The Right to Development: can the Language of Human Rights add force to development goals?
Key Words: Human Rights, Development Goals, UN, Right to Development
Look Beyond Summit
A summit on global education at Georgetown University last month made its audience realize both the centrality and the responsibility of the US government to foster sustainable globalization. May we all take that to heart, and pass it along to others.
Poverty: Leaving it to the Petty-Bourgeoisie
Poverty: Leaving it to the Petty-Bourgeoisie Author: Simon Stander Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 10/27/2006 Category: Editorial Poverty: Leaving it to the Petty-Bourgeoisie In the same year as Orhan Pamuk, also a Muslim, to be awarded the Nobel for literature, Muhammad Yunus has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in […]
UN Reform
UN Reform Author: Simon Stander Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 12/08/2004 Category: Editorial On 2 December 2004, the high-level panel of reform of the UN reported to Kofi Annan. The panel was indeed high-level, but, interestingly, excluded anyone from the academic world: Anand Panyarachun (Chairman), former Prime Minister of Thailand Robert […]
The Namu Conflict: a problem solving approach
Key Words: Problem Solving, Goemai, Pan, ethnic conflict, Nigeria, Lederach, Galtung
Breeding of Wildlife Species as a Means to Sustainable Development
This paper addresses the indiscriminate and wanton exploitation of wildlife species and forest resources and explores the impact of these activities, including poverty and species extinction. The paper further gives a detailed analysis and different methods of how certain wildlife species can be bred so as to reduce human pressures on areas of natural habitat and meet livelihood needs.
Development in Reverse: The True Effects of Armed Conflict
University for Peace graduate student Andres Jimenez comments on the true costs of war through the lens of Paul Collier’s concept of “development in reverse”. Looking at conflict from a socioeconomic standpoint and recognizing the realities of armed conflict, Jimenez analyzes both the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and peacekeeping operations as part of what he deems necessary interventions to prevent widespread violence and civil war.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
Contrary to criticism by neoliberal economists, NGOs and academics, Mayuri Misra comments on the utility of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), offering a perspective on how to strengthen CSR for authenticity and effectiveness toward change.
Climate Change and Socio-Economic Development in Africa
The paper traces the predicament of climate change in Africa from the industrial era, through the 1950’s when African nations started regaining freedom from their colonial masters, to the present day of persistent socio-economic underdevelopment. It compares the greenhouse gases generated in Africa to the rest of the world and identifies through literatures the expected impacts of climate change in Africa.
Keywords: Climate change, Africa nations, impacts, poverty and socio-economic development.
Re-Valuating Gender and the Environment: Paradigm Shifting toward a Human Rights Based Approach to Development
In her highly nuanced academic analysis, UPeace alumna Ani Colekessian delves into the historical-theoretical links between concepts of gender and the environment. She calls for a gendered, human rights based approach to development as the means to overcome the dangers of relegating both women and the environment to the misplaced patriarchal construct of an undervalued “feminine” at the disposal of the dominant “masculine”.