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Mapping the US Bridgebuilding Field: Situating Organizations in the Ecosystem of Social Change

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
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

Applying Forecasting Algorithms to Improve Budget Preparation Procedures in Government Units

open access: yesتنمیة الرافدین
It is necessary to use contemporary techniques to anticipate government budget items in light of the financial difficulties that governments face, especially scarce resources and growing spending demands.
Doaa Adreese Younis
doaj   +1 more source

Triple Nexus: leveraging development supply chains for humanitarian aid and peace in Southeast Asia – a GBV focus [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to emphasize the crucial role of supply chains in humanitarian and development interventions, specifically targeting gender-based violence in East Asia and the Pacific, regions prone to climate change-induced ...
Christina Plesner Volkdal
doaj   +1 more source

The Local, the ‘Indigenous’ and the Limits of Rethinking Peacebuilding

open access: yes, 2021
Recent critical perspectives on peacebuilding have sought to shed light on experiences so far marginalized by mainstream approaches. In particular, critics have pushed peacebuilding towards radically different ways of thinking about governance, conflict ...
Elisa Randazzo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Peacebuilding and Corruption

open access: yesInternational Peacekeeping, 2008
The article argues that questions of definition relating to corruption are central to understanding its significance and its prominence in peacekeeping contexts. Definitional issues are discussed and a definition that combines certain universal features while acknowledging the importance of local norms and rules is offered.
openaire   +2 more sources

Colonial and gendered peace: Decolonial perspectives on peace in Nagorno‐Karabakh

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article critically interrogates peace processes in the aftermath of the First Nagorno‐Karabakh War by centering the lived experiences and political voices of Armenian and Azerbaijani internally displaced and refugee women, based on ethnographic fieldwork and in‐depth interviews conducted in 2019.
Ramil Zamanov
wiley   +1 more source

Reflections on Peacebuilding Constructs in Seke District, Zimbabwe

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2022
Since 2004, the formation of informal peace committees in Zimbabwe has signaled a change in the dynamics of local peace initiatives away from external elite top-down donor-driven interventions and toward a greater understanding of the potential of ...
Norman Chivasa
doaj   +1 more source

THE ROLE OF DIASPORA IN PEACEBUILDING: THE CASE OF NIGERIA

open access: yesSocial Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal, 2021
The role of diaspora for a long time now has been seen from a negative perspective. They are usually seen as sponsors of conflict and terrorist activities in their homeland.
Nneka Sophie Amalu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social cohesion in restoration landscapes: The case of Rwanda

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecosystem restoration is recognized as a strategy for addressing landscape degradation. In contexts where ecological degradation overlaps with the deterioration of social cohesion, restoration must also contribute to rebuilding social ties alongside restoring ecosystems.
Valery Ndagijimana   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Youth awareness and perceptions of climate change in Southern Somalia

open access: yesDiscover Environment
This study investigated youth perceptions of climate change in Southern Somalia, focusing on critical role youth play in addressing the region’s environmental vulnerabilities, including recurrent droughts, flooding, and resource scarcity.
Mohamed Muhudin Ali   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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