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Youth, politics, and youth‐led political violence in Nepal
Abstract This article examines how participation and mobilization of youth in politics has led to an unintended consequence: youth‐led violence. We define youth‐led violence as a particular form of political violence that emerged from an interplay between political power, domination, and rent‐seeking behavior. To elaborate on youth‐led violence between
Ramesh Shrestha, Dambaru Subedi
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Regulation of Civilian Possession of Small Arms and Light Weapons [PDF]
Yeshe majority of small arms and light weapons currently in circulation are in civilian possession. An estimated fifty?nine percent of weapons around the world are in civilian hands, and in some regions such as Europe this is closer to eighty percent ...
Vázquez, H. +3 more
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It is apt to note that the central impediment to sustainable peace and security is the constant and continued proliferation of small and light weapons (SALW).
Mohammed Ghani Dass +1 more
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Urban Peace-Building through Community-Based Initiatives to Control SALWs in Libya
In post-revolution Libya, the proliferation and trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) became pervasive due to the ongoing political and armed conflict that succeeded the fall of Qaddafi.
Alaa Tartir, Nicolas Florquin
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The Legality of Small Arms Production
Officially, international control of small arms and light weapons (SALW) has made considerable advancements in recent years, most notably in the form of the 2014 Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Nonetheless, important systemic and structural deficiencies seem to
Nicola Piccini
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Defining & Classifying SALW: Standardising the language of small arms and light weapons in the international context [PDF]
This Critical Appraisal explores the challenges and importance of defining small arms and light weapons (SALW) using precise and internationally applicable terminology.
Jenzen-Jones, Nicholas Royce
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Disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration (DDR) programmes are an essential part of most contemporary post-conflict peacebuilding processes, but they are seldom the subject of academic analysis. In this study, we seek to reduce this gap by examining
Tarila Marclint Ebiede +2 more
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Farmers-Herdsmen Conflict in Africa: The Case of Nigeria
General population growth and an increase in the number of farmers, environmental degradation, disruption of conditions for resolving land and water disputes, and the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in the Sahel and West Africa have ...
Ejiroghene Augustine Oghuvbu +1 more
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Militarized responses to pastoralist conflict and wildlife crime in Kenya –including to the collapsing elephant and rhino populations – often fail to meet human rights standards and undermine local capacities for sustainability, peace and alternative ...
Matthew Bolton
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345 The public health implications of Small Arms and Light Weapons (salws) injuries in Sokoto state, North West, Nigeria [PDF]
Background A Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALWs) facilitate and prolong violence, which has enormous public health consequences. This study describes the prevalence, types, risk factors of and outcomes of SALW injuries in a relatively insurgent free state.
Chukwuemeka Okolo, Ngozi Catherine Okolo
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