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1 April 2014
Published by: IDS
This pilot evaluation explores how citizenship and agency among social activists can be fostered in contexts of urban violence at the local level.
21 March 2014
Published by: IDS
As densely populated urban centres emerge as economic powerhouses where global GDP is concentrated, they are also increasingly vulnerable to shocks of violence and insecurity.
6 March 2014
Published by: IDS
The uprisings in the Arab region generated much hope among significant proportions of the population that a rupture with the status quo would herald a new era marked by bread, freedom and social justice/human dignity, the catchphrase of many of the revolts.
13 January 2014
Published by: IDS
Debates over violence, security, humanitarian and development imperatives have long been polarised.
1 January 2014
Published by: IDS
At a high level roundtable in central London, IDS brought together representatives from UK Government departments, the European Union, NGOs and the academic community to discuss the implications of the growing convergence between development and security priorities.
18 December 2013
Published by: IDS
The most impoverished neighbourhoods of Nairobi and Mumbai are characterised by severe lack of service provision, poor access to employment opportunities and urban violence.
8 November 2013
Published by: IDS
A detailed analysis of Sierra Leone's socioeconomic trends and political institutions show a disturbing picture of anger, frustration and violence.
8 November 2013
Published by: IDS
Violence and crime are part of everyday life in many of Nairobi’s poor urban neighbourhoods.
31 October 2013
Published by: IDS
Following on from the World Bank’s World Development Report 2011 on conflict, security and development, a debate has emerged about the role of so-called ‘external stresses’ in generating ‘new’ forms of violence and insecurity in poor and fragile countries.
Conflict, Violence and Development Seminar Series
Carolyn Hayman, CEO and co-founder of Peace Direct, will argue why ‘local first’ must be accepted as the most viable approach in helping post-war societies recover.
