At the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) annual conference, CIGI hosted a series of panels on The Future of Peacebuilding: Haiti, Afghanistan and Beyond. The second panel, entitled “Haiti: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding or Post-Disaster Reconstruction?” discussed Haiti’s ongoing reconstruction and peacebuilding efforts, with a particular focus on the role of inequality and economic development. The first 
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CIGI hosts CPSA Panel: Haiti: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding or Post-Disaster Reconstruction?
By: Geoff Burt | Monday, May 30th, 2011SSR and the Domestic-International Security Nexus: The Role of Public Safety Canada
By: Geoff Burt | Wednesday, May 25th, 2011This special report, commissioned by Public Safety Canada, follows a two-day workshop on security sector reform (SSR) organized by CIGI in partnership with Public Safety Canada. Two central questions raised at the seminar are the focus of this report: How can Public Safety Canada effectively contribute to SSR engagements across the world and how can
CIGI hosts CPSA Panel: “Afghanistan between War and Peace.”
By: Geoff Burt | Friday, May 20th, 2011On May 18, CIGI hosted a series of panels on The Future of Peacebuilding, the first of which, discussing the mission in Afghanistan, was chaired by CIGI Senior Fellow Mark Sedra. The first panelist was Ben Rowswell, a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University and a Canadian diplomat who has served as the Representative of Canada
Second SSR Issue Paper discusses Sudan’s Joint Integrated Units
By: Geoff Burt | Wednesday, May 18th, 2011One of the consequences of Southern Sudan’s vote for secession in January 2011 is the disbanding of the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs), a joint force formed as part of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which ended the civil war between the north and south. The JIUs, although considered dysfunctional and a risk to north-south stability,
Symposium: Building Stability Overseas – The Future of Stabilisation Operations
By: Geoff Burt | Wednesday, May 11th, 2011On June 8 and 9, the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom at Shrivenham is hosting a symposium on “Building Stability Overseas – The Future of Stabilisation Operations.” The event is being organized by the Cranfield University Centre for Security Sector Management. This symposium will host a mix of practitioners, academics and policy-makers to discuss
SSR Resource Centre to blog about CPSA Conference, May 16-18
By: Geoff Burt | Tuesday, May 10th, 2011Next week, the SSR Resource Centre will be blogging from the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) Annual Conference, which is being held in Waterloo, Ontario. If you are unable to attend, check this space for our thoughts on the conference, including three peacebuilding-related panels: Haiti: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding or Post-Disaster Reconstruction; Afghanistan Between War and Peace;
New DCAF publication: Gender and Security Sector Reform “Examples from the Ground”
By: Geoff Burt | Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011DCAF has released a new publication entitled Gender and Security Sector Reform Examples from the Ground. These examples “are concrete illustrations of ways in which a gender perspective has been integrated in different security sector institutions around the world. They range from measures to counter human trafficking in Kosovo, to women’s organisations’ involvement with security institutions
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