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The Right to Internal Self-Determination in Peacebuilding Processes: A Reinterpretation of the Concept of Local Ownership from a Legal Perspective

open access: yesAge of Human Rights Journal, 2017
The right to internal self-determination offers a legal ‘checklist’ for the UN to provide both legitimacy and sustainability to peacebuilding processes.
Ebru Demir
doaj   +1 more source

Defining Reconciliation Studies: Theoretical and Practical Dimensions

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 89-100, Fall 2026.
ABSTRACT Reconciliation studies (RS) has become increasingly influential in understanding alternative views to ending conflict and dealing with the aftermath. As a discipline or field, however, it is not well defined. The actual usefulness of reconciliation (as a concept), or of RS (as a discipline), is debated, and due to its growing usage, it is ...
Colleen Alena O’Brien
wiley   +1 more source

Post-War Legitimacy : A Framework on Relational Agency in Peacebuilding

open access: yes, 2020
There is increasing interest in the role of legitimacy as an indicator of social and political stability in post-war societies. In this chapter we provide an analytical framework to examine peacebuilding interventions from a legitimacy perspective.
Lisa, Ekman,, Krampe, Florian,
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Mapping the US Bridgebuilding Field: Situating Organizations in the Ecosystem of Social Change

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 65-76, Fall 2026.
ABSTRACT This article explores the ecosystem of bridge‐building initiatives in the United States. Drawing on an original database of 223 organizations, interviews with 7 staff across 6 organizations, and a literature review related to bridge‐building, polarization, and collective action, we first describe the range of existing initiatives and their ...
Gabrielle Mathews, Karen Ross
wiley   +1 more source

Developing Peacebuilding Learning as an Integral Component of Diaconal Practice

open access: yesDiaconia
This article discusses the experiences of and reflections on a one-year learning programme on peacebuilding, titled “Peacebuilding Towards Convivial Life Together”. The programme was specifically designed by interdiac (International Academy for Christian
Oksana Prosvirnina
doaj   +1 more source

An interdisciplinary review of the interplay of conflict, socio‐economic factors, and land cover and vegetation dynamics in Colombia

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1533-1549, September 2026.
Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Peacebuilding in ethno-nationally divided and contested cities: the case of Mostar

open access: yes, 2013
This article seeks to outline a conceptual landscape that can assist us to better grasp how urban communities torn and traumatised by violent conflicts remain divided in peace and resistant to liberal peacebuilding efforts. It suggests that peacebuilding
Björkdahl, Annika,, Lund University.
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Drug Policy History, Design and Practice: Introduction

open access: yesJournal of Illicit Economies and Development
The history, policies and practice of drug control in Asia have been historically multifaceted, particularly concerning substances like opium, cannabis, and various indigenous psychoactive plants.
Khalid Tinasti, Yong-an Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Armed Conflict on Healthcare Delivery and Nutritional Services in Somalia: A Narrative Review

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Armed conflict remains one of the most significant barriers to health system stability and food security in fragile states, such as Somalia. This narrative review synthesizes literature published between 2016 and 2025 to examine how ongoing conflict has shaped healthcare delivery and nutrition services, identifying key challenges, and ...
Abdullahi Hassan Elmi
wiley   +1 more source

ACEH: EXPLORING THE AFTERMATH OF 2004 TSUNAMI FROM GENDER DIMENSIONS

open access: yesJurnal Asia Pacific Studies, 2017
This paper aims to analysethe greatest gender-specific dimensions toward women in the case of the tsunamithat hit Aceh Province in Indonesia in 2004.
Sorang Afril Srihayati Saragih
doaj  

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