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Author:   Jonas Lindberg (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) ,  Camilla Orjuela (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138097322

ISBN 10:   1138097322
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   07 June 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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1. Corruption in the aftermath of war: an introduction 2. What is the opposite of corruption? 3. Corruption and identity politics in divided societies 4. Natural resources and corruption in post-war transitions: matters of trust 5. Corruption complaints, inequality and ethnic grievances in post-Biafra Nigeria 6. Arbiters with guns: the ambiguity of military involvement in civilian disputes in the DR Congo 7. Petty and grand corruption and the conflict dynamics in Northern Uganda 8. Anti-corruption or accountability? International efforts in post-conflict Liberia 9. Corruption in post-conflict Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo: a deal among friends 10. Can elite corruption be a legitimate Machiavellian tool in an unruly world? The case of post-conflict Cambodia 11. Land and grievances in post-conflict Sri Lanka: exploring the role of corruption complaints

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Jonas Lindberg is Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His key publications explore issues relating to education, development, and rural livelihoods, mainly with Sri Lanka as an empirical case. Beyond the focus on corruption in post-conflict societies, he is currently involved in a research project attempting to understand the politics of the ‘new aid architecture’, with an empirical focus on aid to the education sector in Rwanda. Camilla Orjuela is Associate Professor in the School of Global Studies at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her research has focused on civil society and peace building, post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation, diaspora politics, and corruption. She has extensive experience of research in Sri Lanka. She is the author of The Identity Politics of Peacebuilding: Civil Society in War-torn Sri Lanka (2008), and has also published articles in journals such as the Journal of Peace Research, Security Dialogue, Peacebuilding, Global Governance, and Critical Asian Studies.

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