On the Issues: Bosnian Elections

Friday, October 1, 2010

By: Daniel Serwer

Ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s elections on October 3, USIP’s Daniel Serwer discusses their significance and the challenges facing the country and region.

Type: Analysis

Crime, Politics and Violence in Post- Earthquake Haiti

Crime, Politics and Violence in Post- Earthquake Haiti

Friday, October 1, 2010

By: Louis-Alexandre Berg

This Peace Brief was prepared by Louis-Alexandre Berg, a Jennings-Randolph Peace scholar at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and a rule of law adviser at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It is based on research conducted by the author in Haiti in July 2010, aimed at assessing vulnerabilities to conflict and instability in the post-earthquake period.

Type: Peace Brief

Crescent and Dove

Crescent and Dove

Friday, October 1, 2010

By: Qamar-ul Huda

Crescent and Dove looks at the relationship between contemporary Islam and peacemaking by tackling the diverse interpretations, concepts, and problems in the field of Islamic peacemaking. It addresses both theory and practice by delving into the intellectual heritage of Islam to discuss historical examples of addressing conflict in Islam and exploring the practical challenges of contemporary peacemaking in Arab countries, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Type: Book

Religion

Civic Education and Peacebuilding

Civic Education and Peacebuilding

Thursday, September 30, 2010

By: Daniel H. Levine;  Linda S. Bishai

Between 2006 and 2010, the United States Institute of Peace developed several civic education programs for Iraq and Sudan as part of broader efforts to promote postconflict stability and development and help prevent a return to violence. This report describes those programs after first examining the conceptual bases for civic education and how they differ from and overlap with human rights.

Type: Special Report

Education & Training

Institutionalizing Security Sector Reform

Institutionalizing Security Sector Reform

Thursday, September 30, 2010

By: Gregory A. Hermsmeyer

This report offers a framework for institutionalizing security sector reform (SSR) within the U.S. government. It is informed by the work of the Institute’s Initiative for Security Sector Governance and presentations at its June 29–30, 2010, conference, “International Policy on Security Sector Governance: Opportunities and Gaps.”

Type: Special Report

Mental Health Services During and After Armed Conflict: The State of Knowledge and Practice

Mental Health Services During and After Armed Conflict: The State of Knowledge and Practice

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

By: Leonard Rubenstein;  Anjalee Kohli

The need for mental health services as part of emergency and long-term health development responses in regions of armed conflict is widely recognized. To date, responses have too often been fragmented, lack comprehensiveness, and based on assumptions rather than on evidence of effectiveness. This Peace Brief reviews the challenges and how Inter-Agency Standing Committee guidelines can point a way forward.

Type: Peace Brief

Education & Training

Make It Theirs

Make It Theirs

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

By: Simon Haselock

This report from the United States Institute of Peace’s Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict and Peacebuilding illustrates the importance of local ownership in peacebuilding and stabilization operations—not just in concept but in practice.

Type: Special Report

Crowdsourcing Crisis Information in Disaster- Affected Haiti

Crowdsourcing Crisis Information in Disaster- Affected Haiti

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

By: Jessica Heinzelman;  Carol Waters

This report was commissioned by the United States Institute of Peace’s Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding and Haiti Working Group. It examines the role of Ushahidi, a crisis-mapping platform, in the disaster relief effort following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Type: Special Report