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- Improving Extreme Weather Communication with Cognitive Psychology
  by Susan Joslyn
- From Intersectional Politics to Queer Public History: Reflections on an SRFP Fellowship
  by Catherine Fosl
- Trends and Directions in Sexuality Research at the Start of the Twenty-First Century
  by Items Editors
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- Translating Muslim giving into social entrepreneurship
  by Esra Tunc
- RFP | The Sociology of Science and Religion: Identity and Belief Formation
  by The Editors
- Going global: Comparing faith and philanthropy at home and abroad
  by David P. King
Kujenga Amani
- Kujenga Amani facilitates the exchange of ideas about diverse aspects of peacebuilding in Africa.
- An Interview with 2019 APN Grantee Umar Ahmed
  by African Peacebuilding Network
- An Interview with Professor Sarah Ssali
  by Next Generation Social Sciences and African Peacebuilding Network
- Navigating the Research Terrain for Graduate Students in Africa: A Reflection
  by Emilly Comfort Maractho
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Fana Gebresenbet Erda

Fana Gebresenbet Erda is an assistant professor at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, and a Research Fellow at the Centre of Africa Studies of University of the Free State, South Africa. He was a Wilson Center Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar in 2014. He is currently a recipient of an African Peacebuilding Network Individual Research Grant (2017).

Essays

Development and Statebuilding at the Cost of Peacebuilding? The Case of the Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Fana Gebresenbet Erda·

January 23, 2018

Cement Factory in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Source: 'Gavin Houtheusen/Department for International Development

Building state institutions, providing services, and promoting economic development in conflict-affected regions are usually considered integral to peacebuilding. This essay…

Conflict

Security Implications of Hosting Refugees: The Case of South Sudanese Refugees in Gambella, Southwestern Ethiopia

Fana Gebresenbet Erda·

September 19, 2017

A group of South Sudanese refugees in Gambella, Ethiopia

This is a cross-post from Africa Up Close, the blog of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Africa Program.…