briefings

Detailed briefing papers on specific development issues.

Burma's excluded majority
Women, dictatorship and the democracy movement
Teresa O'Shannassy
This Briefing examines women's role in Burmese social and political life, and suggests how governments and international civil society can support the efforts of Burmese women working to bring peace and democracy to their country.
Price: £4.00

Challenging women's poverty
Perspectives on gender and poverty reduction strategies from Nicaragua and Honduras
Sarah Bradshaw and Brian Linneker
This CIIR briefing examines the extent to which women and gender issues are included in poverty reduction strategies.
Price: £5.00

Construyendo la paz
Nuevas relaciones ciudadanas en Guatemala (Spanish translation of Peace in the Making)
Tania Palencia Prado
La participación de no combatientes, antiguos insurgentes, élites militares y políticos en la negociación de los acuerdos de paz de Guatemala fue crucial. Este documento examina las raíces del conflicto y el curso de las negociaciones, concentrando en el rol de diferentes grupos sociales y políticos. También evalúa las posibilidades de implementar los acuerdos de paz.
Price: £1.80

Europe and the Guatemalan peace process
An analysis of European Union policy towards Guatemala, 1986-97
CIIR Briefing
This briefing argues that the underlying causes of Guatemala's long civil conflict have yet to be addressed in the spirit of the 1996 peace accords. It calls on the European Union to play a role in strengthening implementation of the peace accords, promoting civil society participation and honouring official EU declarations on cooperation.
Price: £1.50

Families in the war on drugs
Tom Blickman
This briefing presents the key findings of a study into the impacts on peasant families of efforts to suppress the production of drugs-linked crops in Bolivia’s Chapare region.
Price: £3.00

Foreign Direct Investment and Development: The UK and the Philippines - April 1998
Jessica Woodroffe, Romulo de la Rosa
This Briefing examines the benefits and disadvantages of FDI in two countries where a more critical appraoch to foreign direct investment would be appropriate. It recommends selective targeting of foreign investment, combined with support and protection for local communities.
Price: £3

Haiti 2004
A nation in crisis
Annie Street
200 years after its founding as an independent nation, Haiti has still to break free from the legacy of its difficult and violent past. This briefing examines the background to the deep political, economic and social crisis that continues to grip the country.
Price: £5.00

HIV and AIDS in Haiti - January 2008
Nick Caistor, Jean Hugues Henrys and Anne Street
This report examines the political, social and economic situation which has allowed HIV and AIDS to flourish in Haiti. It argues that HIV and AIDS cannot be tackled without also addressing the endemic poverty and injustice in the country.
Price: £5.00

Land , power and poverty
Farm workers and the crisis in Zimbabwe
Steve Kibble and Paul Vanlerberghe
The predicament of white farm owners in Zimbabwe has received substantial publicity. In reality, black farm workers were among the hardest hit by the events of the late 1990s. This briefing explains the farm workers' plight in the context of the unfolding political and economic crisis.
Price: £4.95

Men aren't from Mars (Los Hombres no son de Marte)
Unlearning machismo in Nicaragua (Desaprendiendo el machismo en Nicaragua)
Patick Welsh
Please note: The English edition is out of print but the Spanish edition is still available. The book provides an in-depth account of training courses on masculinity developed in Nicaragua to encourage men to examine and change their behaviour.
Price: £4.95

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