Knowledge Commons | Peacebuilding | Activity https://hcommons.org/groups/peacebuilding/ Activity feed for the group, Peacebuilding. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:07:34 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 ca8dfa30fa528e6202d13bbc96ad6aad Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón deposited Civil Wars: Escalation and De-Escalation in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1869980/ Sat, 06 Jan 2024 03:00:26 -0500 When we study civil wars and conflicts we tend to conceptualise them as occurring in stages: starting from domestic political disagreements, to demon-strations and protests escalating into violence and war. How armed conflicts end is often seen as the reverse process, moving from high intensity armed interaction, to a drawing down, war weariness,…[Read more]

]]> 0 694d8f8c4a9435a8e4d2e89ad123055e David Brady created the doc What is the Relevance of a Cultural Understanding of Conflict for Humanitarian and Peacebuilding Practitioners? in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1865245/ Sun, 19 Nov 2023 01:30:47 -0500 1211347703fd894549978bf30397cda4 David Brady edited the doc Thesis Proposal – Using Game Theory Strategies for Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1865112/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:10:37 -0500 cb5fa1283b09922d85023566c642039b David Brady created the doc Using Game Theory Strategies for Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1865111/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:09:29 -0500 bea082cec8f461452d4c877f683ee7c0 David Brady created the doc Thesis Proposal - Using GT Strategies for HA and PB in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1865110/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:07:43 -0500 1b0d65435eca8d31e12f5040f7f74936 David Brady edited the doc The Most Urgent Priorities in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1865108/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:04:14 -0500 df7cca4ec4d967b42797c9cd6ec09172 David Brady created the doc The Most Urgent Priorities in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1865104/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:50:15 -0500 e2f58f50477b29e52b55e09516bb721d David Brady created the doc How Changes in the Nature and Conduct of Warfare Since the End of the Cold War Affected the Relevance and Applicability of International Humanitarian Law in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1865100/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:42:25 -0500 7bd9b55fb5a5d53a88d447fb23a97ec2 David Brady created the doc Profiling Refugees and IDPs for the Urban Environment in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1865097/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:28:29 -0500 40395b501488e090d9c5978570da4037 David Brady created the doc Distinction Between Civilian and Non Civilian in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1865095/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:11:46 -0500 39c4d39815b834fa114ee25c8206aa13 David Brady created the doc Preemptive Conflict Management in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1865094/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:08:56 -0500 b63e6ae31408e0bb06a07b89226227fa Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón deposited Right-wing populism and the mainstreaming of protests:The case of Colombia in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1722806/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 02:23:48 -0500 Unlike other Latin American countries, Colombia has consistently been governed by centre-right or right-wing political parties. The absence of political space for the Left in this country allowed governments to portray protests as subversive and criminal. However, starting in 2008, right-wing politicians have embraced, supported…[Read more]

]]> 0 fe2a6aef516e512d3711dd80beb4ff76 Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón deposited ‘Give War A Chance’: All-Out War as a Means of Ending Conflict in the Cases of Sri Lanka and Colombia in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1719303/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 02:24:28 -0500 This article investigates the military approach as a means of solving protracted civil conflicts, in particular focusing on the cases of Sri Lanka and Colombia in comparison. The approach adopted is to study the emergence of these military options within the context of each country's history and to assess whether the call for war was merely a…[Read more]

]]> 0 40414eb6e9d6418aa87a434a357fbaf3 Eldar T. Hasanov deposited The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey: The Role of Socio-Psychological Factors in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1715352/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 02:23:57 -0500 The factors behind the rise of Islamism in Turkey remain the subject of intense scholarly debate. There are remarkable relationships between the rise of Islamism and preceding changes in population dynamics in Turkey. Rapid urbanization and large-scale migration of Kurds and other ethnic minorities from the east of the county to major cities in…[Read more]

]]> 0 ebb2844478212840437fb407820be762 Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón deposited Beyond Agreements: Management tools to support peace agreements In the case of displaced populations In Colombia in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1704599/ Fri, 07 Aug 2020 02:23:53 -0400 n this chapter, I demonstrate that simulation models, and in particular system dynamics models, could be a cheap and efficient way of examining policies that could allow public servants and service providers to learn and evaluate the different scenarios they are facing in delivering transitional justice remedies. In particular, I concentrate on…[Read more]

]]> 0 7d5419bcfc719a3183432cd0d7a6fd6e David Brady deposited The Most Urgent Priorities in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1662000/ Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:25:21 -0400 In post-conflict reconstruction there are many tasks that need to be accomplished. Immediate,
medium‐term, and long-term priorities need addressed by multiple national and international
stakeholders, all wanting their interests satisfied. This situation poses a question “what are the
most urgent priorities in post-conflict rec…[Read more]

]]> 0 f202daa5a20fc10715c9af98b58ab536 FABIO DIAZ deposited Trumping the agenda? The continuity and discontinuity in foreign affairs between the U.S. and Colombia in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1659178/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:25:53 -0400 The ability of the United States (U.S.) to influence policies in Colombia is indisputable. The U.S. is Colombia’s largest trading partner, and this alone provides the U.S. with great power with regards to Colombian policymaking. U.S. power is not only manifest within the economic realm, though, as Colombia is a consumer of many U.S. cultural p…[Read more]

]]> 0 797ff3341375e0fb46b64e7e3f8c18a5 David Brady deposited Post Cold War and International Humanitarian Law in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1643546/ Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:32:01 -0400 How Changes in the Nature and Conduct of Warfare Since the End of the Cold War Affected the Relevance and Applicability of International Humanitarian Law. The end of the Cold War dramatically changed the focus of world politics, the Geneva Conferences, the nature and conduct of warfare and the relevance of international humanitarian law. The rise…[Read more]

]]> 0 1885c76868e49f68508b89bee589d06d David Brady deposited Profiling Refugees and IDPs for the Urban Environment in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1633223/ Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:26:16 -0500 As refugee and internally displaced persons (IDPs) populations increase over time it is important to take a look at what can be done to bring these populations into the communities at large which they are near and then incorporate them into environment and structure of the urban area making them part of the community rather than living on the…[Read more]

]]> 0 f9373edb8c8c4c7fca588ed87bd2fc56 David Brady deposited What is the Relevance of a Cultural Understanding of Conflict for Humanitarian and Peacebuilding Practitioners in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1624627/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:25:21 -0500 Whether someone is doing humanitarian action and peacebuilding in the violent neighborhoods of West Chicago or internationally in Mogadishu, Sana’a or Kabul one should ask, what is the relevance of a cultural understanding of conflict for humanitarian and peacebuilding practitioners? One must consider the origins and development of the culture t…[Read more]

]]> 0 815a81b94a5e53feaf0b4572ddeb1f0d David Brady deposited Distinction Between Civilian and Non Civilian in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1610400/ Sat, 09 Jun 2018 04:14:17 -0400 Throughout antiquity there has always been the tension between differentiating being civilians and non-civilians in conflict. In some of the earliest recorded times in history we have stories of the Israelites marching around Jericho and bringing its walls down, barbarian tribes facing off with Romans, peasants storming castles, and modern era…[Read more]

]]> 0 152ced9f18eddc9feefee1a32c97767d David Brady deposited Preemptive Conflict Management in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1610399/ Sat, 09 Jun 2018 04:14:17 -0400 Conflict is inevitable in any human or organizational activity but in our planning strategies and preparation we can miss planning for this portion as we plan for the actual mission, assignment or task. However, preparing for manage conflict in advance pays dividends in the long run. As leaders we can and should spend time to consider how we…[Read more]

]]> 0 40ba9b21585276488cd1b5f6e557920d FABIO DIAZ deposited Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in Colombia in the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1609222/ Sat, 26 May 2018 04:12:25 -0400 The signing of the peace agreements between the FARC-EP and the Colombian Government in late November 2016 has generated new prospects for peace in Colombia, opening the possibility of redressing the harm inflicted on Colombians by Colombians.

Talking about peace and transitional justice requires us to think about how to operationalize peace…[Read more]

]]> 0 b1c9ef10a76da3b0c2c6b7e5691b99b7 David Brady created the group Peacebuilding https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568517/ Tue, 02 May 2017 14:34:25 -0400 0