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Adaptive Peace: Insights from Complexity for Strengthening the Resilience and Sustainability of Social-Ecological Systems

Complexity theory offers new ways of understanding how social-ecological systems function under pressure, for example how climate change related stressors may exacerbate competition over scarce resources or limit livelihood options.

Cedric de Coning Cedric de Coning

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The Theory and Practice of Social Transformation through the Arts (Being Human Today theme)

The world over and across time, the arts remain vitally important in fostering resilience and creating channels for reconciliation after conflict.

Michelle LeBaron Michelle LeBaron Kitche Magak Kitche Magak Frank Meintjies Frank Meintjies Kim Berman Kim Berman Cynthia Cohen Cynthia Cohen
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