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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Peace and development"”.
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Alternative Pathways to Peace and Development in Rural Chiapas, Mexico
The concept of peacebuilding holds enormous importance for international relations, particularly in regions facing impending violent conflict and those recovering from such conflict. However, in order for peacebuilding to be a viable alternative to traditional peace operations, scholars and …
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Laboring for peace and development: evaluating the United States-Jordan free trade agreement’s effects
… Agreement in the context of American foreign and trade policy in the aftermath of the Cold War. The agreement, ratified in 2001, was the first signed by the United States which includes labor and environmental protections in the main text of the Agreement. The thesis examines the Agreement in …
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A study on the role of sports in international peace and development using the Delphi method
<p>"In the emerging field of sport for development and peace (SDP), there are many programs working with communities using an array of techniques, methods and sports. Despite the progress and successes of these programs, there seems to be a scant amount of studies in the literature in supporting …
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Reconciliation, peace and sustainable development: a case study of the African National Congress’ participatory democracy in Kwazulu Natal Province, 1994 -2009
… the relationship between reconciliation, peace building and sustainable development regarding participatory democracy spearheaded by the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal province from 1994 to 2009. It starts with a historical context, explaining the genesis of the …
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In a Material World: Analyzing Religious Peacebuilding in Lebanon and Bosnia-Herzegovina
<p>While intergroup peace is statistically far more common than is intergroup or inter-religious conflict, there has been a rise in recent years in conflict framed in religious terms. Peace and development practitioners have, in response, become increasingly interested in engaging religion, in …
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Re-evaluating Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A case study in Dongo
<p><strong>Re-evaluating Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A case study in Dongo<br /></strong></p> <p>The Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo) is a country rich with natural resources centered in the heart of Africa. Since the colonial era, the country has seen more bloodshed than …
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State building in post conflict Rwanda: Citizen participation in local conflict mitigation
The aim of this PhD dissertation is to understand state building at the local-level by focusing on citizen participation in local conflict mitigation. The involvement of ordinary people in conflict mitigation is motivated by the fact that in most cases citizens are the victims of conflicts and that …
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Challenges for the Democratisation Process in Tanzania. Moving Towards Consolidation 50 years after independence?
… Hence, Tanzania is an interesting case for Peace and Development research. This thesis analyses the political development in Tanzania since the introduction of the multiparty system in 1992, with a focus on the challenges for the democratisation process in connection with the 2000 and 2005 …
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Ba ne’bé: where are you going? the changing nature of United Nations peacekeeping in Timor Leste
The United Nations peacekeeping intervention into Timor Leste following September 1999 signalled a victory for the 24-year Timorese struggle for independence. To date most evaluations of this intervention have taken “problem-solving” approaches, which have primarily considered how to improve the …
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The nexus between national and student politics: managing student conflicts in four African universities in an era of democratic transition
… violent student versus management confrontations and inter political group violence has been a recurring decimal in African universities since the post-colonial era of the continent‟s political history. This has had dire socio-economic consequences for development in the continent. This study …
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Indo-Pakistani conflict and development of South Asia: is an independent Kashmir State a possible consideration?
The thesis explores the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir as a dispute symbol. It highlights the socio-economic implications of the conflict on the conflicting states of India and Pakistan. The conflicting symbol, Kashmir, as well as the entire South Asia that house all of them, with …