Introduction This paper takes as its starting point that there is nothing self-evident or anodyne in the process by which cultures communicate. It is not simply by calling an initiative ‘Local to...
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Myanmar/Burma: Local agencies and Global donors
By Ashley South International aid agencies are generally keen to elicit beneficiary participation, do ‘capacity building’ and support local partners. However, this is easier said than done, and local...
Protection in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains: Local achievements, international failures
By Justin Corbett SUMMARY: In June 2011, the internationally brokered and monitored peace agreement in South Kordofan broke down and a civil war erupted that left over a millions civilians cut off...
Local protection in Zimbabwe
By Richard Horsey The Zimbabwe case study examines the protection implications of the multiple crises that the country has been going through in recent years: economic, social and political. It looks...
South Sudan: waiting for peace to come - Study from Bor, Twic East & Duk counties in Jonglei
By Simon Harragin The Jonglei Study explores how people living in parts of Twic East and Bor counties of South Sudan understand ‘protection’. What do they value, and how do they go about protecting...
Learning from the Nuba: Civilian resilience and self-protection during conflict
By Justin Corbett This study presents the findings from a field-study in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan State, Sudan. Its intention was to learn from the experiences, perceptions and insights...
Myanmar - Surviving the Storm: Self-protection and survival in the Delta
By Ashley South, Susanne Kempel, Malin Perhult and Nils Carstensen This study explores the perceptions and realities of people living in parts of the Irrawaddy Delta affected by Cyclone Nargis, which...