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"In the aftermath of an armed conflict in Africa, the international community both produces and demands from local partners a variety of blueprints for reconstructing state and society. The aim is to re-formalize the state after what is viewed as a period of fragmentation. In reality, African economies and polities are very much informal in character, with informal actors, including so-called Big Men, often using their positions in the formal structure as a means to reach their own goals. 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. Moreover, it demonstrates that without a proper understanding of the impact of these networks, attempts to formalize African states, particularly those emerging from wars, will be in vain"--Provided by publisher.

Political sociology --- Economic sociology --- Polemology --- Africa --- Politics and war --- History. --- Politics and government --- War --- War and politics --- Political aspects --- Conflict management --- 851 Burgeroorlogen --- 881 Afrika --- International relations

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Het aandeel van vrouwen komt in oorlogsverhalen nauwelijks of niet naar voren. Vaak worden vrouwen - als het om oorlog gaat - afgeschilderd als weerloze, door ellende overspoelde slachtoffers. Panos, een in Londen gevestigde onafhankelijke onderzoeksorganisatie met een internationaal netwerk van interviewers en fotografen, wil met dit boek een tegenwicht bieden tegen die tendens tot generalisatie. De organisatie verzamelde daartoe getuigenissen van vrouwen uit alle delen van de wereld over hun eigen ervaringen tijdens gewapende conflicten. Zij vertellen over hun deelname aan de strijd, over het leven als vluchteling, het verlies van dierbaren en over verkrachting, het oorlogswapen tegen vrouwen bij uitstek. In totaal werden meer dan tweehonderd getuigenissen verzameld, in dertien landen en in even zoveel talen. De ondervraagde vrouwen hebben verschillende achtergronden en hebben conflicten op verschillende manieren beleefd. Een aantal is onder de wapens geweest of heeft actief deelgenomen aan de strijd; sommigen steunden of hadden het voortouw in vredesacties ; anderen hadden de handen vol aan de zorg voor het overleven van hun gezin. De meesten namen nieuwe organisatorische, economische of sociale verantwoordelijkheden op zich.

Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Polemology --- vrouwen --- #GGSB: Geestelijke lezing (geel) --- 813 Methodologie --- 844.3 Migratie en vluchtelingen --- 848 Demografie --- 850 Vrede- en conflictstudies --- 855 Oorlogsvoering --- 856.4 Conflictresolutie --- 856.6 Vredesopbouw --- 881 Afrika --- 881.1 Oost-Afrika --- 881.5 West-Afrika --- 882.3 Midden-Amerika --- 883 Azië --- 883.3 Zuidoost-Azië --- 883.4 West-Azië --- 883.5 Zuid-Azië --- 884 Europa --- 884.3 Zuid-Europa --- 355 ) Oorlog en vrede --- oorlog --- Geestelijke lezing (geel) --- War victims --- Refugees --- Feminist struggle --- Book --- Experiences

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Democracy --- Démocratie --- Africa --- Afrique --- Ethnic identity --- Identité ethnique --- 841 Politiek Bestel --- 841.1 Democratisering --- 844 Sociale Structuur --- 846.1 Etniciteit --- 860 (Vredes)cultuur --- 881 Afrika --- -Ethnicity --- -Tribes --- -Tribes and tribal system --- Families --- Clans --- Group identity --- Cultural fusion --- Multiculturalism --- Cultural pluralism --- Self-government --- Political science --- Equality --- Representative government and representation --- Republics --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Politics and government --- -Democracy --- Ethnicity --- Tribes --- -Africa --- -841 Politiek Bestel --- Démocratie --- Identité ethnique --- Tribes and tribal system --- 1960

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This vividly written book is the first comprehensive assessment of the origins of the present-day democratic regime in Portugal to be placed in a broad international historical context. It is written with the benefit of a long-term vision of Portuguese history, and it emphasizes the significance of Portugal's new European orientation after centuries of global and oceanic preoccupations. After an account of the collapse of the old regime in 1974, the book studies the complex revolutionary period that followed, and the struggle in Europe and Africa to define the future role of Europe's poorest country. These events also had international repercussions which transformed the balance of forces in southern Africa, following the collapse of Europe's last overseas empire. The consequent actions and reactions of the European powers and the United States are examined, and telling comparisons are also drawn with later developments in Eastern Europe, and with the wider collapse of the communist movement.

822.6 Militaire Bondgenootschappen --- 826 Imperialisme, Kolonialisme --- 841.1 Democratisering --- 841.3 Politieke bewegingen --- 841 Politiek Bestel --- 845 Religie --- 851 Burgeroorlogen --- 855.5 Gewapende groeperingen --- 858.1 Politiek geweld --- 881.1 Oost-Afrika --- 881.2 Centraal-Afrika --- 881 Afrika --- 884.3 Zuid-Europa --- 946.9044 --- Portugal --- Foreign relations --- -Politics and government --- -822.6 Militaire Bondgenootschappen --- -Portugal --- Politics and government --- History --- Relations éxtérieures --- Politique et gouvernement --- Histoire --- Arts and Humanities

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National movements --- Political systems --- Political sociology --- 812 Ideologie --- 815 Geschiedenis --- 830 Economie --- 841 Politiek Bestel --- 841.1 Democratisering --- 844 Sociale Structuur --- 844.1 Minderheden --- 846 Identiteit --- 846.2 Racisme --- 850 Vrede- en conflictstudies --- 851 Burgeroorlogen --- 860 (Vredes)cultuur --- 880 Regio’s en landen --- 881 Afrika --- 881.1 Oost-Afrika --- 882.3 Midden-Amerika --- 882.4 Noord-Amerika --- 883.5 Zuid-Azië --- 884.1 Oost-Europa --- Cultural pluralism --- Ethnic groups --- Ethnic relations --- Ethnicity --- Nationalism --- Political activity --- Political aspects --- Ethnic identities --- Ethnic nations (Ethnic groups) --- Groups, Ethnic --- Kindred groups (Ethnic groups) --- Nationalities (Ethnic groups) --- Peoples (Ethnic groups) --- Ethnology --- Inter-ethnic relations --- Interethnic relations --- Relations among ethnic groups --- Acculturation --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Social problems --- Sociology --- Minorities --- Race relations --- Ethnic identity --- Group identity --- Cultural fusion --- Multiculturalism --- Congresses --- Pluralism (Social sciences)