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Reintegrating Ex-Combatants or Dividing Communities? Analysing Power Inequalities in Nigeria’s Amnesty Programme
Get PDFDisarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) programmes are integral components of post-conflict peacebuilding. The reintegration of ex-combatants is seen as the hallmark of successful DDR programming. While there is significant analysis of social and economic reintegration of ex-combatants, research seldom analyses how DDR impacts power relations in conflict-affected communities. This study addresses this gap by analysing the impact of Nigeria’s Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), a DDR programme designed and implemented by the Federal Government of Nigeria, on reproducing unequal power relations in conflict-affected communities in the Niger Delta. Based on primary data, the study finds that the implementation of PAP empowered leaders of armed militant groups in the Niger Delta, positioning militia leaders to dominate community leadership. The study concludes by reflecting on the policy implications of the research, with recommendations on how peacebuilding programmes, such as DDR, could be designed to reduce power inequalities instead of reinforcing them.https://digital.sandiego.edu/ipj-research/1107/thumbnail.jp
Deadly Deterrence: Border Patrol Authority, Pursuits, and Deported Witnesses
Get PDFSince 1994, the United States has perpetrated a border policy based on the idea that tougher enforcement will mean fewer people will cross the border—termed “prevention through deterrence.” But this idea has never fulfilled its stated aim and has turned into something resembling a border ideology rather than a border policy based in fact and reality. The results have been deadly.
This Article examines a small slice of the results of this deadly border policy as it looks at Border Patrol vehicle pursuits and the deportation of those who witness Border Patrol misconduct. It also provides an overview of the United States Border Patrol—an agency whose expansive reach is also a result of blind adherence to a deadly deterrence-based approach to border policy—near and far from the border.”
The United States Border Patrol and Office of Field Operations (OFO) make up Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the largest law enforcement agency in the United States with over 60,000 personnel, including over 19,000 Border Patrol agents. Within U.S. communities, Border Patrol frequently conducts high speed vehicle pursuits, often premised upon little information or suspicion. Between 2019 and 2021, documented deaths resulting from Border Patrol vehicle pursuits increased eleven-fold. In many pursuit cases, the risk taken and deadly outcomes are vastly out of proportion with any articulable suspicion of criminal activity. After years of pressure, the agency released its vehicle pursuit policy for the first time in 2021, and updated the policy in 2023.
This Article examines the new policy amid ongoing concerns around implementation and the need for further oversight and accountability. Border Patrol also maintains unique control over the future of surviving witnesses and, in many cases, swiftly removes surviving witnesses before adequate oversight can take place. The Article also includes specific case examples demonstrating the many issues surrounding Border Patrol pursuit practices. It concludes with a warning about what is likely to come at the U.S.-Mexico border and points to where true solutions likely lie
Copley Library Annual Report 2023-2024
Get PDFMessage from the Dean; Faculty: Martha Adkins, Millie Fullmer, Amanda Makula, Hugh Burkhart, Regina Gong, Amy Pham, Vanjury V Dozier; Roy and Marian Holleman Copley Library Student Assistant Scholarship; Copley Library Undergraduate Research Awards Winner; Copley Library Statistics; Top 10 Circulating LC Classification Subclasses Total Checkout; Top Ten Databases Used; Library Expenditures 2023-2024; Faculty Scholarship Presentations; Faculty Scholarship Publicationshttps://digital.sandiego.edu/copley-annualreports/1008/thumbnail.jp
Pathways for collaboration: Building relationships, building collections
Get PDFAs part of a pilot approach to proactive collection development, the University of San Diego Library conducted a benchmarking study of library databases to identify gaps in the library’s support of the USD Knauss School of Business (KSB)’s curriculum and programs. Co-located in the business school, the new embedded librarian for KSB presented a unique opportunity to evaluate and enhance business collections and to seek buy-in from leadership and direct feedback about faculty needs. The study opened surprising pathways for collaboration and relationship-building between library departments, business faculty, campus leadership, and new vendors. This presentation will cover the background and context of the KSB benchmarking project, establishing guidelines for managing vendor interactions, outcomes from discussions and surveys with the business school, and laying the foundation for a new communication model for conversations around library resources
An overview of the Brazilian Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): The most species-rich beetle family in Brazil
Get PDFThe leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) are one of the most species-rich family of herbivorous beetles with about 45,000 species worldwide. Based on the contributions of chrysomelidologists to the Taxonomic Catalog of the Brazilian Fauna - CTFB, the family comprises 6,079 species in 562 genera of which 951 species are endemic to Brazil, standing out as the most diverse, representing 4.8% of the Brazilian fauna and 17.1% of the beetle species. Chrysomelidae has twelve subfamilies with nine reported to Brazil: Galerucinae, the richest with 1,916 species in 202 genera, followed by Cassidinae, Eumolpinae, Cryptocephalinae, Chrysomelinae, Bruchinae, Criocerinae, Lamprosomatinae and Sagrinae - this with only one species. Most of these subfamilies need urgent revision, since many species are poorly characterized, and polymorphism is frequent in some groups. The Czech couple Jan and Bohumila Bechyně were the researchers who described most species from Brazil. Furthermore, despite the increase of research on biology, natural history, host plants, genetics, ecology from 1980’s much still need to be investigated to better known the Brazilian Chrysomelidae and probably many new species are yet to be discovered
Copley Connects | Fall/Winter 2024
Get PDFMessage From the Dean | 2
New Faces at Copley | 3
New Art by Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio | 4
Fireside Chat with California Secretary of State, Dr. Shirley Weber | 6
Filipino American History Month | 7
Veterans for Peace | 8
Hispanic Heritage Month | 8
Faculty Spotlight: Diane Maher | 9
Copley Reads | 10
Copley Library Debuts Game Nights | 11https://digital.sandiego.edu/copley_connects/1023/thumbnail.jp
