Life & Peace Institute :: 2011
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New Routes 2011

NUMBER 4, 2011 African soil for sale: Large-scale land acquisitions

Large-scale flower production in Oromia: From independent farmers to low-wage hired workers Bycovernr201104_archive_small.jpg Girma Gebresenbet

 

Uganda: Land disputes in the wake of civil war By Anders Sjögren

 

Post-war South Sudan: Reconciling the 'global land grab' with community land ownership By David k. Deng

 

Eastern DRC: Local efforts to solve land and identify conflicts By Life & Peace Institute, Bukavu, DRC 

 

Sierra Leone: Large-scale investments develop hidden potentials By Reinier Bulstra

 

Bioenergy crops: A matter of choice with far-reaching consequences By Isabella Soi and Juan Manuel Gonzalez Benitez

 

Biofuels: Solving the energy crisis or increasing food shortage? By Judi Wakhungu, Ben Muok and Patricia Bunyasi

 

Ethiopia: Foreign capital taking over "abundant land" By Dessalegn Rahmato

 

News, Reviews and Resources

 

NUMBER 3, 2011 Water – a source of development and conflict

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Humanity’s diminishing water well: Everybody’s need – everybody’s right By Jason Gehrig

 

The China factor: New challenges for Nile Basin cooperation By Ashok Swain and Qazal Jamali

 

The Nile: A shared gift or a subject of contention? By Yacob Arsano

 

Water cooperation vital in drought plagued Afar region By Maria Ölund

 

The linked challenges of global climate change and local peace By Janani Vivekananda

 

Climate change and land acquisition challenge transboundary water management By Anders Jägerskog

 

Transboundary efforts to save the Lower Jordan River By Elizabeth Yaari, Munqeth Mehyar, Nader Khateeb and Gidon Bromberg

 

Deadlock between neighbouring states on pulp mills along the Uruguay River By Diego Galeano

 

Ecumenical Water Network: A faith-based approach to water, peace and conflict By Maike Gorsboth

 

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NUMBER 2, 2011 Dag Hammarskjöld and the United Nations: Vision and Legacy - 50 years later

 

Dag Hammarskjöld re-visited by Henning Melber nr_2_cover_archive_small.jpg

 

General rather than Secretary By Lena Lid Falkman 

 

Inspired by Dag Hammarskjöld By Birgitta Nordenman 

 

The ethics of an international civil servant By Hans Corell 

 

Leave it to Dag! By Peter Wallensteen 

 

Global leadership of Secretaries and Generals By Thomas G. Weiss 

 

A famous Swede By Ian Phimister 

 

Dag Hammarskjöld’s Legacy: A beacon of hope By Brian Urquhart 

 

Dag Hammarskjöld: His values and legacy Kiyo Akasaka 

 

An unforgettable moment By Maria Barck-Holst 

 

Libya and the limits to the R2P Phyllis Bennis 

 

République Démocratique du Congo 50 ans après Dag Hammarskjöld By Murhega Mashanda 

 

My sister’s keeper By Angela Ndinga-Muvumba 

 

The magic of Africa and a white guy in a suit By Henning Melber 

 

Ending sexual violence: From recognition to action By Margot Wallström 

 

Renewing the choice: Developing the United Nations further By Marco Toscano-Rivalta 

 

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NUMBER 1, 2011 Peaceful Co-existence - a faith issue

Dialog in a critical setting By Kajsa Ahlstrad covernr201101small.jpg

 

Setting the compas in Kingston - Just Peace: the right issue at the right time? By Jonathan Frerichs 

 

Towards a theology of Just Peace By Konrad Raiser 

 

Living letters: The human face of solidarity By Semegnish Asfaw 

 

Ta'aruf: Islam beyond "tolerance" By A. Rashied Omar 

 

No dialogue without religion, without dialogue no pecae - a jewish perspective on the Israli-Palestine context By Ophir Yarden 

 

The UN and religious bodies in common search for peace By Bud Heckman and Stein Villumstad 

 

The global stage of interfaith relations: Religious leaders navigate new roles By Andrea Bartoli and Diana Smith 

 

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