“…Through a variety of in-depth case studies, including the DRC, Sierra Leone and Liberia, African Conflicts and Informal Power shows how important informal political and economic networks are in many of the continent's conflict areas. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Kenya -- Barbados -- Macau (China) -- Benin -- Italy -- Zambia -- Greece -- Monaco -- Sweden -- Saudi Arabia -- Croatia -- Qatar -- Georgia -- Gabon -- Mexico -- Trinidad & Tobago -- Denmark -- The Netherlands -- References -- Nigeria -- Portugal -- Norway -- Djibouti -- Korea -- Angola -- Botswana -- San Marino -- Slovenia -- Senegal -- Aruba -- Foreword -- Isle of Man -- Luxembourg -- Canada -- Cà ́te d'Ivoire -- Curaçao -- Lithuania -- Jersey -- Congo -- Colombia -- The Philippines -- France -- Chile -- Peru -- Egypt -- Hong Kong (China) -- Seychelles -- The review of the BEPS Action 5 standard on the exchange of information on certain tax rulings -- Burkina Faso -- Brazil -- Executive Summary -- Turkey -- Australia -- Latvia -- Guernsey -- Mauritius -- Belgium -- Hungary -- Montserrat -- Argentina -- Switzerland -- Andorra -- Austria -- Kazakhstan -- Ireland -- Slovak Republic -- Serbia -- Paraguay -- Jamaica -- Malaysia -- Indonesia -- Israel -- Germany -- Ukraine -- Saint Lucia -- Tunisia -- Malta -- Russian Federation -- Costa Rica -- Pakistan -- United Kingdom -- Bulgaria -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Sierra Leone -- Japan -- Czech Republic -- Estonia -- Oman -- Finland -- India -- South Africa -- Uruguay -- Jordan -- Cameroon -- Spain -- Democratic Republic of Congo -- Panama -- Belize -- United States -- Poland -- Saint Kitts and Nevis -- Iceland -- Brunei Darussalam -- Maldives -- Papua New Guinea -- New Zealand -- Singapore -- Thailand -- Liberia -- Mongolia -- China (People's Republic of) -- Romania -- Viet Nam -- Liechtenstein -- Haiti -- Sri Lanka…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Mitchell -- The geography of violence in Burundi's 2015 elections / Willy Dindorera and Jesper Bjarnsesen -- Competition, uncertainty and violence in Sierra Leone's swing district / Ibrahim Bangura and Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs -- Ex-militants and electoral violence in Nigeria's Niger Delta / Tarila Marclint Ebiede -- The winner takes it all: post-war rebel networks, Big Man politics, and the threat of violence in the 2011 Liberian elections / Mariam Bjarnesen -- Parsitic politics: violence, deception and change in Kenya's electoral politics / Jacob Rasmussen -- Eclectic ties and election touts: Chipangano's cyclic governance agenda in Mbare, Zimbabwe / Tariro Mutongwizo -- Patronage politics and electoral violence in Lagos, Nigeria: understanding the micro-level dynamics / Daniel E. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chad -- Papua New Guinea -- Nicaragua -- Philippines -- Ireland -- Kazakhstan -- Tanzania -- Armenia -- Bahrain -- Italy -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Egypt -- Singapore -- Bulgaria -- Congo -- Uganda -- Panama -- Togo -- Israel -- Croatia -- Peru -- Middle East and North Africa: Diaspora profile -- Latvia -- Senegal -- Sierra Leone -- Japan -- Burkina Faso -- Korea -- Burundi -- Paraguay -- Lithuania -- Sri Lanka -- South Africa -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Tonga -- Kyrgyzstan -- Middle East and North Africa -- Luxembourg -- Algeria -- Thailand -- Cameroon -- Netherlands -- Lebanon -- Expatriation rates by country of birth, 2010/11 -- Viet Nam -- Romania -- Gambia -- Uruguay -- Gabon -- Mexico -- A profile of today's diasporas -- OECD countries -- Ghana -- New Zealand -- Libya -- Executive summary -- Morocco -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Moldova -- Venezuela -- Latin America and the Caribbean: Diaspora profile -- OECD countries: Diaspora profile -- Expatriation rates for nurses and doctors, circa 2010 -- Argentina -- Eritrea -- Iran -- Australia -- Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Iraq -- Norway -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Zambia -- Foreword -- Belize -- Russian Federation -- Portugal -- Data sources and definitions -- Zimbabwe -- Austria -- Jordan -- Barbados -- Serbia -- Kuwait -- Poland -- Ethiopia -- Canada -- Sudan -- Malawi -- Slovak Republic -- Madagascar -- Syria -- Cambodia -- Belgium -- Bolivia -- Mali -- Chile -- Colombia -- Spain -- Brazil -- Slovenia -- Bangladesh -- Tunisia -- Switzerland -- Afghanistan -- Costa Rica -- Fiji -- Czech Republic -- China -- Qatar -- Sweden -- Guinea -- India -- Saudi Arabia -- Estonia -- Finland -- Turkey -- Asia and Oceania -- Liberia -- Asia and Oceania: Diaspora profile -- Kenya -- Denmark -- Cuba -- France -- Ecuador -- United Kingdom -- Tajikistan -- Dominican Republic -- Benin -- Indonesia -- Niger -- Botswana -- Non-OECD European countries and Central Asia: Diaspora profile -- El Salvador -- Malaysia -- Rwanda -- Lao PDR -- Nigeria -- Germany -- United States -- Ukraine -- Myanmar -- United Arab Emirates -- Hungary -- Non-OECD European countries and Central Asia -- Mozambique -- Guatemala -- Haiti -- Mauritius -- Yemen -- Greece -- Jamaica -- Namibia -- Iceland -- Sub-Saharan Africa: Diaspora profile -- Pakistan -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Albania -- Nepal -- Honduras…”

“…The book is based on comparative case studies of six countries (Afghanistan, Bolivia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nepal, Rwanda and Sierra Leone) and a comprehensive literature review. …”

“…Deux ans après que le Comité d’aide au développement de l’OCDE, réuni au niveau des ministres, ait approuvé les Principes pour l’engagement international dans les États fragiles et les situations précaires, six États - Afghanistan, Haïti, République centrafricaine, République démocratique du Congo, Sierra Leone et Timor-Leste – ont décidé de faire le point sur la qualité et l’impact de l’engagement international. …”

“…The book comprises 16 chapters, 12 of them case studies recounting experiences in the forest, wildlife, fisheries, conservation, mining and water sectors of diverse countries: Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Cameroon…”

“…Singer, an internationally recognized expert in modern warfare, introduces the brutal reality of conflict, where children are sent off to fight in war-torn hotspots from Colombia and the Sudan to Kashmir and Sierra Leone. He explores the evolution of this phenomenon, how and why children are recruited, indoctrinated, trained, and converted to soldiers and then lays out the consequences for global security, with a special case study on terrorism. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction: Challenges in Adult and Vocational Education for Social Sustainability -- Introduction: Challenges in Adult and Vocational Education for Social Sustainability -- Social Sustainability Perspectives in Adult and Vocational Education -- Advancing Social Sustainability Through Vocational Education and Training -- An Ecology for the Fourth Pillar: Imaginal Learning for Social Sustainability in AVE -- The Historical Contribution of AVE to Social Sustainability in Australia -- The Language of Longing: Rationality, Morality, and Experience in Education for Sustainability -- Foundations for Social Sustainability in Adult and Vocational Education -- Educating for a Sustainable Democracy -- Transformative Learning and AVE for Social Sustainability -- Education, Religion, Sustainability, and Dialogue -- The Role of Religion in Education for Social Sustainability -- Creating Spaces for Social Sustainability in Adult and Vocational Education -- Claiming Sustainable Space: Families, Communities, and Learning, an Auto/Biographical Perspective -- Health Literacy and AVE for Social Sustainability -- Education in Post-conflict Environments: Pathways to Sustainable Peace -- Social Sustainability and Activation Strategies with Unemployed Young Adults -- Adult and Vocational Education for Social Sustainability in Action -- Chasing the Vultures Off the Roof: AVE for Living in Sierra Leone -- The Contribution of Non-formal Adult Education to Social Sustainability: Policy Implications from Case Studies in the Asia-Pacific Region -- Community Adult Learning Contributions to Social Sustainability in the Asia-South Pacific Region: The Role of ASPBAE -- Birds Learn to Swim and Fish Learn to Fly: Lessons from the Philippines on AVE for Social Sustainability -- Breaking the Silence: Exploring Spirituality in Secular Professional Education in Australia -- Waldorf Schools as Communities of Practice for AVE and Social Sustainability -- Conclusion. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Mongolia -- Jamaica -- Cayman Islands -- Tunisia -- Kenya -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Cà ́te d'Ivoire -- Paraguay -- Pakistan -- Malaysia -- Seychelles -- Hungary -- Macau (China) -- Brazil -- Curaçao -- Nigeria -- Isle of Man -- Hong Kong (China) -- Liberia -- Saint Lucia -- Foreword -- Belgium -- Switzerland -- Costa Rica -- Japan -- Senegal -- Slovenia -- Austria -- France -- The Bahamas -- Andorra -- Poland -- Uruguay -- Georgia -- Guernsey -- New Zealand -- Ukraine -- Thailand -- Romania -- Zambia -- The review of the BEPS Action 13 minimum standard on Country-by-Country Reporting -- Estonia -- Sierra Leone -- Sweden -- Italy -- Liechtenstein -- Lithuania -- Iceland -- Norway -- Brunei Darussalam -- India -- Angola -- Spain -- Gabon -- Canada -- Aruba -- Saudi Arabia -- Singapore -- Serbia -- Israel -- Bulgaria -- China (People's Republic of) -- Benin -- Argentina -- Chile -- Luxembourg -- Anguilla -- United Arab Emirates -- Mexico -- Bermuda -- Barbados -- North Macedonia (Republic of) -- San Marino -- Maldives -- Qatar -- Congo -- Finland -- British Virgin Islands -- References -- Montserrat -- Germany -- Panama -- Greece -- Korea -- Mauritius -- Denmark -- United Kingdom -- Slovak Republic -- Djibouti -- Botswana -- South Africa -- United States -- Monaco -- Sri Lanka -- Indonesia -- Russia -- Haiti -- Latvia -- Portugal -- Ireland -- Croatia -- Viet Nam -- Executive summary -- Bahrain -- Peru -- Oman -- Belize -- Australia -- Turkey -- Netherlands -- Colombia -- Cameroon -- Egypt -- Czech Republic -- Kazakhstan -- Turks and Caicos Islands -- Malta -- Papua New Guinea -- Jersey -- Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Abbreviations and acronyms…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Open data and records management - activating public engagement to improve information: case studies from Sierra Leone and Cambodia -- Katherine Townsend, Tamba Lamin, Amadu Massally and Pyrou Chung -- 8. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Gabon -- Mexico -- Australia -- The peer review of the BEPS Action 13 minimum standard on Country-by-Country Reporting -- Singapore -- France -- Estonia -- Papua New Guinea -- Sierra Leone -- Angola -- Cabo Verde -- Haiti -- Aruba -- Viet Nam -- Argentina -- India -- Belgium -- United States -- Turks and Caicos Islands -- Seychelles -- Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kenya -- Bermuda -- Spain -- Portugal -- Liechtenstein -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Saudi Arabia -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Montserrat -- Benin -- Hungary -- Dominican Republic -- Pakistan -- Guernsey -- Canada -- Tunisia -- Netherlands -- Botswana -- Japan -- Czech Republic -- Slovak Republic -- Brunei Darussalam -- Luxembourg -- Greece -- Ukraine -- Congo -- Senegal -- Sweden -- Bulgaria -- Macau (China) -- Mauritius -- Armenia -- Chile -- Malaysia -- Nigeria -- Greenland -- Thailand -- Ireland -- Jamaica -- Switzerland -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Zambia -- Egypt -- Panama -- Jersey -- Indonesia -- Israel -- United Arab Emirates -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- The Bahamas -- Germany -- Austria -- Jordan -- New Zealand -- Monaco -- Bahrain -- Morocco -- Kazakhstan -- Brazil -- Gibraltar -- Russian Federation -- Uruguay -- Oman -- Serbia -- Norway -- Curaçao -- Eswatini (Kingdom of) -- Andorra -- Romania -- Maldives -- Faroe Islands -- Foreword -- Saint Lucia -- Liberia -- Costa Rica -- Latvia -- Namibia -- Finland -- Denmark -- Cà ́te d'Ivoire -- Cameroon -- Qatar -- Hong Kong (China) -- Isle of Man -- South Africa -- Poland -- British Virgin Islands -- Belize -- Djibouti -- Dominica -- United Kingdom -- Malta -- Korea -- Grenada -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Barbados -- Italy -- Slovenia -- Peru -- North Macedonia (Republic of) -- Mongolia -- Executive summary -- Lithuania -- Georgia -- Iceland -- San Marino -- Sri Lanka -- Turkey -- Cayman Islands -- Anguilla -- China (People's Republic of) -- Croatia -- Colombia -- Paraguay…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Lawrance and Charlotte Walker-Said -- Contemporary perspectives -- Consent, custom, and the law in debates around forced marriage at the special court for Sierra Leone / Mariane C. Ferme -- Between global standards and local realities: Shari'a and mass marriage programs in northern Nigeria / Judith-Ann Walker -- Dreams of my mother: good news on ending early marriage / Muadi Mukenge -- "To be taken as a wife is a form of death": the social, military, and humanitarian dynamics of forced marriage and girl soldiers in African conflicts, c. 1990-2010 / Stacey Hynd -- Afterword: historicizing social justice and the longue duree of forced marriage / Emily S. …”

“…Most of the focus in current literature is on the acute cases, such as Afghanistan and Iraq, but also to states that seem to fit the label 'failed states' such as Liberia, Sierra Leone and Somalia. This book brings together a diverse group of scholars who introduce new theoretical approaches from the broader social sciences. …”
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“…This book illustrates the benefits to be gained from digitally networked communication for health, education and transitioning economies in developing nations (Sierra Leone and Papua New Guinea) and developed nations. …”

“…This regional synthesis reviews the state of knowledge on mangrove, shows the varied interactions between societies and their coastal environment and explains the specific features of the 'Rivières du Sud' (southern rivers), the coastal mangrove areas from Senegal to Sierra Leone. It consists of a set of original information (Volume 1) and a bibliography of more...…”

“…In diesem Open-Access-Buch werden Prozesse und Dynamiken der Zusammenarbeit zwischen verschiedenen Akteur*innen in Projekten des zivilen Friedensdienstes in Kenia, Sierra Leone und Liberia betrachtet. Das durch lokale und internationale Akteur*innen gemeinsame Bearbeiten von Konflikten und Herausforderungen der Friedenskonsolidierung hat in der deutschen Friedensarbeit eine lange Tradition und wird in einer globalisierten Welt immer wichtiger. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “….] -- Consequences of a stalled response: iatrogenic epidemic among blood donors in central China / Wan Yanhai and Li Xiaorong -- Women's health and women's rights: selling sex in Moscow / Julie Stachowiak and Alena Peryshkina -- Reducing harm in prisons: lessons from the United States and worldwide / Julie Samia Mair -- Using molecular tools to track epidemics and investigate human rights and disease interactions / Chris Beyrer -- Documenting the effects of trafficking in women / Cathy Zimmerman and Charlotte Watts -- Documenting sexual violence among internally displaced women: Sierra Leone / Chen Reis -- The crime of genocide: Darfur / Jennifer Leaning -- Public health research in a human rights crisis: the effects of the Thai "war on drugs" / Susan Sherman, Apinun Aramrattana, and David Celentano --…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Analysis of Education Policies in Angola / Public-Private Partnerships as Predictors of Success: Lessons from the Education Sector in Post-War Liberia / Policy Issues in the Harmonisation of Quality Assurance Systems for Higher Education in Africa / Control Programmes for Africa's Parasites: Unrealistic Expectations, Ignored Evidence, and Troubling Outcomes / Between Marketization and Public Interest Discourses in Health Policy Delivery: Debating Solidarity and Universal Health Care in South Africa / Policy Responses to Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa: Experiences from Sierra Leone / Confronting Epidemics: The Art of not Knowing and Strategic Ignorance During Ebola Preparedness in Uganda / Food and Nutrition Security Policies in Africa / Public Policy and Social Protection in Africa: The Rise of Cash Transfers / A Genealogy of Policies on Poor and Vulnerable Children and Youth in Kenya / Women in Policymaking in Africa / Gender Mainstreaming in Africa: Local Translations and Institutional Challenges in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa / Women and Social Policies in South Africa and Sierra Leone / Women Legislators in Legislative Policymaking in Africa / Public Policy and Disaster Management: The Role of Law in International Disaster Assistance in Africa / Migration Frameworks in Africa: Nature, Dynamics, and Challenges / Evolution of Trade Policy and Regional Integration in Africa / Open Innovation Systems and Public Policy in Africa: Setting New Boundaries Against Wicked Problems / Africa's New Megacities: Sustainable Urbanism, Climate Urbanism or Megalopolises of Exclusionary Enclaves / Environmental Policies in Africa: The State of Regulating E-Waste Management / Petroleum Extraction in Africa: A Review of the Local Content Policies for the Oil Industry in Selected Countries / The Unintended Industrial Policy Benefits of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Singapore -- Algeria -- Eritrea -- East Asia and Pacific -- Philippines -- Sudan -- Pakistan -- Argentina -- South Africa -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Equatorial Guinea -- Somalia -- Bolivia -- China -- Chinese Taipei -- Thailand -- Sri Lanka -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Bahrain -- Cambodia -- Sierra Leone -- Congo, Democratic Republic of -- Ukraine -- Bhutan -- Mongolia -- Senegal -- Myanmar -- Uruguay -- Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Nepal -- Congo -- Middle East and North Africa -- World Overview -- Rwanda -- India -- Venezuela -- Why do we need a SIGI index? …”