Women and negotiations with armed groups, by Antonia Potter
15 February 2008
This article highlights some issues concerning the current situation of women [i] as mediators in dialogues with nonstate armed groups, and as members of and negotiators for such groups. It shows that the lack of female involvement as peace negotiators provides scarce evidence as to the costs and benefits of their inclusion; however, some evidence and plausible arguments for their involvement in negotiations with nonstate armed groups do exist and should be built on.

Présence proactive, by Centre pour le dialogue humanitaire
11 February 2008

Stratégies déployées sur le terrain pour la protection des civils

Présencia Proactiva, by Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
11 February 2008

Estrategias de terreno campo para la protección de la población civil

Pièces manquantes du puzzle: Guide pour faire reculer la violence armée par l'action parlementaire, by le HD Centre et l'Union interparlementaire
16 January 2008
Pièces manquantes du puzzle: Guide pour faire reculer la violence armée par l'action parlementaire a été rédigé à l'intention des parlementaires, de
leurs conseillers et de la société civile afin d'éclairer l'action et de la susciter. La présente édition spéciale vient enrichir la publication de juillet 2005,
Pièces manquantes du puzzle: Indications pour faire reculer la violence dans le cadre du processus de l'ONU sur les armes légères.

Las Pieza Perdidas del Puzzle: Una Guia para reducir la violencia armada a través de la acción parlamentaria, by el HD Centre y la Unión Interparlamentaria
16 January 2008

Una Guia para reducir la violencia armada a través de la acción parlamentaria

Interpreting Violence - Anti-civilian thinking and practice and how to argue against it more effectively, by Hugo Slim and Deborah Mancini-Griffoli
16 January 2008

This booklet aims to help anyone concerned with the protection of civilians to think through the anti-civilian ideologies and methods being used in a war so that they can better recognize them and negotiate against them more effectively to limit violence against civilians.

Negotiating with groups that use terrorism: Lessons for policy-makers, by Audrey Kurth Cronin
1 December 2007

Do negotiations help to end violent terrorist campaigns? An overview of recent efforts in this regard reveals that idealistic platitudes are as misguided as righteous exhortations about the evils of terrorism.

Negotiating peace in Sierra Leone: Confronting the Justice challenge, by Priscilla Hayner
1 December 2007
How specific justice issues came to be included in and potentially excluded from the 1999 Lomé Peace Accord. In addition to closely studying the negotiations dynamics and influences that led to the final agreement, this case study examines how justice issues have developed after the Accord. Where appropriate, the report also strives to provide advice on how justice issues might have been handled in a different way.

Killing Civilians: Method, Madness and Morality in War, by Hugo Slim
28 November 2007

How civilians suffer in war and why people decide that they should. Using detailed historical and contemporary examples, Killing Civilians looks at the many ways in which civilians suffer in wars and analyses the main anti-civilian ideologies. It also exposes the ambiguity of civilian identity used to justify extreme hostility. But this is also about why civilians should be protected.

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Negotiating peace in Liberia: Preserving the possibility for Justice, by Priscilla Hayner
1 November 2007
A case study which provides in-depth examination on how specific justice issues came to be included and potentially excluded in the Accra peace accord, which was the foundation of the current peace process.