Such threats as environmental change, food insecurity, and generalized violence force
massive numbers of people to flee states that are unable or unwilling to ensure their basic …

Humanitarian crises–resulting from conflict, natural disaster or political collapse–are usually
perceived as a complete break from normality, spurring special emergency policies and …

In the aftermath of explosive civil wars in Africa during the 1990s and 2000s, the
establishment of multi-party elections has often been heralded by the West as signaling the …

Can democratic orientations and political participation in fragile democracies be fostered
through civic education? Early evaluation work reported generally positive effects, though …

This book provides a comparative analysis of the potential of restorative justice approaches
to dealing with mass victimization in the context of large-scale violent conflicts focusing on …

Through a series of frank and incisive case studies of conflicted countries, contributors'
chapters challenge the centrality and timing of elections as a key pillar of reconstruction at a …

Does power-sharing promote peace? Relying on credible commitment theory, past research
has predominantly focused on one aspect of this question–namely, whether power-sharing …

Local ownership has become a frequently used term, but it is neither clearly defined nor
thoroughly implemented. Two main ambiguities remain. The first relates to the counterparts …

Abstract In the Democratic Republic of Congo, donors promoted rapid liberalisation and
presidential elections in the aftermath of the war, and after two terms, President Kabila has …

By means of the latest seven national household surveys of the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, this article uncovers the very volatile sampling frame used underneath all survey …