Hybrid security governance in Somaliland : final technical report
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2017-07
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The success of peace building and ‘state-building’ in Somaliland was largely due to the involvement of traditional actors and customary institutions rooted in Somali clan systems. A consensus-based structure, strategy, process, and leadership allowed communities to settle their differences through inclusive clan meetings. Clan elders and their councils were the decisive actors in the peace building process, utilizing customary forms and mechanisms of conflict resolution. Using case studies, the research reveals how locally-owned peace-building processes preceded state-building initiatives that yielded a unique type of hybrid security sector governance. However these systems still retain traditional biases.
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GOVERNANCE, PEACEBUILDING, STATE BUILDING, HYBRID SECURITY, SECURITY GOVERNANCE, SECURITY SECTOR GOVERNANCE, INFORMAL SECURITY SYSTEMS, SOMALILAND, CLANS, POLITICAL STABILITY, HUMAN SECURITY, LOCAL GOVERNANCE, SOMALIA, PUNTLAND, SOUTH OF SAHARA