Armed Non-State Actors and the Challenge of 21st-Century State Building

Non-State Armed Groups

Agricultural Production amidst Conflict: The Effects of Shocks, Uncertainty and Governance of Non-State Armed Actors*

This paper examines the effect of conflict on agricultural production of small-farmers. First, we develop an intertemporal model of agricultural production in which the impact of conflict is transmitted through two channels: violent shocks and uncertainty brought by conflict. The model shows how conflict induces sub-optimal agricultural decisions in terms of land use and investment. We test the...

Fragile States: the Birthplace of Non-State Armed Groups in West Asia

Due to both internal and external factors, Western Asia has long been suffering from security problems and political instability. The institution of various military and militia groups in the region in the absence of powerful central governments is the focal point of the crises, where the internal and external factors meet. The development of such security and military interactions outside the ...

Building 21st Century Enterprises

COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY AS CHALLENGE FOR THE THEOLOGY OF THE 21ST CENTURY

In this article the author first gives an introduction to his own approach to comparative theology (CT). After some introductory considerations, an outline of the idea and foundation of CT is given and is contrasted with traditional approaches to other religions; the methods, goals, and also the limits of CT are discussed; CT is differentiated from religious studies and the theology of religion...