Higher Education in Post-Conflict Settings

In this paper, the role of higher education in post-uprising Libya is analysed in terms of its relationship with transitional processes of democratization and civic development. It begins by contextualising the Libyan uprising within the optimism of the ‘Arab Spring’ transitions in the Middle East. Following this, the relationship between higher education and politics under the Qadhafi regime and in the immediate aftermath of its overthrow is discussed. A case-study of a programme designed to support Tripoli University in contributing towards democratisation will then be presented. The findings of the case-study will be reflected upon to offer a set of recommendations for international actors engaging in political and civic education in conflict-affected settings, in particular in the Middle East.

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Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration in Violent Conflict Settings

Land ◽

10.3390/land10020139 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 139

Author(s):

Clarissa Augustinus ◽

Ombretta Tempra

Keyword(s):

Transitional Justice ◽

Democratic Republic ◽

Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽

Violent Conflict ◽

Peace Building ◽

Land Administration ◽

Post Conflict ◽

Conflict Settings ◽

Displaced People ◽

Fit For Purpose

According to the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency, there were 79.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide by the end of 2019. Evictions from homes and land are often linked to protracted violent conflict. Land administration (LA) can be a small part of UN peace-building programs addressing these conflicts. Through the lens of the UN and seven country cases, the problem being addressed is: what are the key features of fit-for-purpose land administration (FFP LA) in violent conflict contexts? FFP LA involves the same LA elements found in conventional LA and FFP LA, and LA in post conflict contexts, as it supports peace building and conflict resolution. However, in the contexts being examined, FFP LA also has novel features as well, such as extra-legal transitional justice mechanisms to protect people and their land rights and to address historical injustices and the politics of exclusion that are the root causes of conflict. In addition, there are land governance and power relations’ implications, as FFP LA is part of larger UN peace-building programs. This impacts the FFP LA design. The cases discussed are from Darfur/Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Honduras, Iraq, Jubaland/Somalia, Peru and South Sudan.

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Health care workers in conflict and post-conflict settings: Systematic mapping of the evidence

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0233757 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. e0233757

Author(s):

Lama Bou-Karroum ◽

Amena El-Harakeh ◽

Inas Kassamany ◽

Hussein Ismail ◽

Nour El Arnaout ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Systematic Mapping ◽

Post Conflict ◽

Conflict Settings ◽

Care Workers

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Bridging Gaps: From a Descriptive to a Practical Mid-Space Actor Typology?

Operationalisation of Hybrid Peacebuilding in Asia ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-67758-9_4 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 59-80

Author(s):

Anna Deekeling ◽

Dahlia Simangan

Keyword(s):

Social Network ◽

Practical Application ◽

Skill Sets ◽

Post Conflict ◽

Sustainable Peace ◽

Conflict Settings ◽

Local Actors ◽

Specific Skill ◽

Favourable Environment ◽

Bridge Building

AbstractThe concept of hybridity sheds light on the complexity of conflict settings. It helps to analyse the participation of all parties and actors involved and entangled in a social network of normative and political power, while avoiding theoretical binaries that over-simplify the process of post-conflict peacebuilding. What lacks, however, is a practical application of hybridity in peacebuilding that actively engages with bottom/local or grassroots, top/national and international actors through mediation in the mid-space to create sustainable peace. Given this practical shortcoming of hybridity, this chapter examines mid-space actors as gatekeepers and their capacities to enable dialogue among opposing parties. The aim is to offer insights for the international community, as outside intervenors, in promoting the bridge-building potentialities of gatekeepers. Specifically, externally led efforts to engage with the specific skill sets of mid-space local actors are explored. It is argued in this chapter that such engagement provides a favourable environment for sustaining peace by overcoming power struggles in and around the mid-space.

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