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Job creation in fragile states through SME financing: notes from post-war Liberia

Sustainable job creation in post-conflict environments often involves financing private-sector development. However, a poor business climate and the erosion of capacity in the domestic private sector reduce the effectiveness of traditional financing str ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2011-06-27 13:31

Beyond war: ‘suffering’ among displaced Congolese children in Dar es Salaam

This paper examines Congolese children's experiences of war and displacement in the context of the material, social, and relational aspects of their lives in Dar es Salaam. It argues that the challenges, privations and indignities of daily life in urban ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2012-06-13 15:56

Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

This ethnographic case study addresses the question of how women in Jopadhola patriarchal society in Eastern Uganda remember three decades of civil war and violence and survived its aftermath. When the war ended, little changed for these women, who are ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:34

Challenging conventional views on mobile telecommunications investment: evidence from conflict zones

Huge amounts are being invested in information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as mobile phones and their telecommunications infrastructure. Development agencies provide a conventional view on the ‘climate’ needed to encourage suc ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:34

Rebel voices and radio actors: in pursuit of dialogue and debate in northern Uganda

This paper seeks to understand the restrictions media actors face in their day-to-day work in Acholiland, northern Uganda, and identify the strategies they adopt to maintain a space for dialogue and debate. Two case studies reveal that it is difficult t ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-10-01 11:57

Transitional Justice and Reconciliation after Violent Conflict: Learning from African Experiences