The causes of violence in Ghana, lie in inequality, exclusion and exploitation brought by both internal and international factors. The emergence of new socio-economic disparities and global trends towards pluralisation and politicisation has brought with it violence which has the tendency to...

Environmental peacebuilding investigates mutually reinforcing relationships between environmental sustainability and peacebuilding. However, environmental peacebuilding research and practice frequently neglect to explicitly take account of power relations and inequities. This is despite other...

1. Economic assistance : building the peace in Northern Ireland -- 2. Economic inequality, civil rights, and working-class politics in Northern Ireland -- 3. International economic assistance and the economy of Northern Ireland -- 4. The role of the International Fund for Ireland and the...

chapter Introduction -- part Part I Evaluating business-based peacebuilding -- chapter 1 Business-based peacebuilding and conflict resolution -- chapter 2 Relevant work -- chapter 3 Business-based peacebuilding in practice -- chapter 4 Analysis -- chapter 5 The future of business-based...

Integrity is crucial in order to ensure sustainable peace in Colombia. This report provides a focused analysis of Colombia’s integrity system, addressing existing gaps and elaborating policy recommendations on how to build a coherent public integrity system. The review pays special attention...

The informal extractive sector is a major source of employment in most countries affected by conflict but has up until now been largely left aside when identifying reinsertion opportunities for ex-combatants. This paper identifies synergies between disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration...

. In 1990-1991, worldwide military expenditure amounted to $950 billion. This bill could be reduced by the year 2000 by over $300 billion.. . Excessive military expenditure jeopardizes development prospects. . Policies to achieve transparency and to strengthen military security arrangements...