Post Conflict Issues
We work with members of the War Studies department, King's College, London to help highlight the actual experience of post conflict communities. These articles are written to help GenZ and Millennials gain a deeper understanding of the issues they care about.
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We work with members of the War Studies department, King's College, London to help highlight the actual experience of post conflict communities. These articles are written to help GenZ and Millennials gain a deeper understanding of the issues they care about.
Have a read.
Dealing with Division - Abaigeal Lorge
Twenty-five years ago, Anne-Marie Uwimana watched as her neighbour, Celestin Habinshuti, butchered her two children in her home in Rwanda. Celestin Habinshuti was also involved in the murder of her two other children, and her husband. When he was released from his prison sentence after the conflict More here
Twenty-five years ago, Anne-Marie Uwimana watched as her neighbour, Celestin Habinshuti, butchered her two children in her home in Rwanda. Celestin Habinshuti was also involved in the murder of her two other children, and her husband. When he was released from his prison sentence after the conflict More here
There’s no place like home: Refugee experiences of returning home in post-conflict societies - Kirstin Gentleman
The idea of home assumes that there exists a place, physically or otherwise, which one is ‘naturally’ part of, a place which is both safe and free of judgement. More here.
The idea of home assumes that there exists a place, physically or otherwise, which one is ‘naturally’ part of, a place which is both safe and free of judgement. More here.
The Invisible Minority: The Post-Conflict Experience of LGBTQ+ Communities -
Lucile de Laforcade
While every February we celebrate LGBTQ+ history month, it is important to turn our attention to the everyday lives of those whose existence as a minority in the violent and hostile post-conflict environment is a constant struggle for life and rights, as well as a fight for recognition and integration. More here.
Lucile de Laforcade
While every February we celebrate LGBTQ+ history month, it is important to turn our attention to the everyday lives of those whose existence as a minority in the violent and hostile post-conflict environment is a constant struggle for life and rights, as well as a fight for recognition and integration. More here.
How a spoonful of culture can make the pain subside: healing Rwanda through art and culture - Stephanie Reed
Mending a post-conflict community is never an easy task, especially when the conflict in question pitted the community’s members against each other. Demanding reconciliation between the families of victims and those who brought about their deaths is a lot to ask for. More here.
Mending a post-conflict community is never an easy task, especially when the conflict in question pitted the community’s members against each other. Demanding reconciliation between the families of victims and those who brought about their deaths is a lot to ask for. More here.
The healing process of Tutsi in Post-Genocide Rwanda--Reconciliation or Ongoing Hatred? - Xiangting Cheng
"...28 years after the tragedy of the genocide, we cannot help but wonder in our hearts what the current relationship between the Hutus and the Tutsi people is?" More here.
"...28 years after the tragedy of the genocide, we cannot help but wonder in our hearts what the current relationship between the Hutus and the Tutsi people is?" More here.
Reintegrating child combatants in a post-conflict setting: a complicated task - Adrien Seewald
In many post-conflict settings, the danger of renewed fighting remains, in large part due to the continuing presence of mobilized armed groups. More here.
In many post-conflict settings, the danger of renewed fighting remains, in large part due to the continuing presence of mobilized armed groups. More here.
GOING BACK HOME-THE REINTEGRATION CHALLENGES OF RETURNING REFUGEES IN POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES - Silvia Borin
While there are certainly many refugees who wish to return home, many others prefer remaining in host countries for a number of reasons. These can be the fact they they found a job or they built meaningful relationships with someone in the new country. More here.
While there are certainly many refugees who wish to return home, many others prefer remaining in host countries for a number of reasons. These can be the fact they they found a job or they built meaningful relationships with someone in the new country. More here.
The role of linguistic identities in reconstructing post-conflict communities - Catalina Fazio Belán
Language is an essential, indivisible aspect of our identity as human beings. It is the method through which we express ourselves, the way we communicate with and relate to our peers. More here.
Language is an essential, indivisible aspect of our identity as human beings. It is the method through which we express ourselves, the way we communicate with and relate to our peers. More here.
‘Traditional peace mechanisms are not enough!’ Uganda’s post-LRA conflict and the struggle for justice - Shiisa Booth
These children are kidnapped by militiamen and forced to commit grave crimes under duress. Children are being forced into pillaging, mutilating their communities, murder and all the meanwhile they are deprived of family love and stable safe childhoods. More here.
These children are kidnapped by militiamen and forced to commit grave crimes under duress. Children are being forced into pillaging, mutilating their communities, murder and all the meanwhile they are deprived of family love and stable safe childhoods. More here.
The Destruction of Palmyra – The significance of reconstruction in post-conflict communities - Greta Ghiringhelli
ISIL specifically targeted it in order to deprive the Syrian people not only of their past, identity, and culture, but also of their future. More here.
ISIL specifically targeted it in order to deprive the Syrian people not only of their past, identity, and culture, but also of their future. More here.
Chains of History: exploring victim hood in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina - Oliver Rooney
Critics at the time warned that the post-conflict arrangements merely entrenched ethnic division and, although 90 war criminals were convicted through international tribunals, failed to adequately deal with the underlying divisions exposed by the war to provide clarity to victims of injustice. More here.
Critics at the time warned that the post-conflict arrangements merely entrenched ethnic division and, although 90 war criminals were convicted through international tribunals, failed to adequately deal with the underlying divisions exposed by the war to provide clarity to victims of injustice. More here.
Liberation without Freedom: The Complexities of PTSD for Yazidi Women in Post-Conflict Iraq - Kia Howson
"... prevalence of PTSD among populations that have experienced genocide are more than two times higher in women than in men. But why are mental health disorders, particularly PTSD, so much more prevalent in women than men in post-conflict communities?" More here.
"... prevalence of PTSD among populations that have experienced genocide are more than two times higher in women than in men. But why are mental health disorders, particularly PTSD, so much more prevalent in women than men in post-conflict communities?" More here.
The role of music in post-conflict communities: how can a melody help? - Noah Stanton
Music has been used in healthcare as a tool to improve quality of life, promote psycho-social function and well-being, and cure symptoms of individuals suffering from mental illnesses. More here.
Music has been used in healthcare as a tool to improve quality of life, promote psycho-social function and well-being, and cure symptoms of individuals suffering from mental illnesses. More here.
Psychosocial Support Through Art Therapy in FARC Reincorporation - Clare McMullen
Conflict does not end in a ceasefire or a peace agreement. True peace is only attainable when the social norms, attitudes, and behaviors that led to violence are addressed with communal trauma every person faced in conflict, including ex-combatants. More here
Conflict does not end in a ceasefire or a peace agreement. True peace is only attainable when the social norms, attitudes, and behaviors that led to violence are addressed with communal trauma every person faced in conflict, including ex-combatants. More here
The unconventional tool to address human concerns in a post-conflict society – Recreational Sports -- Anannya Suri
Around the world, in various post-conflict communities, recreational sports have offered a way to inclusion and rehabilitation. It does not stand for competition but for reconciliation ... More here.
Around the world, in various post-conflict communities, recreational sports have offered a way to inclusion and rehabilitation. It does not stand for competition but for reconciliation ... More here.
Building the Platform to Bring Families Back Together - ByeongKyu Jun
In 1983, 30 years after the Korean war had ended, the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) decided to run a special program called "Finding Dispersed Families (이산가족을 찾습니다)" aimed to connect the family members that are separated during the Korean war. More here.
In 1983, 30 years after the Korean war had ended, the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) decided to run a special program called "Finding Dispersed Families (이산가족을 찾습니다)" aimed to connect the family members that are separated during the Korean war. More here.
Finance and Financial Exclusion in the Post Conflict World - Hugh Maitland-Jones
The Hawala system and similar systems that fill the gaps left by the international system are also vulnerable to conflict and post conflict dynamics. More here.
The Hawala system and similar systems that fill the gaps left by the international system are also vulnerable to conflict and post conflict dynamics. More here.
The Importance of Victims’ Associations in Transitional Justice: The Case of Argentina and the Grandmothers of la Plaza de Mayo - Laura Bermejo Gago
"... victims’ organisations are crucial to put forward what the victims want and make sure that their experience is not forgotten and—what is more important – to ensure that it never happens again. The Grandmothers del la Plaza de Mayo told their stories and by pressuring to find the truth, they ensured that those responsible for atrocities did not win a victory over history." More here.
"... victims’ organisations are crucial to put forward what the victims want and make sure that their experience is not forgotten and—what is more important – to ensure that it never happens again. The Grandmothers del la Plaza de Mayo told their stories and by pressuring to find the truth, they ensured that those responsible for atrocities did not win a victory over history." More here.
