This exploratory small-scale, qualitative study examines the apparent backsliding on gender norms as evidenced in the Kyrgyz Republic by two observable behaviors: the rise of bride kidnapping and low women’s...
The Kyrgyz Republic has undergone a significant social transformation since independence. It has suffered a large economic shock as it has transitioned out of the post-Soviet economy. This has led to significant...
Although the effects of insecurity are believed to be important, these have never been directly measured. Previous estimates of the costs of conflict have only captured the joint effect of violence and...
Although the effects of insecurity are believed to be important, these have never been directly measured. Previous estimates of the costs of conflict have only captured the joint effect of violence and...
This paper contributes to the economic analysis of illicit activities and money laundering. First, it presents a theoretical model of long-run growth that explicitly considers illicit workers, activities...
The collection of survey data from war zones or other unstable security situations is vulnerable to error because conflict often limits the options for implementation. Although there are elevated risks...
This report, Europe and Central Asia - Missing Women in the South Caucasus : Local perceptions and proposed solutions, discusses research conducted on skewed sex ratios in the South Caucasus. It discusses...
The number of violent incidents dropped sharply in October, with 29 reported cases, and continued to decrease in November to hit a record low this year, with 21 cases. However, the series of grenade and...
Three months into the campaign for the 2009 legislative elections, the usually quiet atmosphere of the fasting month was disrupted by 43 violent incidents. Political tensions were a driving factor in September's...
As the campaign for the 2009 elections started on July 12th, the number of violent incidents increased sharply, with 43 cases in August, by far the highest level since the tsunami. This leap was partly...
The number of conflicts reached a new peak, mostly due to an increasing number of administrative disputes, while violent incidents remained high, with 25 cases reported in March and 23 in April. Besides...
The Uganda Amnesty Commission (AC) was established by an act of parliament in 2000 to support the return to civilian life of "reporters", those individuals associated with rebel groups who renounce and...
The situation in Aceh remains on the whole safe and stable. However, the rising levels of violence recorded since December of last year, including a number of incidents involving or targeting KPA, show...
In this issue: Political violence continues with more mysterious grenade attacks. Violent incidents reflect societal cleavages; kidnappings indicate lack of trust. Aid-related conflicts continue.
In this issue: Political violence escalates in mysterious grenade attacks. Violence reaches another high, though non-violent local level conflict drops. Violent incidents continue to reflect societal cleavages.
In this issue: No Government of Indonesia (GoI) and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) GAM-GoI related conflict incidents reported in April. AMM (Aceh Monitoring Mission) investigates one serious incident of...
In this issue: One serious incident relating to the MoU was reported in February. Kidnapping in Aceh Utara, villagers call for support. Local level conflict increases. A high proportion of disputes continue...
On August 15th, the Government of Indonesia (GoI) and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) signed a peace accord in Helsinki aimed at ending a thirty year old armed conflict which has resulted in almost 15,000...
On August 15th, the Government of Indonesia (GoI) and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) signed a peace accord in Helsinki aimed at ending a thirty year old armed conflict which has resulted in almost 15,000...