Sierra Leone  (tagged articles)

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The Dead Bodies of the West African Ebola Epidemic: Understanding the Importance of Traditional Burial Practices

Jamie J. Shah - The traditional mourning and burial rituals common in West Africa played a key role in the recent Ebola epidemic focused in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. One issue that arose during the height of the outbreak was misunderstanding of burial practices and their imporance... Keep Reading »
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From Retribution to Restoration in Sierra Leone: Fambul Tok's Drive to Heal Post-Civil Communities

Pratik Raghu - Between 1991 and 2002, the small West African coastal state of Sierra Leone was rocked by a brutal civil war, which killed, injured, displaced, and traumatized millions of men, women, and children. In the aftermath of the conflict, local political elites combined with... Keep Reading »

Natural Resources and Prolonged Conflict: The Case of Sierra Leone

Nina Assadi - Why did Sierra Leone experience such a protracted civil war between 1991 and 2002? Sierra Leone has been beset with challenges since achieving independence from Britain in 1961, in particular its brutal civil war that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the... Keep Reading »

Ending Ethnic Conflict and Creating Positive Peace in Rwanda and Sierra Leone

Katherine J. Wolfenden - Although peace and pacifism are familiar ideas to most students today, for much of human history these concepts have been relegated to the religious domain and excluded from the study and practice of politics.[1] At the same time, war--organized violent conflict between... Keep Reading »
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Idle Youth: Using Sport to Address the Youth Bulge in Sierra Leone

Will LA. Bennett - There is a growing consensus that the prevalence of a large youth population is not conducive to peace and that such a ‘youth bulge’ can even increase the risk of civil conflict and political violence.[1] Richard Cincotta and Elizabeth Leahy argue that... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Sierra Leone is tagged in the following 5 articles.

Ebola
2015, Vol. 7 No. 11
The Dead Bodies of the West African Ebola Epidemic: Understanding the Importance of Traditional Burial Practices
By Jamie J. Shah
The traditional mourning and burial rituals common in West Africa played a key role in the recent Ebola epidemic focused in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. One issue that arose during the height of the outbreak was misunderstanding of burial practices... Read Article »
Ebola West Africa Burial Traditions Epidemics Liberia Guinea Sierra Leone Health Workers International Health
Civil War
2015, Vol. 7 No. 07
From Retribution to Restoration in Sierra Leone: Fambul Tok's Drive to Heal Post-Civil Communities
By Pratik Raghu
Between 1991 and 2002, the small West African coastal state of Sierra Leone was rocked by a brutal civil war, which killed, injured, displaced, and traumatized millions of men, women, and children. In the aftermath of the conflict, local political... Read Article »
Fambul Tok Civil War Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa Restorative Justice
Sub-saharan Africa
2013, Vol. 7 No. 1
Natural Resources and Prolonged Conflict: The Case of Sierra Leone
By Nina Assadi
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Why did Sierra Leone experience such a protracted civil war between 1991 and 2002? Sierra Leone has been beset with challenges since achieving independence from Britain in 1961, in particular its brutal civil war that resulted in tens of thousands... Read Article »
Sierra Leone Natural Resources Civil War Conflict West Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethnic Conflict
2011, Vol. 3 No. 01
Ending Ethnic Conflict and Creating Positive Peace in Rwanda and Sierra Leone
By Katherine J. Wolfenden
Although peace and pacifism are familiar ideas to most students today, for much of human history these concepts have been relegated to the religious domain and excluded from the study and practice of politics.[1] At the same time, war--organized... Read Article »
Ethnic Conflict Civil War Positive Peace Rwanda Sierra Leone Non Violence Sub-Saharan Africa
Sierra Leone
2010, Vol. 2 No. 05
Idle Youth: Using Sport to Address the Youth Bulge in Sierra Leone
By Will LA. Bennett
There is a growing consensus that the prevalence of a large youth population is not conducive to peace and that such a ‘youth bulge’ can even increase the risk of civil conflict and political violence.[1] Richard Cincotta and Elizabeth... Read Article »
Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa Sport Youth Bulge Conflict Prevention Developing World Development

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