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Democracy Aid in Difficult Contexts
CCAPS Democratic Governance researchers Ashley Moran, Brooke Escobar, and Daniel Robles-Olson explore what types of democracy aid are most successful in impacting democratic development in Africa, focusing on two particularly challenging contexts: countries recovering from conflict and countries facing low human development.
Pathways of Governance Aid Effectiveness: Benin and Guinea
In CCAPS Research Brief No. 35, researchers Dan Robles-Olson and Ashley Moran analyze the effectiveness of democracy aid programs in Benin and Guinea, both of which face high poverty and low levels of human development. Though the two countries have similar histories, they have also endured different paths towards democratization.
Bangladesh’s Resilience Plan
CEPSA governance researcher Jason Cons discusses the programs and mechanisms Bangladesh has implemented to confront the impact of climate change. Cons argues that in the past decade, Bangladesh has unquestionably become an epicenter of programming and policy solutions seeking to address and anticipate climate change.
Conflict Trends Report October 2016
This month’s issue focuses on election andinsecurity-related protests in DR-Congo, conflictin Libya’s east over governance, competitionbetween RENAMO and the Mozambique government, civilian-targeted violence and Al Shabaabactivity in Somalia, escalating student protestsacross South Africa and ZANU-PF violence againstorganised opposition in Zimbabwe.
Governance as Vulnerability: Preliminary Lessons from Pakistan
CEPSA governance researcher Paula Newberg discusses the impact of climate change on Pakistan and the country’s ability to respond to the challenges presented. The state and politics that have anchored Pakistan for almost seventy years reinforce a governance environment that now makes its encounter with climate change both deeper and broader – and potentially more…
Asian Conflict Trends September 2016
The September 2016 ACLED-Asia’s Conflict Trends Report focuses on event type increases and decreases throughout the summer through various trends. Notable events include the recent increase in ISIS activity in Bangladesh and the large-scale protests by the Dalit caste occurring in India. Special focus topics include analysis on the electoral violence in West Bengal and Bangladesh, as well as analysis…
Conflict Trends Report September 2016
This month’s issue focuses on ADF-NALU attacksin the Democratic Republic of Congo, growingcoordination between popular demonstrations inOromia and Amhara regions in Ethiopia, the prospect of wider protests against the re-election ofPresident Ali Bongo Ondimba in Gabon, Boko Haram and Niger Delta Avenger (NDA) activity inNigeria, regionally-clustered riots in Zambia andincreased mobilisation against ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe.
Pathways of Governance Aid Effectiveness: Rwanda and Burundi
In CCAPS Research Brief No. 34, researchers Brooke Escobar and Ashley Moran analyze aid programming in post-conflict situations using a case study of Rwanda and Burundi. The study considers the causal mechanisms through which democracy promotion programs impact democratic development in a post-conflict context.