Publications

About International Alert (French)

David — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:30:55 +0000

La paix est notre travail

Découvrez comment nous aidons les populations à trouver des solutions pacifiques aux conflits dans plus de 25 pays à travers le monde.

About International Alert (Russian)

David — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:45:01 +0000

мы строим мир

Узнайте, как мы помогаем людям находить мирные решения конфликтов в более, чем 25 странах мира.

About International Alert (English)

David — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:00:14 +0000

We build peace

Find out how we are helping people find peaceful solutions to conflict in over 25 countries around the world.

South Caucasus Literary Almanac (Russian)

David — Fri, 31 May 2013 08:09:17 +0000

Volume 3

This third volume of the South Caucasus Literary Almanac presents a new selection of prose, poetry and essays following the theme of the ‘ordinary person’ suspended between war and peace.

Третий выпуск литературного альманаха «Южный Кавказ» представляет новое собрание прозы, поэзии и сочинений на теме «маленького человека» подвешенного между войной и миром.

Missing the poorest for the trees?

David — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:38:20 +0000

REDD+ and the links between forestry, resilience and peacebuilding

This report examines how forestry projects positively and negatively affect pre-existing structures of power, economy, fairness, safety, and wellbeing in Brazil, Indonesia and Uganda.

Promoting peace

David — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:36:43 +0000

The African Union at 50

This paper examines how the African Union, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, can enhance its contribution to sustainable peace. This is part of our Peace Focus series.

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Buscando salidas a la conflictividad social

David — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:57:46 +0000

At the end of 2012 International Alert and Desco organised an event in Lima, Peru aimed at promoting dialogue between government agencies, companies and civil society organisations on social conflict associated with the extractive industry in Peru. This report (available only in Spanish) compiles the presentations made by the speakers.

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Myths and conflict in the South Caucasus Vol. 2 (Russian)

David — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:26:03 +0000

Instrumentalisation of conflict in political discourse

Данная публикация пытается пролить свет на способы, с помощью которых создаются и передаются мифы и доминантные нарративы, связанные с конфликтами на Южном Кавказе. Особое внимание уделено тому, каким образом связанные с конфликтами мифы обусловлены местными политическими манипуляциями, как создаются «образы врага» и каким образом они, в свою очередь, способствуют усилению сопротивляемости конфликтов их разрешению. В данном томе мы приводим результаты исследований политического дискурса, анализируя способы использования этих образов врага во внутренней политике Южного Кавказа, вступившего в третье десятилетие длительных конфликтов. (англ/English)

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Myths and conflict in the South Caucasus Vol. 1 (English)

David — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:17:53 +0000

Instrumentalisation of historical narratives

This publication attempts to shed some light on the ways in which myths and dominant narratives associated with the conflicts in the South Caucasus are constructed and transmitted in the region. A region-wide research project examined three mechanisms through which myths are created and disseminated. A particular focus of interest was how myths associated with the conflicts are subject to domestic political manipulation, how “enemy images” are created, and how these in turn serve to strengthen the resilience of those conflicts to resolution. In this volume, we present a comparative analysis of history textbooks in use across the region from the late Soviet and post-Soviet periods. (Russian/Pусский)

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Myths and conflict in the South Caucasus Vol. 1 (Russian)

David — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:20:45 +0000

Instrumentalisation of historical narratives

Данная публикация пытается пролить свет на способы, с помощью которых создаются и передаются мифы и доминантные нарративы, связанные с конфликтами на Южном Кавказе. В охватывающем весь регион проекте исследованы три механизма, с помощью которых создаются и распространяются мифы. Особое внимание уделено тому, каким образом связанные с конфликтами мифы обусловлены местными политическими манипуляциями, как создаются «образы врага» и каким образом они, в свою очередь, способствуют усилению сопротивляемости конфликтов их разрешению. В этом томе мы представляем сравнительный анализ учебников истории, используемых в данном регионе в поздний советский и постсоветский периоды. (англ/English)

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Myths and conflict in the South Caucasus Vol. 2 (English)

David — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:23:25 +0000

Instrumentalisation of conflict in political discourse

This publication attempts to shed some light on the ways in which myths and dominant narratives associated with the conflicts in the South Caucasus are constructed, transmitted and used in the region. A region-wide research project examined three main modern mechanisms through which myths are created and disseminated: through history textbooks; through political discourse; and through the media, including the blogosphere. A particular focus of interest was how myths associated with the conflicts are subject to domestic political manipulation, how “enemy images” are created, and how these in turn serve to strengthen the resilience of those conflicts to resolution. In this volume, we present the research on political discourse, examining how these enemy images are utilised in the domestic politics of the South Caucasus as they enter their third decade of protracted conflict. (Russian/Pусский)

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Georgia-Abkhazia on the road to 2020 (Russian)

David — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:27:53 +0000

Discussion papers

После смены власти в Грузии в октябре 2012, International Alert запустила новый процесс «Диалог через исследование» с грузинскими и абхазскими экспертами – и предложила им критически оценить проблемы и возможности, стоящие перед обоими сообществами в среднесрочной перспективе – до 2020 года. В данном сборнике мы представляем девять дискуссионных статей, которые отображают Грузино-Абхазский конфликт в контексте демократизации и управления, строительства государства и национального строительства, социально-экономического развития и международных отношений. (англ/English)

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Georgia-Abkhazia on the road to 2020 (English)

David — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:24:23 +0000

Discussion papers

Following the change of government in Georgia in October 2012, International Alert launched a new 'Dialogue through research' process with Georgian and Abkhaz experts, inviting them to take stock of the challenges and opportunities facing both societies, taking a medium-term view to 2020. Highlights of their dialogue are presented in this publication in the form of nine discussion papers, putting the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict into the context of democratisation and governance, statebuilding and nationbuilding, socio-economic development and international relations. (Russian/Pусский)

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Governance and livelihoods in Uganda's oil-rich Albertine Graben

David — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:02:05 +0000

This report measures the degree and quality of change in the livelihoods of the communities in Uganda's Albertine Graben region, where oil exploration is taking place.

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Crisis in Mali

David — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:59:48 +0000

A peacebuilding approach

The crisis in Mali is currently being defined by far too many commentators in terms of security for Western citizens, and realpolitik is dominating the agenda. In this paper we will discuss what a peacebuilding approach to the conflict in Mali could look like.

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La crise Malienne

David — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:44:31 +0000

Une approche basée sur la consolidation de la paix

Un trop grand nombre d’analystes définissent aujourd’hui la crise au Mali en termes de sécurité pour les Occidentaux. En outre, la realpolitik domine l’agenda politique. Dans cet article, nous allons tenter d’imaginer ce à quoi pourrait ressembler une approche base sur la consolidation de la paix si elle était appliquée au conflit malien.

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Transforming Tunisia

Julia — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:51:49 +0000

The Role of Civil Society in Tunisia’s Transition

This report analyses the activity and influence of civil society organisations in Tunisia over the last two years, identifying the implications and opportunities for the broader Middle East and North Africa region.

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Voices across borders

David — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:04:06 +0000

Policymakers and diasporas in the UK working for peace and development

The report aims to deepen understanding of diaspora communities in the UK and to improve partnerships between the diaspora and policymakers on peacebuilding and development policy and practice. It explores how the experience of diasporas in the UK is affected by conflict in their countries of origin, the nature of their continuing connections with these countries, and their perceptions and mobilisation around international engagement on development and peacebuilding processes. The report is based on the outcomes of focus group discussions and interviews with members of the Congolese, Pakistani, Somali and Sri Lankan Tamil diasporas together with interviews with desk officers in the EU and UK governments.

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Integrated or isolated?

David — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:03:54 +0000

How state and non-state justice systems work for justice in Nepal

In the context of transition from conflict to peace in Nepal, and the associated urgent need for the state to be seen to enforce rule of law and ensure access to justice for all, this report documents research which examines the relationship between state and non-state justice mechanisms. The purpose of this research is to begin to identify opportunities for strengthening coordination between state and non-state justice providers, with the aim of improving access to justice. Its intended audience is state security and justice providers, and those involved in supporting non-state justice mechanisms such as paralegal committees and community mediation programmes.