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      We offer a new theoretical framework – of militarized familial ties – to capture precisely how familial ties shape, and are shaped by, women’s participation in fighting forces.

      The art(s) of conflict disruption in South Sudan

      As part of the justice imagination in South Sudan, the arts disrupt conflict by resisting the erasure of past and present violence and offer visions of justice that refuse the totality of violence by rendering visible an imagined future without war.

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Expert Workshop on Mid-Level Commanders of Non-State Armed Organisations

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Year Four of Civil War Paths: Taking Stock

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The 2023-2024 Annual Civil War Paths Conference: Cross-Cutting Questions

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Year Three of Civil War Paths: From Fieldwork to Analysis

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The 2022-2023 Annual Civil War Paths Conference: Highlights

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Year Two of Civil War Paths: Achievements and Challenges

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A year of Civil War Paths: Reflections, and steps ahead

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How did ordinary Ukrainians navigate the first days of the unfolding war?

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