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Critical Reflection on Poetry, Gender and Peace

Poetry makes us human. Poetry, through words, reduces our experiences to their essence and, at the same time, uplifts our souls to their highest.

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Critical Reflection on Arts & Peacebuilding

Art initiatives in fragile and conflict-affected contexts receive growing attention. A broad spectrum of strategies has evolved, integrating perspectives, concepts and skills from different fields such as artistic production, international cooperation, cultural management and humanitarian work.

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Critical Reflection on an Afghan exit strategy from aid-dependency: Private sector development in Afghanistan

Afghanistan has recently witnessed a transfer of power and the formation of a new government of national unity. This has contributed to a sense of political momentum that could open a window of opportunity.

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KOFF, Publications, Critical Reflections, Human Rights and Civil Society Space

Critical Reflection: Challenges for Human Rights Defenders: Reflections from Nepal

The Critical Reflection highlights specific challenges which human rights defenders in Nepal face. It also takes a step back and reflects on some common challenges that cut across different contexts.

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Critical Reflection on Ukraine 2014 – Civil Society Creating Space between Past and Future: informal follow up discussion

The Ukrainian crisis is not ebbing and is continuously taking new forms. What has started as a movement of civilian protest against a corrupt and ideologically ambiguous political elite in late 2013 has developed into an armed conflict in spring 2014.

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Critical Reflection on Reconciliation in South Sudan in the context of the current crisis

Since mid-December 2013 South Sudan has been caught up in armed violence that has brought severe human rights violations, death, devastation and displacement.

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KOFF, Publications, Critical Reflections, Women Peace & Security

Critical Reflection on Promoting Women’s Participation in Peace Negotiations and Peace Processes

Fourteen years after UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on “Women, Peace and Security” was passed, formal peace negotiations remain clearly male-dominated processes of decision-making.

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Critical Reflection on Local Elections in Kosovo – A Step Closer to Normalization?

At the end of December 2013, I met a long time Balkans correspondent from a major German newspaper. When the conversation touched upon Kosovo, he was quite categorical: „It is over“ he said.

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Critical Reflection on New Deal and Resolution 1325 - No Need to Reinvent the Wheel to Make the Road to 2015 and Beyond

Approaching 2015 it has become clear that fragility and gender inequality risk undermining development and reversing the gains that have been made.

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Critical Reflection on Myanmar: Working in a Quickly Changing Environment

Not many countries can compare with the level of attention that Myanmar’s transition process has received over the last years.

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