Pengelolaan Konflik di Indonesia – Sebuah Analisis Konflik di Maluku, Papua dan Poso, by HD Centre, Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia dan Current Asia
30 June 2011
The post-Soeharto era in Indonesia has been marked by the eruption of several violent internal conflicts throughout the country. This combined with the transition to democracy begun by Soeharto's successor, Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, have had direct impacts on the ways in which conflicts are managed in the country. This report, in Bahasa Indonesia, takes a practical look at the management of internal conflicts in Indonesia, focusing its attention on three affected regions - Poso, Maluku, and Papua . It attempts to fill the gap in existing comparative research and analysis in this area in order to inform future peacemaking efforts in the country. The publication is one of three produced as part of the HD Centre's project - Comparative Perspectives on Conflict Management in Asia

Annotated literature review on conflict management in India, by Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue and the Delhi Policy Group
17 February 2010

This literature review contains description from a non-exhaustive selection of material relevant to conflict management in Kashmir, Manipur and the rise of Naxalism. It aims to provide the reader with a broad overview of key points and is not intended to be a strict academic literature review.

Armed Violence in Mindanao: Militia and Private Armies, by HD Centre & the Institute of Bangsamoro Studies
25 July 2011
Private militia and armies are a common feature of modern warfare and pose a major threat to peacemaking efforts internationally. However, little analysis and research on those groups currently exist. This publication, the third in a series, seeks to fill this research gap and suggests how the prevalence of private armies, militias and vigilante forces can be curbed.  Focusing on militias and private armies active in Mindanao, south of the Philippines, the study addresses the different issues underlying the proliferation of those groups including weak public security or poor education. This publication is one of three produced as part of the HD Centre's project - Comparative Perspectives on Conflict Management in Asia

Annotated literature review on conflict management in the Philippines, by HD Centre
12 March 2010

This review contains description from a non-exhaustive selection of material relevant to militias in Mindanao. It aims to provide the reader with a broad overview of key points and is not intended to be a strict academic literature review.

The challenge of building sustainable peace in the DRC, by Tatiana Carayannis
3 July 2009
Over the last ten years, the Democratic Republic of Congo has witnessed an extraordinary number of attempts by both regional and international actors to solve what is considered Africa's largest conflict. As we are about to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement which ended the second Congo war, the author reviews the key lessons to be drawn from past efforts and looks at missed opportunities for a durable peace in the DRC.

Dithering over Darfur, by Hugo Slim
1 October 2004
A preliminary review of the international response to the crisis in Darfur. Has it been one of bystanding and denial, as it was in the case of Rwanda, or has there been decisive action this time? Has the international community been idle? If it has been busy has it also been effective? First published in the journal International Affairs.

Power-sharing, transitional governments and the role of mediation , by Katia Papagianni
24 June 2008
Power-sharing transitional governments are common ingredients of peacemaking and peacebuilding efforts. This paper focuses on the sharing of power in the transitional executive and legislature, and argues that the international community has an important role to play in assisting power-sharing governments to manage their countries’ political transition.

Stateless justice in Somalia: Formal and informal Rule of Law initiatives, by Dr Andre Le Sage
1 July 2005
This report examines the traditional justice systems in Somalia, including xeer and shari'a, with a view to providing the international community with recommendations on how best to engage with those systems to assist the justice sector in that country. 

Gender sensitivity: nicety or necessity in peace process management? , by Antonia Potter
24 June 2008
This paper offers examples of how issues in peace processes can be treated in a gender- sensitive manner, an exercise that is surprisingly simple yet can yield rich analytical results. The arguments in this paper are based principally on the practical experience of professionals currently or recently involved in the management of peace processes in Aceh, Kenya, Kosovo, Liberia, the Middle East, Nepal, Northern Ireland, the Sudan/Darfur and Uganda, together with some secondary academic research and analysis. This paper explores what peace-process actors, including mediators, have done to make peace processes more sensitive to gender, what else might be done, and the benefits (and costs, if any) of such strategies.

Negotiating natural resources for peace: ownership, control and wealth-sharing, by Nicholas Haysom, Sean Kane
3 November 2009

Natural-resources can be a major cause of internal strife if mismanaged or shared unfairly. This is especially the case in divided societies where the uneven geographic distribution of natural resources corresponds to ethnic or religious divides.

In an increasing number of countries, natural-resources have become a focus of efforts to end civil wars and establish new national compacts. In this context, the challenge is to balance the tensions that arise between strong local feelings of ownership over "their resources" against the overall importance of natural resources to national development.

In "Negotiating Natural Resources for Peace: Ownership, Control and Wealth-Sharing" Nicholas Haysom and Sean Kane argue that this trend makes it important to broaden knowledge and understanding of governing arrangements for natural-resources, a subject which has not traditionally received extensive treatment in constitutions and peace agreements. According to Mr. Haysom:

"Natural-resource bargaining may not be the most glamorous or sexy subject, but if the parties get it wrong it can be fatal to a social compact, constitution or peace treaty."