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Friday, March 20, 2015

GCR Workshop- Diasporas as Agents of Global Cooperation

The purpose of this workshop is to examine the interplay between individual and communal identity construction on the one hand and the political dimensions of diaspora in homeland and host states on the other. The workshop will bring together 15-18 scholars from various disciplines, working on questions regarding the role of diaspora in identity... More

Thursday, March 19, 2015

CFPJ – NEW DIRECTIONS FOR CANADA

Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ) is currently inviting paper submissions. CFPJ is an inter disciplinary peer-reviewed journal published three times a year by the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University. CFPJ’s contributors and readers include federal and provincial officials, academics, analysts,... More

Thursday, January 15, 2015

CFPJ-General Call for Papers

Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ) is currently inviting paper submissions. CFPJ is an inter disciplinary peer-reviewed journal published three times a year by the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University. CFPJ’s contributors and readers include federal and provincial officials, academics, analysts,... More

Monday, June 23, 2014

A Briefing Note on the Crisis in South Sudan

December 15, 2013, marked the beginning of a civil war opposing government forces loyal to President Salva Kiir, a member of the Dinka ethnic group, to the self-proclaimed official opposition forces loyal to former Vice-President Riek Machar, a Nuer. The conflict has displaced over 1,000,000 people and has claimed the lives of more than... More

Monday, June 23, 2014

Conflict Policy Brief on Ahmadis of Pakistan

For many years now, Pakistan has arguably been in a state of political turmoil, with deteriorating democratic state institutions and multiple power factions within the country that threaten the government's authority. Pakistan is home to a variety of ethnic and religious groups, and instability has prevented social harmony. Ethnic conflict and the... More

Monday, June 23, 2014

A Briefing Note on the Conflict in Central African Republic

Over the past year, the Central African Republic (CAR), a small but resource-rich country of 4.6 million inhabitants, has descended into sectarian violence. This violence has already claimed the lives of thousands and displaced over a million. Of particular concern is the country’s Muslim minority who are increasingly being driven out of... More

Monday, June 23, 2014

A Briefing Note on the State of Minorities in Nigeria’s Northern Regions

Nigeria has experienced 47 different communal conflicts since 1989. Religion has increasingly played a role in informing political speech, leading to a surge in sectarian violence in Nigeria’s north. Violence perpetrated by the Hausa-Fulani Muslim majority on various Christian ethnic minorities in the region has caused widespread outrage among... More

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

When does separation make sense?

From a legal and practical point of view, separation is never easy. On the one hand, there is the perceived need to support struggling minorities who demand self determination as an inalienable right. This impulse is demonstrated by the fundamental role of the 1947 UN Human Rights Sub-commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection... More

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Early warning system in Crimea

The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the number of intra state conflict, around which can be detected three major phenomena: exclusion, inequality and indignity. The former two are often accompanied by the struggle for the maintenance of group identity, traditional values, roles and institutions. Early warning system in Crimea... More

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Trust Building in Crimea

This article analyses social capital in Ukraine, using the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (ARC) as a case study. To understand how a multiethnic society like Crimea can build and strengthen social capital in the face of economic and political challenges, we focus on the relationship between global, regional and local politics; the subsequent impact... More

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Ukraine Risk Assessment -Worst Case Scenario or Most Likely?

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine declared independence on August 24, 1991. The Ukrainian constitution was adopted in June 1996, providing for a democratic, pluralistic political system with the protection of basic human rights and liberties, including guarantees for freedoms such as religion and speech. These rights have been largely... More

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Moldova

This sub-national report has been produced by the Country Indicators for Foreign Policy (CIFP) for use by non-governmental organizations, businesses, academics, Canadian policy-makers, and other parties concerned with the current and future state of sub-national regions.... More

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