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The Filter is a completely searchable library, organised by topic. eu_institutional_reform food_security_agriculture general_trade_issues Ecdpm_homepage devt_partners new_food_team governance_dialogue int_development_effectiveness policy_news enlargement research4dev Economic governance african_governance_architecture new_dpir_team conflict_countries int_governance_initiatives regional_integration eu_institutional_debates political_dialogue km4dev major_events eu_foreign_security_policy international_relations governance financing4development capacity_development dpir Trade and regional integration eu_development_effectiveness acpeutrade governance_of_economic_reform epas new_governance_team Africas change dynamics aid4trade political_economy_analysis weekly_compass km_and_communication migration eu_external_assistance development_policy eu_financial_perspectives communication4dev new_at_ECDPM land_grabbing Conflict_ security and resilience EU external action new_km_team au int_external_assistance eu-au acp_eu_trade new_trade_team emerging_economies_in_africa_and_eu epa_monitoring local_governance_decentralisation Tue, 30 Jul 2013 04:06:17 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/4e301ec7781c153f8cf96fe8d838efb4#cotonou_online http://www.ipinst.org/events/panel-discussions/details/469-peacebuilding-power-and-politics-in-africa.html http://del.icio.us/url/4e301ec7781c153f8cf96fe8d838efb4 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/4e301ec7781c153f8cf96fe8d838efb4 cotonou_online's links Peacebuilding, Power, and Politics in Africa is a critical reflection on peacebuilding efforts in Africa. The authors expose the tensions and contradictions in different clusters of peacebuilding activities, including peace negotiations; statebuilding; security sector governance; and disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration. Essays also address the institutional framework for peacebuilding in Africa and the ideological underpinnings of key institutions, including the African Union, NEPAD, the African Development Bank, the Pan-African Ministers Conference for Public and Civil Service, the UN Peacebuilding Commission, the World Bank, and the International Criminal Court. 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Commerce, foreign policy and development aspects; Lessons learned in African peace operations; West Africa on the move to accelerate the implementation of its regional agricultural policy; ODI presents ten key facts about democracy; Overview of the decentralisation process in Latin America. km_and_communication food_security_agriculture new_dpir_team development_policy conflict_countries new_at_ECDPM dpir new_km_team eu_development_effectiveness acpeutrade eu-au policy_news new_trade_team epas new_governance_team political_economy_analysis weekly_compass local_governance_decentralisation international_relations governance Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:03:09 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/8f5cff1b3012f9ba3c383012e98a6cdf#cotonou_online http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Navigation.nsf/index2?readform&http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Content.nsf/0/E124A94138256FE5C1257BAA0047C6B9?OpenDocument http://del.icio.us/url/8f5cff1b3012f9ba3c383012e98a6cdf http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/8f5cff1b3012f9ba3c383012e98a6cdf cotonou_online's links This European Think-Tanks Group’s High-Level Conference, taking place on 28 October, will address some of the strategic and thematic questions around the future of the partnership in the lead up to the Africa-EU Summit in April 2014. 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