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Pride, Conflict and Complexity: Applying Dynamical Systems Theory to Understand Local Conflict in South Sudan

'South Sudan has experienced deadly conflict for much of the last five decades. While most attention has focused on South Sudan’s civil war with the now Republic of Sudan to the north, in reality, inter- related conflicts persist in multiple layers …

African Journal on Conflict Resolution Vol. 12, No. 1, 2012

This issue contains five articles and one book review. 'Hegemonic agendas, intermesticity and conflicts in the post-colonial state' explores the sources, factors and forces that interact to spark and drive conflict in the post-colonial state and its…

South Africans’ Views on Land Reform: Evidence from the South African Reconciliation Barometer

This paper has broadly explored four important aspects of land reform in South Africa, with a view to informing the present land debate with public opinion data from the SARB surveys. Firstly, by providing a historical overview of land and property…

Gender Issues in Uganda: An Analysis of Gender-Based Violence, Asset Ownership and Employment

Gender inequalities limit the ability of women and girls to fully participate in, and benefit from development programmes in Uganda. Formal and informal institutions, such as patriarchy, religion, family, marriage as well as social and cultural prac…

African Journal on Conflict Resolution vol. 14, no. 2, 2014

‘Security regionalism and flaws of externally forged peace in Sudan: The IGAD peace process and its aftermath’ examines the IGAD peace process in Sudan, highlighting the dynamics and relative roles of the principal actors involved. It argues that al…

Examining Evidence of Feminization of Poverty in Botswana

"Poverty in Botswana is more pronounced in female-headed households (FHHs) especially those residing in rural areas where employment opportunities are limited. Similarly, the proportion of the FHHs to the total poor increased between 2002/03 and 20…

Allouer des Terres aux Femmes: Un Bienfait pour L’économie Congolaise / Allocating Land to Women: Beneficial for the Congolese Economy.

The key messages of this policy brief is to establish a policy to increase the allocation of land to women by 40% would promote economic diversification by increasing the contribution of the agricultural sector to GDP. A policy of cash transfers fr…

Land Ownership Inequality and Inequality in Education Attainment in Kenya

Unequal asset ownership accompanies other socioeconomic inequalities so that the disparity in physical possessions, particularly land, is worth a rigorous analysis. The case in point is the inverse relationship that has been reported across countrie…

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