Statehood & Conflict

Dynamics of state formation are intrinsically linked to the history of conflicts. swisspeace conducts research on the day-to-day practices of states in conflict and post-conflict contexts. The goal is to understand how new forms of statehood emerge as the result of negotiation processes between local, national and international actors.

News

27 January 2012
David Lanz gave an interview on
The Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
in a podcast, produced by the International Relations and Security Network (ISN). Link

30 June 2011
The "Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire" (CSRS), one of swisspeace's main research partners in West Africa, hosted a scientific conference with Professor Francis Akindes (University of Bouaké / NCCR Noth-South) about
The challenges of reconciliation in the process of reconstruction in post-crisis Ivory Coast.
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12 July 2011
David Lanz published the Article
Who Gets a Seat at the Table? A Framework for Understanding the Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion in Peace Negotiations
In: International Negotiation Volume 16, Number 2 2011, pp. 275-295

23 June 2011
Reconciliation in the Ivory Coast
Radio Interview with Francis Akindès, Professor of political sociology at the University of Bouaké and Co-Teamleader NCCR.
Radio Vatican, 23 June 2011.

15 June 2011
Sudan: "Beide Staaten bleiben eng verknüpft"
Interview with David Lanz and Martina Santschi.
Der Landbote, p. 11, 15 June 2011.

25 March 2011
Didier Péclard and David Lanz published the article
Peacebuilding through Statebuilding
In: ISN Insights, ETH Zurich, March 2011. link

18 March 2011
The doctoral program North-South now accepts applications for
Start-up scholarships for doctoral candidates conducting research on North-South relationships
within the disciplines of African and Islamic studies, political science and sociology. link

21 February
Gnangadjomon Koné from the University of Bouaké (Côte d'Ivoire)
successfully defended his PhD Thesis entitled
"Sociogenèse et dynamique
du mouvement 'jeune patriote' en Côte d'Ivoire",
a research conducted in collaboration with the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques in Abidjan
and the NCCR North-South. link