The Economic Reconciliation Process: Middle Eastern Populations in Conflict

The Economic Reconciliation Process: Middle Eastern Populations in Conflict
Author: Ilan Bijaoui
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2014-06-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137342129

The Economic Reconciliation Process develops hybrid cross-border models based on the free economic zone, the industrial district, and the cluster to generate a common economic interest between countries and populations in declared or potential conflict in the Middle East.

The Economic Impact of Conflicts and the Refugee Crisis in the Middle East and North Africa

The Economic Impact of Conflicts and the Refugee Crisis in the Middle East and North Africa
Author: Mr.Bjoern Rother
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2016-09-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1475535783

In recent decades, the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) has experienced more frequent and severe conflicts than in any other region of the world, exacting a devastating human toll. The region now faces unprecedented challenges, including the emergence of violent non-state actors, significant destruction, and a refugee crisis bigger than any since World War II. This paper raises awareness of the economic costs of conflicts on the countries directly involved and on their neighbors. It argues that appropriate macroeconomic policies can help mitigate the impact of conflicts in the short term, and that fostering higher and more inclusive growth can help address some of the root causes of conflicts over the long term. The paper also highlights the crucial role of external partners, including the IMF, in helping MENA countries tackle these challenges.

Reconciliation After Violent Conflict

Reconciliation After Violent Conflict
Author: David Bloomfield
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2003
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

How does a newly democratized nation constructively address the past to move from a divided history to a shared future? How do people rebuild coexistence after violence? The International IDEA Handbook on Reconciliation after Violent Conflict presents a range of tools that can be, and have been, employed in the design and implementation of reconciliation processes. Most of them draw on the experience of people grappling with the problems of past violence and injustice. There is no "right answer" to the challenge of reconciliation, and so the Handbook prescribes no single approach. Instead, it presents the options and methods, with their strengths and weaknesses evaluated, so that practitioners and policy-makers can adopt or adapt them, as best suits each specific context. Also available in a French language version.

Administrating Victimization

Administrating Victimization
Author: M. Duggan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2014-06-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137409274

This study addresses the management of victims and victim policy under the Coalition government, in light of an increasing move towards neoliberal and punitive law and order agendas. With a focus on victims of anti-social behaviour and hate crime, Duggan and Heap explore the changing role of the victim in contemporary criminal justice discourses.

Economic Impact of Selected Conflicts in the Middle East

Economic Impact of Selected Conflicts in the Middle East
Author: MissRanda Sab
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2014-06-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498310893

Using narrative-based country-case studies, war episodes in the Middle East were examined to assess their economic impact on conflict and neighboring economies. The paper found that conflicts led to a contraction in growth, higher inflation, large fiscal and current account deficits, loss of reserves, and a weakened financial system. Post-conflict recovery depended on the economic and institutional development of the country, economic structure, duration of the war, international engagement, and prevailing security conditions. The net economic impact on neighboring countries varied according to their initial economic conditions, number and income level of refugees they hosted, economic integration, and external assistance.

Conflict Resolution in the Middle East

Conflict Resolution in the Middle East
Author: J. Lewis Rasmussen
Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1992
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781878379191

Shortly before the Middle East peace talks began in November 1991, the United States Institute of Peace conducted a four-day simulation of what was about to unfold in the diplomatic dialogue between two enemy countries, Israel and Syria, whose representatives had never before sat together. This volume presents a description of that exercise and its implications for peacemaking and conflict resolution in the Middle East, a discussion of simulations and their utility for diplomats and for the field of conflict resolution, and a discussion among the participants of prospects for the overall Middle East peace negotiations.

Youth and Post-conflict Reconstruction

Youth and Post-conflict Reconstruction
Author: Stephanie Schwartz
Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 1601270496

In Youth and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change, Stephanie Schwartz goes beyond these highly publicized cases and examines the roles of the broader youth population in post-conflict scenarios, taking on the complex task of distinguishing between the legal and societal labels of "child," "youth," and "adult."

Applying Respondent Driven Sampling to Migrant Populations

Applying Respondent Driven Sampling to Migrant Populations
Author: G. Tyldum
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2014-06-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137363614

This book gives a thorough introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of planning, conducting and analysing data from Respondent Driven Sampling surveys, drawing on the experiences of experts in the field as well as pioneers that have applied Respondent Driven Sampling methodology to migrant populations.

Taking Evil Seriously

Taking Evil Seriously
Author: S. Pihlström
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2014-07-11
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1137412666

While moral philosophy has traditionally been understood as an examination of the good life, this book argues that ethical inquiry should, rather, begin from an examination of evil and other 'negative' moral concepts, such as guilt and suffering.