African research has yet to recover from the structural adjustment programs of the 1980s and 1990s, when budget cuts dramatically reduced the capacity of universities to invest in research and development.
In francophone West Africa, despite judicial and institutional advances, the political participation of young women remains very limited.
This project will support a comparative investigation aimed at answering the following question. How do diasporas become agents for change in countries experiencing prolonged conflict or crisis, or a difficult transition?
Gender equality in migration as a policy objective requires an understanding of the intersections between different power structures (gender, class, ethnicity and age) and how they produce different experiences with regard to identity formation, m
This project was prompted by the perception that partnerships between Canadian research organizations and their counterparts in Africa - in contrast to partnerships between Canadian research organizations and their counterparts in Latin America an
Earlier phases funded under project 102081 and 103312 provided field-based data and analysis on facets of specific conflicts in northern and eastern Uganda and South Sudan, and attempted to establish clear linkages between the conflicts.
The involvement of children in fighting forces continues to be widespread, undercutting security and blocking development in many fragile states.
Some experts have begun to question the conceptualization of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), arguing that it is a socially created phenomenon with social, political and economic ends.
Despite the combined efforts of the international community to end the 16-year conflict in Somalia, peace - and a national government - have yet to be achieved.
Technology and innovation can drive economic growth, help solve social and environmental problems, and reduce poverty.