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Competition, Patronage and Fragmentation: The Limits of Bottom-Up Approaches to Security Governance in Ituri

Stability : International Journal of Security and Development, 2018
People are affected by different kinds of insecurity in the Ituri Province in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This article investigates donor-driven attempts to improve security governance there.
Kasper Hoffmann, Koen Vlassenroot, Karen Büscher   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why are Non-State Actors Able to Exercise Political Control?

, 2020
Non-state actors and their ability to exercise political control have been at the forefront of American defense policy since the turn of the 21st century.
Julian, Hannan
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Neighborhood social environments and mental health among youth and adults in public housing

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Neighborhoods influence health in part through social processes. However, little is known about how multiple neighborhood social processes co‐occur, or about within (vs. between) neighborhood variation in social processes and health. This study asked how residents of a large public housing development describe their neighborhood and used ...
Jane Leer, Lindsay Lanteri, Rebekah Levine Coley, Samantha Teixeira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the manifestation of the conflict between traditional leaders and ward committees, A case of Greater Giyani Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa

The Journal of Intelligence, Conflict and Warfare, 2023
In South African municipalities, there has been a coexistence between elected and traditional leaders for decades. However, this coexistence has often been marked by numerous conflicts. These conflicts take different forms and dimensions; while priority
Shadreck Muchaku, Grey Magaiza, Joseph Francis, Mpho Tshitangoni   +3 more
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Separatist Conflicts in the ASEAN Region: Comparing Southern Thailand and Mindanao

ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 2014
This paper examines two cases of separatist conflict, namely the conflict in Southern Thailand and the conflict in the southern Philippines. Both conflicts have been long-lasting, extremely violent, and embedded in ethnic and religious sentiments.
Kathrin Rupprecht
doaj   +1 more source

A community‐driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger, Anna Kihlström, Brinda Sivaramakrishnan, Allison Kelliher, Frankie Kropp, Carmen Rosa, T. John Winhusen, Donald Warne, the CTN0129 participating Tribal communities   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

“If we must secure our communities, we must do it together”: Co-creation of crime prevention and security governance in Lagos, Nigeria

Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being
Developing partnerships between the state, the police, and local communities to prevent crime is increasingly recognized as valuable by security researchers and actors.
Adewumi I. Badiora
doaj   +1 more source

Transitions from violence to politics: conditions for the politicization of violent non-state actors [PDF]

, 2015
It is imperative for a nation to understand the most effective way to combat threats to its national security, and at times the best reaction to a violent atrocity could be diplomatic.
Woody, David C., Hanrahan, Brian
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“Will you be there for me?” Social support from family and friends during cold case sexual assault prosecutions

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract If sexual assault survivors report the assault to the criminal legal system, they often need informal support from family and friends throughout the long and frequently retraumatizing process of investigation and prosecution. This study is part of a long‐term community‐based participatory action research project in a predominately Black ...
Rebecca Campbell, Rachael Goodman‐Williams, Katie Gregory, McKenzie Javorka, Jasmine Engleton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Ambivalence of the Sacred

American Journal of Islam and Society, 2001
The Ambivalence of the Sacred book attempts to articulate a framework for formulating specific answers, on a case-by-case basis, to three overarching questions pertaining to the seemingly ambivalent relationship between religion and violence.
Amr Sabet
doaj   +1 more source