Menocal, Alina Rocha Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

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Transitional politics in Afghanistan and Iraq: inclusion, consultation, and public participation

01/11/2005

13 pages long

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This article explores three main themes in comparing the transitional processes in Afghanistan and Iraq: (i) the clarity of the transitional frameworks and the need to separate discussions on such frameworks from debates on new constitutional arrangements; (ii) the degree of representation in the transitional institutions and the availability of channels for political consultation in […]

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Sustainability and peace building: a key challenge

01/11/2005

9 pages long

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The overarching challenge facing the growing number of international peace-building interventions is to achieve sustainable peace. This paper illustrates this proposition through a brief investigation of the situation in Timor-Leste as the UN mission withdraws at the five-year state-building mark, and in Haiti as a ninth UN mission is established. Adopting the view that participatory […]

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Rebuilding a failed state: Liberia

01/11/2005

7 pages long

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This article argues for a combination of long-term engagement in providing security, culminating in training and mentoring of new security forces; a comprehensive approach to reintegrating ex-combatants that also benefits civilian host communities and helps to ensure that agricultural livelihoods are made viable; and the opening of a space for discussion of governance issues and […]

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Towards more effective peace building: a conversation with Roland Paris

01/11/2005

11 pages long

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Since the early 1990s, the international community has become increasingly involved in efforts to (re-)build states that have been torn by war and violent conflict. Today, the United Nations alone is engaged in more than ten political and peace-building missions around the world. Roland Paris’s most recent work, At War’s End: Building Peace after Civil […]

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Annotated resources on peace building and post-war reconstruction

01/11/2005

16 pages long

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This annotated list highlights some 70 recent publications and organisations that focus primarily on what happens after rather than before or during armed conflict. Issues covered include the political, economic, and social aspects of post-war reconstruction, and questions related to transitional justice and post-conflict reconciliation, and we have sought to offer a sample of the […]

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Post-war aid: patterns and purposes

01/11/2005

10 pages long

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A recent report by the World Bank reiterates the widely held view that donor agencies commit large amounts of funding in the immediate post-conflict phase, only for this to taper off to more ‘normal’ levels once the crisis is over. The World Bank criticises this phenomenon, referred to as ‘frontloading’, claiming that it damages the […]

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Peace building: a literature review

01/11/2005

7 pages long

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A critical review of five contrasting publications on peace building, including the 2004 UN report A More Secure World. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Editorial

01/11/2005

3 pages long

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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A new wave of decentralisation in Latin America? A conversation with Rosemary Thorp

01/11/2004

7 pages long

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In this interview, Rosemary Thorp, an expert on the political economy of Latin America and currently Oxfam GB Chair of Trustees, discusses the impact that decentralisation reforms have had in promoting development and deepening democratic governance in the region. Focusing in particular in the experiences of Chile and Colombia, Thorp argues that, while the process […]

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Promoting gender sensitivity in local governance in Ghana

01/11/2004

8 pages long

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Promoting gender sensitivity in local governance in Ghana

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Since Ghana’s decentralisation process began in the early 1990s, government officials as well as international aid agencies and NGOs have engaged in efforts to enhance attention to women’s concerns and improve gender sensitivity in development processes at the local level. This article looks at three collaborative projects between international development organisations and district assemblies throughout […]

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