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It recommends a policy shift toward targeted reskilling, public-private partnerships, and the creation of specific Citizen Force units to provide sustainable employment and social reintegration.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001342#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The integration of former statutory and non-statutory forces into the SANDF was functionally effective for the institution, but the subsequent demobilisation and rationalisation processes were often traumatic and dysfunctional for individual members.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001342#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Unemployment is prevalent among demobilised personnel, with 37% of the study's 307 respondents unemployed; this rate rises to 43% for those aged 19 to 30.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001342#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a stark disparity in employment based on education: 65% of full-time employed respondents had attained grade 12 or higher, compared to only 35% of the unemployed group.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001342#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Military training has provided little to no assistance in securing civilian employment; 77% of those who received military training stated it did not help them find a job.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001342#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Former military personnel expressed extreme dissatisfaction with the support provided by the SANDF upon their departure, with 99% of unemployed respondents stating the SANDF had not done enough to help them.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001342#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The South African labour market is experiencing a structural shift where unskilled jobs are disappearing while demand for skilled and semiskilled workers grows; between 1995 and 1999, 567,504 unskilled jobs were lost.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001342#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Service Corps, intended to assist in reskilling, was largely ineffective because its training focused on low-level skills already abundant in the civilian economy, such as bricklaying and motor mechanics.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001342#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Field research revealed deep psychological distress among former soldiers, including reports of suicide, feelings of worthlessness, and a perceived lack of dignity following their rejection by the military.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001342#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report recommends establishing two or three Citizen Force units based on the tradition of the armed struggle to provide part-time employment and preserve the identity of former combatants.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001342#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Gauteng","North West","Eastern Cape","Western Cape","KwaZulu-Natal","Free State","Mpumalanga","Limpopo"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["socio-economic analysis","labour market analysis","qualitative research","quantitative research"]},{"id":"issafri-001357","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-001357","title":"mono85-069f8739e91c9aa9.pdf","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/Mono85.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines a small sample of eleven women who joined the TPLF as children and later transitioned to civilian life. 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It argues that for women recruited as children, demobilisation is not merely a return to society but a new socialisation process, challenging the 'victim' narrative often associated with child soldiers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001357#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Female participants in the study were recruited as minors, with an average recruitment age of 12.68 years and an average length of service of 11.6 years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001357#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Recruitment into the TPLF was largely voluntary, often driven by peer influence, family members already in the force, or a desire to escape early marriage.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001357#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Within the TPLF, women experienced a high degree of gender equality, sharing combat and non-combat duties equally with men and operating in a co-operative environment with strict discipline against sexual violence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001357#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Female ex-combatants experienced 'culture shock' during reintegration because the egalitarian values and assertive identities they developed in the military conflicted with traditional Ethiopian feminine norms.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001357#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Reintegrated women struggled with domestic civilian life, specifically the individual responsibility of managing a household and the sudden loss of equality with men in the home.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001357#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite receiving government jobs and education up to Grade 12, many female ex-combatants felt economically precarious and stuck in low-paid, unskilled positions such as janitors or guards.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001357#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The experience of being a fighter fundamentally altered the women's self-construction, leading to increased self-confidence, a belief in gender equality, and a rejection of submissive cultural roles.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001357#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The TPLF's influence on gender equality extended into legal reforms in Tigray, such as raising the marriage age and granting equal land and property rights, which later influenced the 2000 Revised Family Code in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001357#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Addis Ababa","Eritrea","Dire Dawa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["qualitative research","repertory grid analysis","semi-structured interviews"]},{"id":"issafri-001975","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-001975","title":"From Soldiers to Citizens: The Social, Economic and Political Reintegration of Unita Ex-Combatants","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://issafrica.org/research/monographs/monograph-130-from-soldiers-to-citizens-the-social-economic-and-political-reintegration-of-unita-ex-combatants-joao-gomes-porto-imogen-parsons-and-chris-alden","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines the demobilisation, disarmament, and reintegration (DD&R) process in Angola following the 2002 military victory of the government over UNITA. It highlights the immense humanitarian challenges, including over four million internally displaced persons, and the government's exclusive control over the DD&R process. The authors detail a research project conducted between 2003 and 2005 in the provinces of Huambo, Huíla, and Bié to assess how ex-combatants transition into civilian life within a context of weak state structures and shattered infrastructure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001975#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The 2002 peace process in Angola was fundamentally different from previous attempts because it resulted from a military victory, specifically the death of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi in February 2002, which accelerated the cease-fire and the completion of military aspects of the Lusaka peace process.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001975#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The scale of humanitarian displacement in Angola by mid-2002 was immense, with over four million people displaced, creating a catastrophic environment that complicated the implementation of DD&R programmes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001975#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Unlike contemporary DD&R programmes in other African nations like Liberia, Burundi, or the DRC, the Angolan government maintained exclusive control and financing of the disarmament and demobilisation process, with no formal third-party monitoring.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001975#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The government declared the extinction of UNITA's Military Forces (FMU) in August 2002, only four months into the process, but this was largely symbolic as thousands of combatants and families continued to arrive at quartering areas months later.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001975#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Socio-economic reintegration has progressed slowly due to institutional incapacity, lack of funds, and the inability of international partners and the government to agree on a timely programme.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001975#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The World Bank's Angola Demobilisation and Reintegration Program (ADRP), approved in March 2003, was estimated at US$230 million by September 2004 to assist over 100,000 ex-UNITA combatants and 33,000 FAA personnel.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001975#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Huambo Province","Huíla Province","Bié Province","Liberia","Burundi","Democratic Republic of the Congo"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","quantitative research","qualitative research"]},{"id":"pari-000241","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/pari-000241","title":"THE CONFLUENCE OF THE STATE, LOCAL MUNICIPALITY AND TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY IN LAND GOVERNANCE","publisher":{"name":"Public Affairs Research Institute","organization":"public-affairs-research-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://pari.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/EngcoboWEB.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report analyzes land governance in Engcobo, Eastern Cape, highlighting a conflict between the Engcobo Local Municipality and traditional leaders. While the municipality is mandated by the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) to oversee land use, it owns less than 1% of the land, most of which is under traditional custodianship. This imbalance leads to disputes over development projects, such as a proposed shopping mall, and boundary demarcations. The study also notes the failure of state-led land restitution and the rise of illegal land occupations due to land shortages and bureaucratic delays.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000241#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Engcobo Local Municipality owns less than one per cent of the land within its jurisdiction, with the vast majority under the custodianship of traditional authorities, creating a significant power imbalance that hinders municipal land management.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000241#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) of 2013 has become a primary source of tension, as traditional leaders perceive it as an attempt to strip them of their ancestral powers over land, while the municipality uses it to assert executive authority.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000241#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A dispute over the construction of a shopping mall illustrates the lack of trust and consultation between authorities; the municipality attempted to build on land it claimed via a 1913 title deed, while traditional leaders and the community asserted the land was ancestral and never sold.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000241#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Illegal land occupation is rampant in Engcobo due to severe land shortages for settlement, population growth, and a bureaucratic land acquisition process that can take up to a year for a response.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000241#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Traditional leaders and community members generally reject the introduction of formal title deeds, fearing they are a 'western concept' that would lead to land being sold to banks or creditors and jeopardize women's access to land.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000241#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Boundary demarcations conducted by the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) have caused deep resentment, with communities accusing the municipality and MDB of manipulating ward boundaries for political gain and 'vandalising' traditional villages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000241#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"State-led land restitution efforts by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) are viewed as failures by local leaders, characterized by unfulfilled promises and a lack of implementation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000241#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Traditional leaders participating in the municipal council feel marginalized, describing their role as 'observers' rather than decision-makers because they lack voting powers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000241#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["South Africa","Chris Hani District Municipality","Transkei"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","qualitative research"]},{"id":"prio-001194","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/prio-001194","title":"ACHIEVING A GENDERED TRANSFORMATION OF THE POST-CONFLICT MILITARY THROUGH SSR: UNPACKING THE PRIVATE-PUBLIC DYNAMICS","publisher":{"name":"Peace Research Institute Oslo","organization":"peace-research-institute-oslo"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/a4be5ff8-2173-447f-97e5-0506a09f1c65/Achieving a gendered transformation of the post-conflict military through security sector reform unpacking the private-public dynamics.pdf?inline=true","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The author contends that traditional Security Sector Reform (SSR) fails to erase gender hierarchies in the military because it focuses exclusively on the public sphere. By analyzing interviews with soldiers in Burundi and South Africa, the paper identifies three 'societal borders'—resistance to women in combat, the role of women as primary caregivers, and perceived male superiority—that originate in the private sphere and perpetuate exclusion and discrimination in the public military environment. The author proposes a 'radical' SSR model that integrates private experiences, such as addressing domestic violence and regulating parental leave, to achieve genuine gender equality.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001194#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Traditional Security Sector Reform (SSR) programs often focus on 'gender balancing and gender mainstreaming within the existing structures' but fail to transform the underlying structures that maintain gender hierarchies and the invisibility of women.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001194#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A 'male default mode' persists in military institutions, manifesting in both discourse and material infrastructure. 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While boundaries appear clear when they are actively produced, the uncertainty of when and why they emerge blurs the overall perception of a fixed national boundary. 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It examines the divergent property policies of the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the role of the European Court of Human Rights in adjudicating property claims, and the emotional and psychological impact on displaced Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Findings from focus groups indicate a growing sense of realism and pessimism regarding the possibility of return, with many displaced persons now favoring compensation or exchange over restitution due to the passage of time and the establishment of new lives in their current locations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001208#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Over a twenty-year period, more than 220,000 Cypriots were displaced and lost their properties due to inter-communal violence in the 1950s and 1960s, and the war and division of the island in 1974.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001208#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Turkish Cypriot administration implemented a 'points' system to allocate abandoned Greek Cypriot properties to 'entitled' individuals, including refugees from the south, victims of conflict, and Turkish immigrants who settled before 1982.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001208#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Republic of Cyprus appointed the interior minister as the 'custodian' of Turkish Cypriot property in the south, leasing most of these properties to Greek Cypriot displaced persons or public organisations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001208#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The European Court of Human Rights initially ruled that Greek Cypriots remain the legal owners of their properties in the north and that Turkey is responsible for violations of property rights, but later recognized the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) as an effective domestic remedy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001208#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Focus group discussions with Greek Cypriots revealed that visiting the north since 2003 has often acted as a 'reality-check,' making many less keen to return and more likely to accept compensation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001208#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Turkish Cypriot displaced persons generally view their resettlement in the north as permanent and are largely pessimistic about the viability of living together again with Greek Cypriots due to safety concerns.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001208#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is widespread frustration and cynicism among displaced persons on both sides regarding the lack of transparency and progress in the UN-sponsored inter-communal negotiations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001208#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While Greek Cypriots generally prefer restitution followed by compensation, Turkish Cypriots primarily support solutions based on exchange and compensation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001208#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["human rights"],"geography_discussed":["Turkey","Greece","Nicosia","Larnaca District","Limassol","Paphos District","Famagusta District","Kyrenia","Morphou"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["historical analysis","legal analysis","sociological analysis","qualitative research"]},{"id":"prio-001348","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/prio-001348","title":"Education for Peace Building","publisher":{"name":"Peace Research Institute Oslo","organization":"peace-research-institute-oslo"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/f0530806-56fc-4b45-a973-703a84aa6eb1/Education for Peace Building Peace and Transforming Armed Conflict Through Education Systems.pdf?inline=true","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report argues that formal education systems can either fuel or mitigate armed conflict depending on their inclusivity, quality, and relationship with the community. 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The report recommends that national governments and international donors integrate education into peacebuilding processes, prioritize social justice in curricula, and better link schooling to the labor market to ensure that education provides tangible hope and economic mobility.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001348#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Equitable educational inclusion is essential for peacebuilding as it can redress grievances that motivate individuals to take up arms and eliminate opportunities for participation in armed conflict.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001348#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Lack of educational access, particularly at the secondary level, can lower the opportunity costs of joining a rebellion and provide a pool of recruitable youth.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001348#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Government investment in education serves as a signal of the state's commitment to its citizens, which can strengthen the state and act as a defense against rebellion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001348#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Authoritarian teaching methods and corporal punishment in schools can legitimize and reinforce wider patterns of violence in society, potentially motivating students to seek revenge.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001348#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Child-centered, participatory teaching methods encourage critical thinking, which helps students question ideologies and understand the consequences of conflict.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001348#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The use of dominant languages as the sole medium of instruction can be a form of cultural repression and social exclusion that perpetuates power imbalances.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001348#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"School-based participation, such as through Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) and School Management Committees (SMCs), can build social capital and trust between citizens and the state.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001348#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Education can raise the opportunity costs of engaging in armed conflict by providing better income-earning prospects, making rebellion less economically attractive.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001348#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"When formal education fails to lead to employment, it can create a 'perception of discrepancy' that mobilizes educated but unemployed youth toward conflict.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001348#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Education is viewed as 'portable wealth' because it cannot be destroyed or looted during war and is essential for rebuilding a nation in the aftermath of conflict.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001348#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Ghana","Sierra Leone","Bosnia and Herzegovina","South Africa","Afghanistan","Rwanda","Kosovo"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","qualitative research","policy analysis"]},{"id":"prio-001389","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/prio-001389","title":"Community-led Education among Rohingya Refugees and the Politics of Refugee Education in Bangladesh","publisher":{"name":"Peace Research Institute Oslo","organization":"peace-research-institute-oslo"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/d7adf179-b6ac-46a7-beb3-08812aa17fe3/FINAL 230604 Community-led Education among Rohingya Refugees  - Submitted 1.pdf?inline=true","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The research examines how Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mitigate the ban on formal education through two primary resources: community-led education networks and online learning platforms. 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It concludes that humanitarian agencies should better engage with these untapped community resources to improve educational outcomes and reach marginalized groups, such as adolescent girls.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001389#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Government of Bangladesh has banned formal education for Rohingya refugees, viewing their stay as temporary and expecting a return to Myanmar.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001389#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Between March and April 2019, the researchers identified 27 community-organized education networks involving over 370 teachers providing private instruction to approximately 9,850 children and youths in the Cox's Bazar District.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001389#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Community-led networks prioritize the Myanmar government curriculum to ensure students can reintegrate into Myanmar schools upon repatriation and maintain their identity as Myanmar citizens.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001389#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"On December 8, 2021, camp authorities and the humanitarian Education Sector decided to ban all shelter-based teaching and shut down community-led schools, leading to the demolition of school buildings and closure of mosques used for instruction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001389#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Rohingya youths and teachers have increasingly turned to digital platforms—primarily YouTube, WhatsApp, and Facebook—to provide and access education, especially during COVID-19 lockdowns.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001389#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Online learning tools are particularly effective for reaching adolescent girls and young women who face cultural restrictions on moving outside their shelters.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001389#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Advanced learners utilize global platforms like Coursera and the Exam Preparation Outreach Program (EPOP) to study social sciences and human rights, though many struggle with the high level of academic English and poor connectivity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001389#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant gap between humanitarian NGO-run learning centers and community-led initiatives, with refugees often viewing NGO materials as non-formal and insufficient for professional success.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001389#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Humanitarian agencies lack sufficient teachers with Burmese language proficiency, a gap that could be filled by engaging the existing network of qualified community teachers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001389#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Myanmar","Cox Bazar","Kutupalong refugee camp","Thangkhali","Balukhali refugee camp","Nayapara"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["qualitative research","case study"]},{"id":"prio-001490","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/prio-001490","title":"Investigating everyday acts of contributing as ‘admission tickets’ to belong to the nation in Norway","publisher":{"name":"Peace Research Institute Oslo","organization":"peace-research-institute-oslo"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/c032614a-eda5-4c95-becb-3a78bdb9a5b8/Investigating everyday acts of contributing as admission tickets to belong to the nation in Norway.pdf?inline=true","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The study examines the relationship between contributing and belonging in Norway, finding that the act of contributing functions as an 'admission ticket' for those experiencing ontological insecurity. Through interviews in a rural municipality, the author identifies that while non-migrants possess a taken-for-granted sense of belonging, internal and international migrants use public contributions—such as employment, language learning, and volunteering—to gain recognition. 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