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Trees need locally-grown politics
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Trees need locally-grown politics

20 October 202119 November 2021

Presidents and celebrities planting trees are in the news again, and with green post-COVID-19 recovery plans afoot and the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, James Mayers considers […]

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How Biden Can End “Vaccine Apartheid”
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How Biden Can End “Vaccine Apartheid”

20 October 202119 November 2021

Building on spectacular scientific achievements, the rich world’s vaccine response to the pandemic within its borders has been (with notable exceptions) commendable. But the response of the international community has […]

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Regional approaches to Covid-19: The response by Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to the pandemic
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Regional approaches to Covid-19: The response by Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to the pandemic

20 October 202119 November 2021

Hannah den Boer examines regional responses to Covid-19 by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. COVID-19, unsurprisingly, has had far-reaching repercussions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The pandemic […]

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Regional Responses to Conflict during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Regional Responses to Conflict during the COVID-19 Pandemic

18 October 202119 November 2021

Dr Kathryn Nash and Hannah den Boer examine the role of regional organisations in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. Regional organisations have played significant roles in managing conflicts, and this […]

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Emergency Law Responses and Conflict-Affected States in Transition
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Emergency Law Responses and Conflict-Affected States in Transition

18 October 202119 November 2021

Sean Molloy, Christine Bell, Asanga Welikala, Erin Houlihan, and Kimana Zulueta-Fülscher examine emergency law responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in conflict-affected states in transition and suggest four key areas of […]

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The Politics of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Syria
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The Politics of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Syria

18 October 202119 November 2021

“Local Voices at a Crossroads” is an article series in which local actors of everyday peace share their insights into the fragilities and resilience of their societies in the face […]

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Delocalization and Uprooting: The Adverse Impact of Peace in Syria
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Delocalization and Uprooting: The Adverse Impact of Peace in Syria

18 October 202119 November 2021

“Local Voices at a Crossroads” is an article series in which local actors of everyday peace share their insights into the fragilities and resilience of their societies in the face […]

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Local reconciliation committees in northern Syria: Managing daily conflicts in a country at war
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Local reconciliation committees in northern Syria: Managing daily conflicts in a country at war

18 October 202119 November 2021

“Local Voices at a Crossroads” is an article series in which local actors of everyday peace share their insights into the fragilities and resilience of their societies in the face […]

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Qualitative field research in the time of COVID-19: The nuances of peer research methods
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Qualitative field research in the time of COVID-19: The nuances of peer research methods

18 October 202119 November 2021

COVID-19 is forcing us to discover alternative ways of doing things; qualitative field research, which traditionally calls for close interaction between researchers and their populations of interest, had to be […]

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Vaccines, information and the ongoing crisis of affordability for the urban poor
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Vaccines, information and the ongoing crisis of affordability for the urban poor

18 October 2021

As news on Covid-19 vaccines spreads good cheer in the wealthier countries of the global North, thoughts turn to when we will be able to return to normal life. Meanwhile […]

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Covid-19 – Considerations for vaccine roll out in LMICs
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Covid-19 – Considerations for vaccine roll out in LMICs

18 October 2021

Covid-19 has wreaked global havoc. Lives and livelihoods have been destroyed with it no wonder that the news of vaccine approval and rollout has brought hope to so many. But, for the world’s poor, vaccine distribution is complex. […]

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Peru: gender gaps in digital higher education during the pandemic

Peru: gender gaps in digital higher education during the pandemic

6 October 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant effects on nearly every dimension of society. It has had an impact on everyday life, on the way people work, communicate and study. In […]

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