Back in Manila: PAMANA—Peace-building, State-building and the Contested State

2018 ◽  
pp. 225-256
Author(s):  
Balázs Áron Kovács
Keyword(s):  
State Building ◽  
Peace Building

scholarly journals Collaborating for Peace

2019 ◽  
pp. 477-489
Author(s):  
Dominik Balthasar ◽  
Anja Osei
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
State Building ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
African Union ◽  
Information Trust ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
Peace And Reconciliation

In recent years, Somalia has witnessed an increasing range of activities involved in state-building and peace-building. The success of these efforts requires cooperation among and between national and international actors. This chapter assesses the forms, patterns, and levels of cooperation. The results suggest that networks remain sparsely connected and that a decentralized core of international organizations is surrounded by less connected national counterparts. African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) emerges as important to coordination among international actors; whereas the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member States (FMS) emerge as central to networks of cooperation between international and national actors. Overall, the findings suggest that there is considerable scope and potential for greater cooperation among and between international and national actors. Increased collaboration could enhance the prospects for peace and reconciliation in Somalia, given that denser networks contribute to the flow of information, trust-building, and more effective problem-solving.

State-Building and Peacebuilding in Somalia

2019 ◽  
pp. 203-214
Author(s):  
Thania Paffenholz ◽  
Constance Dijkstra ◽  
Andreas Hirblinger
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
State Building ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Armed Groups ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Informed Decisions ◽  
Building Process

This chapter provides insights on pertinent issues for Somalia's state-building process by examining how other countries have experienced state-building and peace-building, with a particular focus on the inclusion and exclusion of certain actors. The aim is to help policymakers make more informed decisions and avoid mistakes that have been generated in other contexts. The chapter focuses on four key themes that are relevant to the context of Somalia: the role of extremist armed groups, the influence of elites, the devolution of power, and the constitution-drafting processes. It is shown that the peace-building and state-building processes of Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, and Yemen are of particular relevance for Somalia.

Democratic Governance and Post-conflict Reconstruction

2007 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 669-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARC COGEN ◽  
ERIC DE BRABANDERE
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
State Building ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
East Timor ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Freedom Of Association ◽  
Post Conflict

The concept of democracy has long fuelled controversy among international legal scholars, especially concerning its definition. This article is an attempt to single out three constitutive elements of democracy that have been subject to extensive scrutiny in the practice of electoral assistance and the more comprehensive peace-building and state-building missions that the UN has taken up or supported since the end of the twentieth century: freeand fair elections, freedom of association – with emphasis on the freedom to establish political parties – and freedom of expression. In doing so, this paper examines the role and the importance of each of these three constitutive elements in the practice pertaining to post-conflict reconstruction of Kosovo, East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

scholarly journals The Role of Higher Education as a Catalyst of Peacebuilding in Conflict Affected Regions: The Case Study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after FATA Amalgamation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shabnam Shahab ◽  
Samee Ullah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
State Building ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Growth State ◽  
The Impact

Education is a corner stone for the social, economic, cultural and political development of any society. This research articulates the impact of Higher Education in the process of peacebuilding and violence free coexistence of post 9/11 context in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) prior and after Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) amalgamation. The study critically reviews the educational structure, policies, emphasis, application of educational goals, achievements from rural to Higher education and protecting measures enabling the youth to get easy access to education. Since the creation of Pakistan emphasis laid down on the free and compulsory education for all but failed to address the nascent challenges surfaced in the form of violent extremism, sectarianism, intolerance, and lingual discrepancies. Although the literacy rate has been increased with the passage of time but the quality of education and practical application remains under darkness. The study has analyzed the role of higher education for community development, peace building in post conflicted areas such as Bosnia, Rwanda, Sudan, and Spain with the adoption of global approaches of stabilization, state-building, and civic training. But does this happen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? It has been established through empirical analyses that the framework of higher education has lain dormant and beyond the limits of easy access for the man in the street. The higher education role has been ignored in peace building and reconstruction era. This research in its findings proposes that the structure and curriculum of higher education be revisited and expanded promptly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) particularly within the newly merged areas for the restoration of social justice, cultural diversity, educational growth, state-building and peacebuilding community.                                                               

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