Peacebuilding from a southern perspective

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Colombians need to debate the conflict, but not as a condition of Langlois' freedom

Published on: 25 May 2012

Written by: Massimo Di Ricco All articles by Massimo Di Ricco

On April 28 French journalist Romeo Langlois was captured by the FARC. The leftist guerrillas demanded a debate on...

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Security in Nigeria depends on human welfare, not state-centric bureaucratisation

Published on: 23 May 2012

Written by: Adoyi Onoja All articles by Adoyi Onoja

The creation of a Ministry for Homeland Security further entrenches a militarized vision of security centred on the...

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'The core problem is the elites, not the people': Sanka Abayawardena responds

Published on: 14 May 2012

Written by: Sanka Chandima Abayawardena All articles by Sanka Chandima Abayawardena

Is Sanka Abayawardena a government stooge, Sinhala nationalist, or peace activist? He warns his critics against...

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Nation-building in Sri Lanka: the potential and the promise

Published on: 14 May 2012

Written by: Salma Yusuf All articles by Salma Yusuf

This week is the third anniversary of the end the Sri Lankan civil war. Yet there is hope: it lies within Sri...

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The battle for Heglig and the elephant in the room

Published on: 7 May 2012

Written by: Elfadil Ibrahim All articles by Elfadil Ibrahim

The hostility between South Sudan and Sudan over Heglig is symptom of the larger unresolved issues between the two...

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Post conflict reconstruction: ask the women farmers

Published on: 17 April 2012

Written by: Tabara Ndiaye All articles by Tabara Ndiaye

Twenty years of conflict has destroyed the social fabric of Casamance. The only way to re-instate security and...

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Senegal: the land belongs to those who work it

Published on: 16 April 2012

Written by: Fatou Guèye All articles by Fatou Guèye

After a quarter century of armed conflict, and a socio-economic fabric reduced to shreds, women in Casamance,...

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The Jirga in modern day Afghanistan

Published on: 2 April 2012

Written by: Ali Gohar All articles by Ali Gohar

The complexity of local and regional conflict dynamics in Afghanistan and Pakistan would be well served by the...

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The LRA: what's to be done?

Published on: 27 March 2012

Written by: Alex de Waal All articles by Alex de Waal

Supporters of the Kony 2012 campaign have posed two questions to critics: 'what would you do?', and 'what's the...

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After the storm, we need to keep talking about Kony

Published on: 26 March 2012

Written by: Jasmine-Kim Westendorf All articles by Jasmine-Kim Westendorf

In the backlash against Kony 2012 a real discussion of what the international community can and should do has been...

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Kony2012: the dilemma of mobilising for aid

Published on: 23 March 2012

Written by: Ute Seela All articles by Ute Seela

Focused on the challenges of declining funds and public skepticism at home, development organisations tend to pay...

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What will it take to end the conflict with the LRA?

Published on: 15 March 2012

Written by: Kennedy Tumutegyereize All articles by Kennedy Tumutegyereize

Ending the violence and insecurity perpetrated by the Lord's Resistance Army is more about empowering civil society...

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Changing lives in Burundi: "Now I am no longer beaten"

Published on: 13 March 2012

Written by: Lyduine Ruronona All articles by Lyduine Ruronona

Women in Burundi have won radical changes to the country's Penal Code, making rape punishable by life imprisonment....

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What is Kony2012?

Published on: 12 March 2012

Written by: Jo Tyabji All articles by Jo Tyabji

Invisible Children's controversial campaign highlights the pressing question of international engagement in...

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'What Sri Lanka is...': acknowledging the ethnic conflict in post-war reconciliation

Published on: 9 March 2012

Written by: Ambika Satkunanathan All articles by Ambika Satkunanathan

The term 'local reconciliation' may seem benign, but recent research amongst Tamils in the north of the country...

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The Pakistan Lawyers' Movement: setting a course for genuine democracy?

Published on: 6 March 2012

Written by: Malaiz Chopan-Daud All articles by Malaiz Chopan-Daud

Peace in Pakistan and the entire region can only be achieved by the creation of genuine democracy in Pakistan, with...

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Peacebuilding in Kashmir transcends the religious divide

Published on: 5 March 2012

Written by: Dr Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra All articles by Dr Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra

The conflict in Kashmir has largely been seen through the prism of religious antagonism. New research on...

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'Reconciliation in Sri Lanka means the youth must lead the way': a sceptical response

Published on: 5 March 2012

Written by: Asanga Welikala All articles by Asanga Welikala

There is nothing objectionable in arguing for greater and more meaningful participation of youth in the political...

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Reconciliation in Sri Lanka means the youth must lead the way

Published on: 5 March 2012

Written by: Sanka Chandima Abayawardena All articles by Sanka Chandima Abayawardena

International calls for justice in Sri Lanka which are insensitive to domestic public opinion further alienate a...

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The question of identity revisited: the challenge of nation-building in the new South Sudan

Published on: 8 December 2011

Written by: Elfadil Ibrahim All articles by Elfadil Ibrahim

The ability to allow an inclusive social fabric to flourish will determine the success of the new state.

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