Security in development and conflict contexts, including issues such as: local governance, education, religion, and gender.
Victim Centred Approaches to Conflict-Related Reparations
A Pilot Study of Ex-combatant Livelihoods and Social Networks around Goma
Designing a Gendered Analysis of Social Capital After War
Torture Redress mechanism in Nepal and Bangladesh: a comparative perspective
Torture and Ill-Treatment Under Perceived: Human Rights Documentation and the Poor
Violence Amongst the Urban Poor in Nairobi
A comparative study of the use of the Istanbul Protocol amongst civil society organizations in low-income countries
Documenting Torture and Ill-Treatment Amongst the Poor
This briefing highlights research that identifies potential deficiencies in the reporting of instances of torture and ill-treatment amongst the poorest members of society, and suggests actions that might be progressed to address these.
Poverty and Conflict
Poverty and conflict are widely understood to be closely interconnected; with poverty making countries more prone to civil war, and armed conflict weakening governance and economic performance, thus increasing the risk of conflict relapse (Goodhand 2001). The selected readings in this pack move beyond reductive and harmful assumptions about ‘pathologies’ of poverty to examine the latest research into the poverty-conflict nexus. Earlier studies identified macro-level factors that made countries more likely to experience armed conflict.
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