Nathaniel Olin

Nathaniel Olin is a Program Assistant with the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF) at the SSRC.

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April 20, 2012

Scholars and Activists Launch “Making Sense of Kony”

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The recent “Kony 2012″ viral video has highlighted serious disagreement within and between the research, humanitarian, activist, and policy communitiesMore…

March 30, 2012

Rights Groups and Scholars Discuss the LRA

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The dramatically successful viral video “Kony 2012″ continues to prompt debate within academic, NGO, and activist circles. Supporters argue thatMore…

March 12, 2012

Critical Reactions to “Kony 2012″

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Adam Branch, a Senior Research Fellow at the Makerere Institute of Social Research, Uganda, has posted a critique of the recent viralMore…

March 5, 2012

In Wake of Unrest, Senegal Heads for Runoff

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In a region plagued by conflict, Senegal has a history of robust democratic institutions, stability, and relative economic prosperity, attractingMore…

February 16, 2012

Police Brutality as Congolese Protest

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Today marks the twenty-year anniversary of the 1992 Marche des Chrétiens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), aMore…