People, Aid and Institutions in Socio-economic Recovery

Dorothea Hilhorst is Professor of Humanitarian Aid and Reconstruction at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam and at Wageningen University, The Netherlands.Bart Weijs is Coordinator of the Partners for Resilience Programme at CARE Nederland, and former researcher and coordinator of the IS Academy Human Security in Fragile States at Wageningen University, The Netherlands.Gemma van der Haar is Assistant Professor at the chair group Sociology of Development and Change, Social Science Department, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. She has a background in development sociology and conflict studies.

• Facing fragilities: The socially embedded nature of socio-economic recoveryDorothea Hilhorst, Gemma van der Haar and Bart Weijs Recovering from conflict: What matters for livelihoods, economic activity and growth? Rachel Slater and Richard Mallett International policies in the field of socio-economic development in fragile settings: Converging trends and contentious themes Anette Hoffmann Precarious Itineraries: The ‘longue durée’ of recovery and livelihoods in a post-war Salvadoran villageRalph Sprenkels and Chris van der Borgh Emergency or durable solution? Coltan mining and cooperatives in northern Katanga (DRC) Claude Iguma Wakenge and Dorothea Hilhorst Negotiating traditional norms and barriers in women’s fragile economic development in AfghanistanHolly A. Ritchie Blind spots: Domestic entrepreneurship and private sector development in South Sudan Rens Twijnstra and Dorothea Hilhorst Labour mobilisation: The case of Tushiriki (DRC)Patrick Milabyo Kyamusugulwa, Jeroen Cuvelier and Dorothea Hilhorst Aid under contestation: Public works, labour and community based food security programming in post-conflict northern Uganda Winnie W. Wairimu, Maja A. Slingerland and Dorothea Hilhorst Risky relations? Aid, security and access for recovery in South Sudan Bram J. Jansen From the rubble to the barricades: Social struggles around recovery and disaster risk management in Central America after Mitch Carlos Morales Carbonell and Gemma van der Haar Addressing fragilities: The growth of cities and the challenges for the Red Cross / Red Crescent in assuming a resilience-building role Raimond Duijsens Adding it all up? Doing development differently in conflict and in confronting disaster risk Ian Christoplos and Paul Harvey

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