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A critical review of the state-of-the-art on social policy, conflict and peace in the Middle East and North Africa region: Why social policy matters for peace and why it is also not enough

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  • Jawad, Rana
  • Plagerson, Sophie
  • Jaskolski, Martina

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This article critically examines of the current state of knowledge on the conceptual and operational intersections between social policy and peace using a comprehensive desk-based review of the literature in the MENA region. Situating itself within the conceptual framework of positive peace, the paper critically assesses the role of social policy in a diversifying landscape of compounding risks, exacerbated by global climate change, environmental degradation, structural inequality, and state fragility, which negatively affect peace.

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  • Jawad, Rana & Plagerson, Sophie & Jaskolski, Martina, 2025. "A critical review of the state-of-the-art on social policy, conflict and peace in the Middle East and North Africa region: Why social policy matters for peace and why it is also not enough," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 187(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:187:y:2025:i:c:s0305750x24003322
    DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106861
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