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VIOLENCE CITIES CULTURAL POLICY

New book challenges assumptions on urban violence in developing countries

Based on research in over 40 cities, this volume offers a fresh look at reducing urban violence.

Published date
Wednesday, 26. June 2019 - 13:45
Journal articles

MIGRATION CONFLICT RESEARCH DISPLACED PERSONS VIOLENCE COCOA Land tenure

Insights from the cocoa regions in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana : rethinking the migration-conflict nexus

Although many scholars have noted the salience of mobility throughout the African continent, there has been little systematic investigation into the link between migration and conflict.
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Sunday, January 2, 2011 - 00:00
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Déstabiliser la Guinée : les diamants, Charles Taylor et la possibilité d'une catastrophe humanitaire de plus grande envergure

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 00:14
Studies

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Mémoire de master : Représentations sociales de "faire la politique" chez les jeunes de Duekoue et Abobo

Cette étude est menée dans le but d’identifier les représentations sociales de "faire la politique" des jeunes d’Abobo et de Duékoué.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 05:00
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Exclusion, violence, and community responses in Central American cities

Why is it that urban communities characterised by similar conditions of social exclusion confront different levels of violence?
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Violence in three Latin American cities: A comparative study between Bogota, Lima, and Santiago

Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world when ranked in terms of homicides per capita. With an average of 15.5 homicides for every 100,000 inhabitants, the region's homicide rate is more than double the global average.
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Social cohesion: The missing link in overcoming violence and inequality?

This study will adopt a groundbreaking approach to understanding and responding to urban violence in two cities: Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro.
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Understanding non-violent male identities for safe and inclusive cities

At the global level, male homicide rates are roughly double female rates for all age groups. Research has repeatedly confirmed that higher rates of criminal, violent, and delinquent behaviour among males are not biologically based.
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Promotion of an inclusive approach to security in West Africa

Despite the transition to democracy and institutional reconstruction underway in most West African countries, many still experience high incidences of violence and crime.
Research in Action

VIOLENCE Poverty MARGINALITY SOCIAL GROUPS URBAN COMMUNITIES

Exploring the household roots of violence and exclusion

The links between social exclusion and violence have been much studied. But how does the relationship play out in the domestic sphere? Research published in 2016 by the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) and the University of Costa Rica suggests that forms of social exclusion practiced at home can generate violence that affects not only family members but members of the wider community. Their analysis is based on household surveys conducted in several urban areas of Costa Rica and El Salvador.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 07:30

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