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Rebels in a Rotten State : understanding atrocity in the Sierra Leone civil war
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ISBN: 0190613351 0190613076 0190492198 Year: 2016 Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press,

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The atrocities of civil wars present us with many difficult questions. How do seemingly ordinary individuals come to commit such extraordinary acts of cruelty, often against unarmed civilians? Can we ever truly understand such acts of "evil"? Based on a wealth of original interviews with perpetrators of violence in Sierra Leone's civil war, this book provides a detailed response. Moving beyond the rigid boundaries of political science, the author engages with sociology, psychology and social psychology, to provide a comprehensive picture of the complex individual motives behind seemingly senseless violence in war.


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Political instability and economic recovery in Sierra Leone : lessons in applied econometrics, modeling, and policy making
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ISBN: 0773420312 9780773420311 9780773415973 0773415971 Year: 2011 Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] Edwin Mellen Press

Historical dictionary of Sierra Leone
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ISBN: 1282520466 9786612520464 0810865041 9780810865044 9780810853393 0810853396 0810853396 9781282520462 6612520469 Year: 2006 Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press,

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This new edition is based primarily on recent research on the country, but covers the earliest known inhabitants, the colonial era, and the period of independence including the very confusing turmoil of the recent past. The chronology briefly traces its history and the introduction provides an essential overview of all the recent developments in the country. Hundreds of cross-referenced entries describe significant leaders, events, political parties and movements, ethnic groups, and related political, economic, and social aspects. A bibliography is included to facilitate further research.


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Integrating Strangers : Sherbro Identity and The Politics of Reciprocity along the Sierra Leonean Coast
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ISBN: 9781805390985 Year: 2022 Publisher: New York : Berghahn Books,

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"Drawing on an ethnography of Sherbro coastal communities in Sierra Leone, this book analyses the politics and practice of identity through the lens of the reciprocal relations that exist between socio-ethnic groups. Anaïs Ménard examines the implications of the social arrangement that binds landlords and strangers in a frontier region, the Freetown Peninsula, characterized by high degrees of individual mobility and social interactions. She showcases the processes by which Sherbro identity emerged as a flexible category of practice, allowing individuals the possibility to claim multiple origins and perform ethnic crossovers while remaining Sherbro"--


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Research in Security Sector Reform Policy : The Case of Sierra Leone
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ISBN: 1137586745 1137586753 Year: 2018 Publisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,

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This book investigates the extent to which research has influenced and interacted with SSR policies, programmes and activities implemented by the UK in conflict-affected Sierra Leone. Varisco uses concepts and notions from the literature on the policy process and research utilisation to explore the ways in which research has influenced UK-led SSR policy. Here, the author analyses the evolution of the network of policy-makers, street-level bureaucrats, and researchers working on SSR in Sierra Leone, and argues that two main variables – an increased stability in the country and a progressive evolution of SSR in policy and research – contributed to the expansion of the policy network over time and to a better use of research by street-level bureaucrats on the ground. This title derives from the Sierra Leone case study a series of recommendations to improve the use of research by international organisations and bilateral donors working in fragile states.

Education in Sierra Leone : present challenges, future opportunities
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ISBN: 1280765801 9786610765805 0821368699 0821368680 Year: 2006 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank,

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Recently emerging from a decade-long civil war, Sierra Leone is making a remarkable recovery. The future holds great promise as well as many challenges for the education system in Sierra Leone. The rapid expansion of enrollments in primary school after the war will place pressure on the secondary school level and careful planning will be required to manage the expansion. As the priority shifts from emergency rehabilitation of schools to established basic service delivery, overcrowded classes and the quality of teaching and learning will need to be addressed. Focus should turn to the children f


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Human security and Sierra Leone's post-conflict development
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ISBN: 0739191349 9780739191347 9780739191330 0739191330 9780739199701 0739199706 Year: 2014 Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books,

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Managing post-conflict progress has been an elusive task for policymakers and other stakeholders. This book discusses domestic peace, security, and development in Sierra Leone, and argues for human security as the basis for building a sustainable post-conflict environment.

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