical...
Abstract: Sexual violence is a characteristic of the ongoing insurgency in northeast Nigeria, during which hundreds of women and girls have been raped by...
Abstract: Testimony before theSubcommittee on Africa and Global HealthCommittee on Foreign RelationsUnited States Senate“The Political and Security...
Abstract: Over the past 20 years, peacebuilding has rapidly grown as a field. Thousands of organizations are having an increasingly positive impact on reducing...
Abstract: In May 2015, the Genocide Prevention Program from George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution received a grant to...
Abstract: A prominent theory regarding the impact of the nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 on the Arab region has been that it will only increase...
Abstract: At the “Sprit of Struggle” gathering in April 2015, The Kairos Center interviewed Dr. Sheherazade Jafari, whose research focuses on how...
Abstract: Yemen is at a major crossroads, facing unprecedented challenges in its history. The country’s ability to recover from its current political,...
Abstract: Increasingly, external actors are involving themselves in Africa – engagement which is critical to African development, but which has potential...
Abstract: AbstractThe effect of violent extremism on livelihoods and the resilience of communities are relatively understudied. This paper addresses three key...
Abstract: Yemen is on the brink of slipping back into chaos. Outcomes from the National Dialogue Conference, which concluded in January 2014, have been slowly...
Abstract: Understanding Myanmar’s Peace Process: Ceasefire Agreements is the second paper in a series of publications in which local actors involved in...
Abstract: Over the past decade, Pakistan’s domestic security landscape has become increasingly volatile and complex. An examination of the incidence of...
Abstract: More than two years since the death of Muammar al-Qaddafi, the euphoria of revolution has worn off as Libya faces a multitude of difficulties. In...
Abstract: The research team (called the Applied Practice and Theory – APT) at George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution...
Abstract: As Yemenis sit down to their long-delayed national dialogue, they face an array of challenges that threaten to pull the country apart – from an...
Abstract: Executive Summary:This report explores public opinion in Tunisia in late October/early November 2012. Based on 12 focus group discussions with 121...
Abstract: Internal displacement has forced hundreds of thousands of pastoralists from their homes and lands in northern Kenya. There are estimated to be 200...
Abstract: The Genocide Prevention Advisory Network (GPANet) is an informal, international network of experts on the causes, consequences, and prevention of...
Abstract: The exclusion of women and civil society groups1 from formal Track I negotiations is a defining feature of the failed peace process in the Israeli-...
Abstract: In this document we present evidence of a successful model for sustainable human development, within the context of multi-national societies. A...
Abstract: Conflict prevention has a central place in the foreign policy of the new European External Action Service (EEAS). However, the EU has not managed to...
Abstract: The George Mason University School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) is a leading institution in the field of Conflict Analysis and...
Abstract: The main goal of the study is to define effective ways of transforming and reforming the Palestinian media outlets through foreign aid. Without a...
Abstract: One capability that is increasingly important to military leadership is effective negotiation skills. This report provides a comprehensive review of...
Abstract: 100 Israeli and Palestinian courageous women gathered from the periphery of both places to work on building a community across borders who can share...
Abstract: INTRODUCTIONThe two sets of papers presented here were once simply an idea that seemed perhaps crazy. Without an introduction, the reader may find...
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INTRODUCTIONThe two sets of papers presented here were once simply an idea that seemed perhaps crazy. Without an introduction, the reader may find...
Abstract: SummaryCurrent negotiations to end the war in Afghanistan fail to build on lessons learned from peace processes in other countries. Exclusion of key...
Abstract: This paper deals with the ways of visualizing the process of conflict escalation, settlement, and resolution. It starts with a discussion of...
Abstract: The Central American nation of Costa Rica is one of the few countries in the world that does not possess a standing military. Nevertheless, Costa...
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Paper delivered at Princeton University The complex nature of the interaction between world religions, peacemaking and conflict generation in...
Abstract: The Genocide Prevention Advisory Network (GPANet) Report 2010 is the first published work released by the advisory group. It is a product of the...
Abstract: The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) is a world-wide civil society-led network which aims to build a new international...
Abstract: [Note: This paper is an early version of a chapter in Reconciliation, Coexistence, and Justice in Interethnic Conflicts: Theory and Practice, ed....
Abstract: The Listening Tour is a collaborative research activity undertaken by the San Diego Commission on Gang Prevention and Intervention and the Joan B....
Abstract: Foreward, by Dennis Sandole:There is a natural tension between “forewording” a group of presentations made in honor of a distinguished...
Abstract: In October 2010, a diverse and experienced group of Israelis and Palestinians gathered in Istanbul for a three-day consultation to explore potential...
Abstract: This PeaceBrief reviews the factors that continue to divide Ivorian communities and stall the peace process in Côte d'Ivoire and provides reflections...
Abstract: In post-independence Ukraine, the number of registered religious organizations has been growing significantly within the last decade. According to...
Abstract: SummaryAt nine years and counting, the U.S. war in Afghanistan is the longest in our history, surpassing even the Vietnam War, and it will shortly...
Abstract: SummaryGraduate-level academic institutions are not adequately preparing students for careers in international peace and conflict management....
Abstract: The rise of diaspora politics poses a challenge to traditional approaches to foreign policymaking that tend to emphasize bilateral state-to-state...
Abstract: This report presents background information and key content related to the USAID-sponsored workshop on Theories of Change Indicator Development that...
Abstract: The Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework (ICAF) application began in a full-day workshop which was held on January 8, 2010 in Arlington,...
Abstract: Executive SummaryDecades of political and economic exclusion, years of violence and insecurity, and a population of displaced and traumatized people...
Abstract: This report studies the relationship between conflict and education in Côte d’Ivoire, and suggests policy and program approaches for analysts...
Abstract: This manual is based on what was learned during the course given in the context of the project of Pet-Med which was funded by Veneto Region. ...
Abstract: Religion is often viewed as a motive for conflict and has emerged as a key component in many current and past conflicts. However, religion does not...
Abstract: Across countries, entrepreneurship is shown to support wealth and income generation, job creation and innovations in product and process. The precise...
Abstract: This paper assesses the prospects and challenges for integrating development strategies into counterinsurgency (COIN) efforts in Afghanistan and...
Abstract: While there has been open debate among dalit social reformers on the Indian subcontinent over the use of religious conversion as a form of rights...
Abstract: Through a Freireian lens, emancipation is understood as an entity that is sovereign and for itself. In this framework, the broadest possibilities for...
Abstract: This paper discusses the difficulties associated with measuring entrepreneurship in developing countries. Three important dichotomies in the research...
Abstract: In the context of statebuilding and peacebuilding, Catherine Barnes of Conciliation Resources examines changes in 'the political settlement'...
Abstract: EUCAM, (EU Central Asia Monitoring) in cooperation with Asian Development Bank, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Wolfensohn...
Abstract: When I visited Kenya in August 2008 many people expressed their high hopes for Barack Obama in the upcoming election and for close U.S./Kenyan...
Abstract: Discussions of transitional justice in Zimbabwe are premature, substantial political change is still required and the immediate focus should be on...
Abstract: The foundations for sustainable peace are laid when those in conflict agree on how to resolve the issues that have divided them and how they will...
Abstract: Executive Summary:The Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program (IPPCTP) was a groundbreaking initiative introduced by Representative James T...
Abstract: The remaining two major presidential candidates have endorsed (i) maintaining and strengthening the nuclear nonproliferation regime and (ii) pursuing...
Abstract: The Center for Global Studies at George Mason University was founded to promote multidisciplinary research on globalization. The Center comprises...
Abstract: Orta Doğu siyasetinin kadim aktörlerinden İran, bölgedeki etkisini artırıyor mu? İran, nükleer çalışmalarını hangi gerekçelerle temellendiriyor?...
Abstract: This paper compares two datasets designed to measure entrepreneurship. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor dataset captures early-stage...
Abstract: Faced with the problem of how to respond to the challenges of intra-state armed conflict, international policymakers often turn to incentives,...
Abstract: From 1992 to 1997, Tajikistan experienced a multi-layered civil war between excommunists on the one hand and a coalition of “democrats”...
Abstract: Currently, there are two history and one anthropology book on Crimean Tatars (in English). However, there is no detailed, contemporary field research...
Abstract: The idea to hold this workshop for Cypriot journalists was first discussed in March 2007 during the Athens Journalist Symposium, sponsored by the U.S...
Abstract: Alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) is an umbrella term for processes that provide an alternative to traditional litigation. ADR...
Abstract: This working paper by Catherine Barnes of Conciliation Resources analyses the UK's conflict policies.It identifies how UK approaches can be...
Abstract: Without the cooperation and efforts of a large number of people we could not have succeeded in creating a consensus building process. To all of the...
Abstract: Political dynamics around the globe have been transformed by globalization, new patterns of human mobility, and the development of innovative...
Abstract: Introduction and Summary of Recommendations In 2006, the Horn of Africa witnessed major escalations in several conflicts, a marked deterioration...
Abstract: Acerca del ManualEste Manual es producto del trabajo de la Fundación Cambio Democrático en la construcción de capacidad para el manejo de conflictos...
Abstract: This report is the product of field research and subsequent analysis carried out between July 2004 and July 2005 by a team of researchers from...
Abstract: Background ContextOver the past two decades, the field of international peace and conflict resolution has grown substantially with an abundance of...
Abstract: ForewordThe Americas’ Accountability/Anti-Corruption Project (USAID/AAA), sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)...
Abstract: This is a guide for funders on the valuable role of collaborative process in community development initiatives. It draws from the lessons learned by...
Abstract: Since the gift of Open Space Technology (O ST) was discovered by Harrison Owen more than 20 years ago, this method for facilitation of smaller and...
Abstract: Recent peace agreements have referred extensively to human rights norms and principles. While most human rights proponents consider this a positive...
Abstract: Despite the tragic assassination in Lebanon and the political fallout from it, there are reformers in Syria who are being ignored in current Western...
Abstract: With this third issue of the Cooperative Security Program: Opinions, we return to the topic of fostering democracy and human rights in the...
Abstract: In a world inundated with increasing levels of globalization, corporations have become key players in the world arena, impacting all areas of the...
Abstract: The arrangements for the Open Space in RomeA lot of energy went to the issue of recruitment, mainly of the Palestinian side. The first...
Abstract: An earlier version of this article was in the Philadelphia EnquirerA cartoon about stars of David and fences is just a cartoon, but cartoons have a...
Abstract: The Dual Nature of ReligionThe most constructive way in which religion can contribute to a peaceful world at the present time is for those who...
Abstract: MISSION: To stimulate, by means of relationship building with enemy parties, an effective process of peacemaking that includes profound...
Abstract: Key recommendations for a new approach to leadership:· A shift in American diplomatic statements away from criticisms or condemnations...
Abstract: The first conflict resolution training manual for the Muslim communities in the United States.
Abstract: Religion and conflict are sufficiently intertwined at this stage of the Arab/Israeli conflict that it...
Abstract: An unprecedented level of paradoxical religious movement...
Abstract: The article presents identity-based training created on the basis of the social identity theory, categorization theory and common identity model....
Abstract: The process for making a transition from war to peace provides an opportunity to agree new political, constitutional and economic arrangements that...
Abstract: This resource complements a training activity and extensive resource for community leaders. The focus is on assisting organization and project...
Abstract: The sooner we face facts, the more powerful our chances to succeed in making religious terrorism a temporary phenomenon of human culture. But...
Abstract: Conflict in Tajikistan began to escalate during the break-up of the Soviet Union. By 1992 this Central Asian republic was engulfed in civil war....
Abstract: PREAMBLEThere will be no success to a strategic political plan at this point in time, no matter how rational it may be, unless there is a parallel...
Abstract: Emphasizing the important role of qualitative evaluation, this booklet focuses on three methodological strategies: focus groups, interviews and...
Abstract: Jul 2000CDIE working paper, no. 306
Abstract: One of the most difficult challenges of intervening in and attempting to resolve a conflict is facing the question: Is this intervention making...
Abstract: One of the most difficult challenges of intervening in and attempting to resolve a conflict is facing the question: Is this intervention making...
Abstract: This evaluation resource guide, organized around 14-steps, assists leadership personnel with three phases of evaluation: project preparation,...
Abstract: On 1 February 1998, the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities entered into force. This was an...
Abstract: Published for the Cooperative Housing Foundation, 1998.
Abstract: Social capital is the glue that holds a community together. It is the network of relationships among persons that can be used to get things done....
Abstract: What is "the news" about? International conflicts and communal wars. Religious upheavals and racial disorders. Political debates and family...