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The Governance, Security, and Justice program funds research that focuses on how states and societies interact to build legitimate and accountable public authorities. We focus particularly on research that examines the interactions between state and non-state actors, and formal and informal institutions, in the areas of governance, security, and justice. We work with researchers and organizations in developing countries, and with international organizations in the crisis and state-building field who are exploring the complexity of local dynamics, needs, and opportunities. By funding research that is locally driven, grounded, and policy-relevant, we aim to build knowledge and skills in the areas of governance, security, and justice in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.
Le programme Gouvernance, sécurité et justice (GSJ) subventionne des travaux de recherche qui examinent comment les États et les sociétés interagissent pour constituer des pouvoirs publics qui sont légitimes et qui rendent des comptes. Ils sont axés plus particulièrement sur les interactions entre les acteurs étatiques et les acteurs non étatiques, ainsi qu’entre les institutions officielles et les institutions officieuses, en matière de gouvernance, de sécurité et de justice. L’équipe de GSJ travaille avec des chercheurs et des organismes des pays en développement de même qu’avec des organisations internationales qui se penchent sur les situations de crise et l’édification de l’État en mettant l’accent sur la complexité de la dynamique, des besoins et des possibilités à l’échelle locale. En soutenant la recherche ancrée localement et pertinente sur le plan des politiques, le programme produira des connaissances et renforcera les capacités en gouvernance, sécurité et justice dans des situations de conflit et de fragilité.
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Item Accès à la terre : un terrain miné pour les femmes; l’exemple du Sénégal, atelier de Nairobi du 13 au 16 septembre 2010(2010) Mbengue Ndiaye, AminataItem Access to justice for Indonesian women migrant domestic workers in the United Arab Emirates(International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University of Rotterdam, NL, 2013) Irianto, SulistyowatiWomen domestic workers currently account for 75-80% of the total flow of international labour migration to Middle-Eastern and Asian countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Despite their significance, women migrant domestic workers have limited or no access to justice; neither are they explicitly mentioned in current legislation. Based on an analysis of labour migration from Indonesia to the United Arab Emirates, this policy brief indicates significant negative impacts for access to justice and the protection of migrant domestic workers. Measures are suggested towards legal empowerment of these women throughout the different phases of the labour migration process.Item Access to land and land based resources among women in pastoralist and forest-dwelling communities in EA : exploring multiple exclusions and their impacts on women’s citizenship(2010) Kameri-Mbote, PatriciaThe study aims to illustrate how women’s entitlements are mediated through sub-national/ethnic citizenship and the implications that this has on their national citizenship, where citizenship is critical for entitlements, participation and protection of women. The presentation provides information regarding women in pastoralist communities. National laws and policies increasingly recognise women’s rights and marginalised communities’ rights to land and land-based resources. More research is necessary to examine the implementation of new policy.Item Action research project : securing women’s access to land in the context of gender biased green revolution policies: Manhiça district, Mozambique; presented to IDRC Symposium, Nairobi, 14-16 Sept(Forum Mulher, 2010) Samo, GraçaThe presentation provides the context of land ownership in Mozambique in terms of state ownership and women’s access to the land for agricultural purposes. The project analyzes how women respond to and negotiate access and control of land in relation to Customary and Statutory Laws. Findings reveal that land use is shifting from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture (land grabbing) and urban development. State investment is in monoculture for exports. Subsistence agriculture is undermined, leading to food insecurity.Item Advancing gender justice? : the opportunities, resistances, and limitations of Guyana's quota system(IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2014) Khan, ImanFindings from this research reveal that women in parliament are in a tough predicament. On the one hand, women’s rights groups expect female ministers of parliament to advance women’s concerns. On the other, women representatives are cautiously trying to negotiate the masculinist terrain of their parties. A series of constitutional reforms established an electoral quota system, making Guyana, in 2001, the first country in the Anglophone Caribbean to legally and systematically promote higher political representation of women. However, it is difficult still for women to speak out or vote on issues that may not necessarily be in line with party priorities.Item Advocating migrants' rights in Chile : embracing opportunities and anticipating challenges(International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University of Rotterdam, NL, 2013) Mora, Claudia; Handmaker, JeffStructural and institutional constraints faced by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) make it difficult to advocate on behalf of Peruvian migrants in Chile. These constraints have provoked reactive rather than proactive strategic responses by NGOs in their promotion of migrants’ rights. In addition, traditional notions of citizenship that exclude migrants have gone unchallenged by NGOs in Chile. Consequently, these organizations function as short-term service providers rather than as long-term advocates. This policy brief is based on research carried out in Santiago de Chile between 2008 and 2009. It suggests that international legal regimes and a culture of human rights in Chile provide many possibilities for Chilean NGOs to advocate on behalf of migrants’ rights and to confront the Chilean government’s regulation of those rights.Item Aerotropolis Lands in Durban, South Africa : exploring the “satanic geographies” of fast capitalism(Taylor & Francis, 2015-08) Desai, AshwinThe construction and dedication of South Africa’s international airport in the 1900s created an extensive political conflict. The dynamics, events and clashes surrounding the aerotropolis between the African National Congress, the Inkatha Freedom Party and the Zulu monarchy cut to the heart of the conflicts central to post-apartheid South Africa. This article finds that the aerotropolis is exemplary of a trend in South African politics that prioritizes foreign investment and at the same time fostering a xenophobic social attitude that has been the cause of many episodes of violence.Item Africa peace and conflict journal, v. 6, no. 2, September 2013(University for Peace Africa Programme, Addis Ababa, ET, 2013-09) Butera, Jean-Bosco; Karbo, TonyA range of topics include: the institutionalization of parliament in Mozambique; power-sharing agreements after disputed elections; deserters in the aftermath of the Zimbabwe crisis; internal displacement in Kenya resulting from post-election violence; cult religion in the northern Uganda conflict; transformational aspects of conflict; relations between Sudan and South Sudan regarding Abyei; women’s participation in local government in Anglophone Cameroon with respect to gender relations in the household.Item Agrarian land reforms in Zimbabwe : are women beneficiaries or mere agents?(Institute of Environmental Studies (IES), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2011) Sunungurai, Chingarande; Prisca, Mugabe; Krasposy, Kujinga; Esteri, MagaisaThis paper specifically addresses the hypothesis that access to land and forest resources is gendered and poverty-related among land reform migrants in Zimbabwe. Post-independence land reform in Zimbabwe has tended to focus on addressing racial imbalances without due attention to other social issues such as gender imbalances. There is disparity in the access to resettlement land between men and women. The two–year project assesses linkages between migration, rural poverty and forest resource management in Chimanimani district in Zimbabwe. Recommendations include coordination of land registration structures so that policy is easily translated and implemented, with involvement of women as key.Item ALC course narrative : reframing theories of peace and state-building in Africa(2017)In terms of the course aims, three central issues relating to the narrative of peace building are essential: 1) the connection between peacebuilding and state-building 2) the possibility of contradictions and trade-offs between the short term goal of stabilisation and the long term goal of social transformation 3) the underpinning assumptions of liberal notions of peace. The course will acquaint trainees with the peace building and state-building landscape of Africa and reframe it in light of the African Leadership Centre (ALC) research. Hence, it engages the meanings behind state-building and peacebuilding in Africa and problematizes existing understandings, analysis and practices.Item ALC module outline : reframing narratives of peacebuilding and state-building in Africa(2017)The module aims to provide a fresh approach to the debate on peacebuilding and state-building in Africa by situating it in pre-conflict, conflict and post-conflict contexts. It demonstrates how peacebuilding is anchored in and inextricably linked to state-building. This paper provides an outline of the ten week course contents as well as assessment processes.Item Alcohol and injuries 2014 : Gugulethu and Nyanga(2014)Gugulethu and Nyanga are townships of Cape Town. The brochure is part of an information campaign regarding violence prevention in South Africa. Graphs depict types of injury, and emphasize that 43% of all injuries reported in Gunya clinics are alcohol-related.Item Algunas reflexiones acerca del desarrollo de la justicia transicional(Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Chile, 2011-06) de Greiff, PabloEn este breve artículo no pretendo hacer un recuento histórico completo del desarrollo de la justicia transicional durante las últimas tres décadas. Me concentraré en (I) algunos hitos principales del desarrollo del campo y luego en (II) algunos retos pendientes que tienen que ver tanto con las relaciones entre los diferentes elementos de una política de justicia transicional, como con las relaciones entre ésta y otros tipos de intervenciones relevantes a los procesos de transición. (III) Esbozaré una concepción normativa de la justicia transicional y, finalmente, (IV) concluiré con algunas observaciones acerca de cómo ésta contribuye a enfrentar algunos de los retos pendientes.Item Amnesties for Peace in the Niger Delta : a Critical Assessment of Whether Forgiving Crimes of the Past Contributes to Lasting Peace; research ethics protocol(Centre for Population and Environmental Development (CPED), Benin City, NG, 2014) Onokerhoraye, Andrew G.; Ikelegbe, Augustine O.Five years after implementation of the Amnesty programme, this research focuses on assessment, to provide a comprehensive review of the nature, drivers and expressions of violent conflicts in the Niger Delta region; analysing impacts the amnesty programme has had on conflict mitigation, peace building and national stability, as well as the potential for conflict re-occurrence. The study examines issues of justice in terms of security, stability, equity, and peace in the management of Amnesty and Post Amnesty Periods. The paper outlines the ethics process and methodology underlying the proposed study.Item Amnesties for Peace in the Niger Delta : a Critical Assessment of Whether Forgiving Crimes of the Past Contributes to Lasting Peace; security protocol(Centre for Population and Environmental Development (CPED), Benin City, NG, 2014) Onokerhoraye, Andrew G.; Ikelegbe, Augustine O.Implementation of the proposed research must consider possible eruptions of violence in the region which constitute risks to project team members and other project participants. Key elements of a security protocol for the study are outlined in this document, as every aspect of information collection in the Niger Delta region is sensitive. Thus the project's advance planning and training has been designed to prepare researchers and their assistants to assess potential dangers and empower them to retreat when a threat is perceived.Item Amnesty for peace in the Niger Delta : political settlement, transitional justice and peace building(Centre for Population and Environmental Development (CPED), Benin City, NG, 2016) Ikelegbe, Augustine; Onokerhoraye, Andrew G.Item Amnesty programme and the resolution of the Niger Delta crisis : progress, challenges and prognosis(Centre for Population and Environmental Development (CPED), Benin City, NG, 2016) Ikelegbe, Augustine; Umukoro, NathanielItem Amnesty Programme in Nigeria : the impact and challenges in post conflict Niger Delta region(International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2016-04) Imongan, Ernest Omokhoa; Ikelegbe, AugustineThe study seeks to capture the impact and challenges of the six year old amnesty programme in post-conflict Niger Delta region. As part of a larger project titled “Amnesty for peace in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria” in-depth interviews with youths, leaders, community members, elders and relatives of ex-militants were carried out. Section 175 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria granted unconditional pardon to all persons who participated in the commission of offences associated with militant activities in the region. The amnesty agreement made by the Federal Government remains unfulfilled.Item Analyse de la durabilité des accords de paix en Afrique de l'Ouest : rapport de recherche(Centre ivoirien de recherches économiques et sociales (CIRES), Abidjan, CI, 2015-12) Ibrahim, DiarraL’observation actuelle du cycle de violence dans lesquels se sont installés plusieurs pays africains, alors que des accords de paix ont été conclus aux forceps, nécessite de jeter un regard profond sur la portée réelle de ceux-ci. De plus en plus d’accords sont conclus selon un modèle assez classique : pression de la communauté internationale, nomination d’un facilitateur, conclave de belligérants directs, etc. Ce modèle permet certes d’arracher un accord, mais présente des limites : son caractère non inclusif et non déterministe. Non inclusif parce qu’il reste l’affaire des seuls belligérants avec l’assistance d’un facilitateur, n’a quasiment pas un caractère endogène et; non déterministe parce qu’il ne découle pas d’une approche d’analyse de causalité. En outre, la durée de vie moyenne des accords de paix ne dépasse guère 5 ans sans qu’ils ne soient rompus. Les travaux de Xavier (2008)1 montrent l’inefficacité du rôle de l’ONU dans l’imposition de la paix en Côte d’Ivoire. Selon l’auteur, la situation de paix actuelle, certes fragile, a été obtenue non pas grâce à la présence de l’ONU mais, par la volonté des forces en présence d’aller à la paix. Ces résultats indiquent l’importance d’une démarche endogène dans la négociation des accords de paix…Item Annex 1-6 : SAIC mid-term evaluation(2016-09) Wheeler, JoannaThis annex summarises methods used in the mid-term evaluation process. Methods were diverse in order to develop a multi-dimensional understanding of the Safe and Inclusive Cities (SAIC) program. The analysis process triangulated between different perspectives and data sources to support recommendations. Based on gaps and inconsistencies identified in the document review process, interview schedules were designed specific to each respondent, based on their role and engagement with the program. Policy relevant outputs are provided along with survey results.