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• [Project] Early Warning – Early Action

  • The "Early Warning - Early Action" project, which was conducted on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), set itself two tasks. On the one hand, it was to identify various development policy instruments for the early prevention of crises. On the other, it set out to conduct an overview of the practice in other OECD countries to provide comparisons and examples. 

• [Project] An analysis of the implementation of DD&R in Aceh Province, Indonesia

  • Almost 30 years of armed struggle between the Government of Indonesia (Gol) and the Free Aceh Movement/Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) in the North-Western province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) were put to an end with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 15 August 2005 in Helsinki. A year later, a BICC project funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs examined the first results of the peace process. The outcome was an analysis of the process of disarmament, demobiliz...

• [Project] The role of the African diaspora in conflicts

  • The question of the migration and integration of groups of migrants in Germany is not only the subject of discussion in the media and in public but also in the scientific debate. This discussion no longer focuses solely on the migrants' opportunities for integration. It also deals with the question of the role members of the diaspora play in their countries of exile in the political development of their home countries. In particular: Do they serve to exacerbate conflicts from afar or contribute ...

• [Project] Ethnic Federalism – Institutional preconditions for stability and conflict settlement

  • Hindus against Muslims in Gujarat, India; Muslims against Christians in Bauchi, Nigeria; Chechen or Basque separatists against central governments in Moscow and Madrid - the co-existence of ethnic groups within a federation regularly leads to conflicts. A BICC research project funded by the German Foundation for Peace (DSF) studies the question of whether and how the state form of a federation influences ethnic conflicts - does co-existence in a federation aggravate the conflicts or does it cont...

• [Project] Early Warning – Early Action

  • The "Early Warning - Early Action" project, which was conducted on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), set itself two tasks. On the one hand, it was to identify various development policy instruments for the early prevention of crises. On the other, it set out to conduct an overview of the practice in other OECD countries to provide comparisons and examples. 

• [Project] Demobilization and disarmament in Colombia

  • Due to its internal conflicts, Colombia is known as one of the most violent places on earth. However, things have started moving since the "United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia" (AUC) agreed a ceasefire in 2004 and the "Law for Justice and Peace" was adopted. The "National Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation" (CNRR) was founded and a process of demobilization unparalleled in Latin America began. With funding from the European Union and the assistance of t...

• [Project] An analysis of the implementation of DD&R in Aceh Province, Indonesia

  • Almost 30 years of armed struggle between the Government of Indonesia (Gol) and the Free Aceh Movement/Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) in the North-Western province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) were put to an end with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 15 August 2005 in Helsinki. A year later, a BICC project funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs examined the first results of the peace process. The outcome was an analysis of the process of disarmament, demobiliz...

• [Project] Demobilization and disarmament in Colombia

  • Due to its internal conflicts, Colombia is known as one of the most violent places on earth. However, things have started moving since the "United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia" (AUC) agreed a ceasefire in 2004 and the "Law for Justice and Peace" was adopted. The "National Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation" (CNRR) was founded and a process of demobilization unparalleled in Latin America began. With funding from the European Union and the assistance of t...

• [Project] An analysis of the implementation of DD&R in Aceh Province, Indonesia

  • Almost 30 years of armed struggle between the Government of Indonesia (Gol) and the Free Aceh Movement/Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) in the North-Western province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) were put to an end with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 15 August 2005 in Helsinki. A year later, a BICC project funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs examined the first results of the peace process. The outcome was an analysis of the process of disarmament, demobiliz...

• [Project] The role of the African diaspora in conflicts

  • The question of the migration and integration of groups of migrants in Germany is not only the subject of discussion in the media and in public but also in the scientific debate. This discussion no longer focuses solely on the migrants' opportunities for integration. It also deals with the question of the role members of the diaspora play in their countries of exile in the political development of their home countries. In particular: Do they serve to exacerbate conflicts from afar or contribute ...