Seeds of Distrust: Conflict in Uganda

Genomic imprinting: Seeds of conflict

In Greek mythology, Medea betrays her homeland to assist her lover, the adventurer Jason, to obtain the Golden fleece. In exile she bears him two children, but later discovers that Jason plans to marry the King of Corynth’s daughter, so that their future children will become heirs to the throne. Seeking revenge, Medea poisons the bride and slaughters her children, leaving Jason with no chances ...

WORKING PAPERS IN LABOR STUDIES Institutionalizing Conflict: The Transaction Costs of Ameliorating Labor-Management Distrust

‘Negotiating with ghosts’: Religion, conflict and peace in Northern Uganda

This article outlines the current situation with regard to the Lord’s Resistance Army and the possibilities for peace in Northern Uganda. It seeks to add to the discourse on rethinking Africa’s international relations in the context of a specific conflict and with regard to a specific tool of the international community: the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its involvement in issuing warr...

The development of distrust.

Preschool-age children's reasoning about the reliability of deceptive sources was investigated. Ninety 3- to 5-year-olds watched several trials in which an informant gave advice about the location of a hidden sticker. Informants were either helpers who were happy to give correct advice, or trickers who were happy to give incorrect advice. Three-year-olds tended to accept all advice from both he...

Living through conflict and post-conflict: experiences of health workers in northern Uganda and lessons for people-centred health systems

Providing people-centred health systems--or any systems at all--requires specific measures to protect and retain healthcare workers during and after the conflict. This is particularly important when health staff are themselves the target of violence and abduction, as is often the case. This article presents the perspective of health workers who lived through conflict in four districts of northe...