Essays about: "Post-conflict recovery"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words Post-conflict recovery.

  1. 6. Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Post-Conflict Societies: The Role of Traditional Forms of Justice in Post-Civil War Sierra Leone.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Dupuis; [2018]
    Keywords : Peacebuilding; Transitional Justice; Traditional Justice; Post-Conflict; Sub-Saharan Africa; Sierra Leone; Special Court for Sierra Leone; Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Fambul Tok; Postcolonial Theories of Law; Legal Pluralism; Critical Discourse Analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The prevalence of violent conflicts over the last few decades has left numerous countries in the need of thorough rebuilding; from Afghanistan to Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Somalia or Rwanda. In order to assist in the recovery of these post-conflict societies, various peacebuilding strategies and transitional justice mechanisms have been implemented by a range of different actors. READ MORE

  2. 7. The Fiscal Consequences of Peace: Taxation and veto power in post-conflict countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jakob Frizell; [2016]
    Keywords : post-conflict recovery; veto players; power-sharing; fiscal policy; tax revenue; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Effective and fair taxation is imperative for development and thus sustainable peace in post-conflict countries; yet there is a glaring paucity of generalizable research on the subject. Drawing on theories from Political Economy and Comparative Politics this thesis investigates how political veto powers affect these states’ ability to mobilize domestic resources. READ MORE

  3. 8. “We Cannot Forget” How Then Shall We Remember? : An empirical study of the impact of post-conflict memorialisation on individual healing in Cambodia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Krystal Renschler; [2016]
    Keywords : memorialisation; healing; post-conflict; transitional justice; Cambodia;

    Abstract : Memorialisation has become a mainstream feature of transitional justice in recent decades; one that is oft assumed to contribute to healing in post-conflict societies. While a relationship between the two phenomena arguably exists, little research has been carried out to identify causal mechanisms or explain why some forms of memorialisation lead to enhanced levels of healing while others do not. READ MORE

  4. 9. Recovering common ground : landscape architecture as a tool for post-conflict recovery and spatial reconciliation in divided cities

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Linus Fredriksson; [2014]
    Keywords : Landscape Architecture; Divided cities; Post-conflict recovery; Contested Landcapes; Belfast;

    Abstract : The following chapters examine landscape architecture which engages in contested territories with an emphasis on the way in which landscape architecture can engage with the issues of divided cities or landscapes with similar social, cultural and physical properties. The project focuses specifically on the potential landscape architecture has for promoting or aiding in the reconciliation process of these areas, by examining the following questions. READ MORE