Displaced, diaspora and refugees

Resilience in the face of displacement

Lali grew up in Abkhazia's Gali region. She lost her home during the 1992-93 war and now lives as an IDP in western Georgia. Find out about how Lali's campaigning for the rights of fellow displaced people.

Operation Lifeline Sudan

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: Operation Lifeline Sudan
Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) was first operation in which the UN dealt with an armed group without conferring recognition upon it. Lam Akol describes the development of the OLS humanitarian relief programme and how it linked with new opportunities for peacemaking.

The politics of non-recognition and democratisation

The limits of leadership: Elites and societies in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process
Dec 2005
Accord Nagorny Karabakh: The politics of non-recognition and democratisation
The international community has largely rejected engagement with de facto states like Nagorny Karabakh, who in turn use the language of democratisation to further their claims to independence. Laurence Broers describes the factors working for and against genuine democratisation in Karabakh.

New structures, old foundations: State capacities for peace

The limits of leadership: Elites and societies in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process
Dec 2005
Accord Nagorny Karabakh: New structures, old foundations
Hratch Tchilingirian examines the democratic deficits in Armenia and Azerbaijan. He addresses the problem of weak institutions and describes the way the ‘Karabakh factor’ has played out in Armenian politics to restrict credible alternatives for the peace process.

War, social change and 'no war, no peace' syndromes in Azerbaijani and Armenian societies

The limits of leadership: Elites and societies in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process
Dec 2005
Accord Nagorny Karabakh: War, social change and ‘no war, no peace’ syndromes
In reviewing social changes in Azerbaijan and Armenian, Baghdasarian and Yunusov describe the ‘no war, no peace syndromes’ related to the current impasse. These include stalled democratic development, taboos against questioning militarism, and the internalisation of ‘victim’ and ‘victor’ identities.

The Darfur Peace Agreement: Expectations unfulfilled

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: The Darfur Peace Agreement
Julian Hottinger explains the background to the Darfur conflict and the AU-led peace process in Abuja. He highlights the fundamental problem that each regional insurgent group expects a quasi-CPA of its own, while the CPA itself limits what can be agreed.

Lebanon

This Accord publication reviews peacebuilding in Lebanon, to examine its effectiveness and opportunities and priorities for progress. It focuses on three main research themes for peacebuilding learning: reconciliation, reform and national self-determination.

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts: Policy brief

Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: Policy brief cover image
This policy brief follows Conciliation Resources’ Accord (issue 18) 'Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts'. It presents key findings from recent peacemaking experiences in Sudan.

How does it end? Towards a vision of a Somali state

Whose peace is it anyway? Connecting Somali and international peacemaking
Feb 2010
Mark Bradbury and Sally Healy draw policy lessons from Somali and international peacemaking explored in Accord 21, arguing that the international community needs to find methods that are more responsive to Somali realities and more accountable to Somali constituencies.

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