Surviving Violence : Comparative Perspectives, September 28-29, 2012; workshop report

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dc.contributor.authorMorgan, David
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-15T13:19:37Z
dc.date.available2013-05-15T13:19:37Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis report summarizes the key findings and insights of a two day workshop entitled "Surviving Violence: Comparative Perspectives," held on September 28-29, 2012 at Dalhousie University. Hosted by the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, in conjunction with The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative and the Resilience Research Centre, this workshop explored modes of civilian protection in situations of armed violence. Premised on the assumption that civilian self-protection tactics and strategies are not sufficiently recognized and incorporated into international responses during and after armed conflict, the discussion focused on the ways and means that civilians themselves develop to survive violence. Our objectives were to: explore the survival experience and assess the extent to which global and local conceptions of protection are connected and mutually supportive; facilitate dialogue across disciplines and methodologies in order to identify the overlaps and gaps; and help equip scholars and practitioners with the knowledge and skills necessary to better engage with civilian self-protection mechanisms and inform future policy and practice. Bringing together a diverse range of disciplinary, thematic, and regional expertise, this workshop highlighted the everyday acts of survival inherent within the terrain of conflict and war, yet concluded that the knowledge and experiences of survivors remain largely invisible within the existing civilian protection framework...en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (26 p.)en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/51131
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDalhousie Universityen
dc.subjectVICTIMS OF CONFLICTen
dc.subjectHUMAN SECURITYen
dc.subjectRESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECTen
dc.subjectPOST-CONFLICT SOCIETIESen
dc.subjectCONFERENCE REPORTSen
dc.subjectVIOLENCEen
dc.subjectCIVILIAN SELF-PROTECTIONen
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICTen
dc.subjectREINTEGRATIONen
dc.subjectCONFLICT RESEARCHen
dc.subjectRIGHT TO SECURITY OF PERSONen
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTSen
dc.titleSurviving Violence : Comparative Perspectives, September 28-29, 2012; workshop reporten
dc.typeWorkshop Reporten
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceMGC signed post January 2008en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber106616033
idrc.project.number106616
idrc.project.titleSmall Grants for Innovative Research and Knowledge Sharingen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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