Given the often impossibility of those who endure war in verbally expressing the magnitude of their painful experiences – or the “speechless” character of such experiences, this project used an audiovisual approach which resulted in the production
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
The project examines post-war trajectories of power-contending groups which emerged and mobilised around inclusivity claims during armed conflict, by interrogating the extent of their inclusion in post-war state-building, and their ability and wil
Why is it that urban communities characterised by similar conditions of social exclusion confront different levels of violence?
IDRC's Democratic Governance, Women's Rights and Gender Equality initiative is supporting a body of comparative research on whether and how democratic processes and institutions are responding to women's rights and gender equality.