– Insights from the Ethiopian and Somali civil wars
Marine Gassier - UNU-WIDER, 2023 - Helsinki, Finland
What distinguishes post-war governments that succeed in establishing a stable political order and prevent recurring conflict from those that do not? This comparative study considers the specific threats that typically lead to the collapse of the post-conflict political order to offer new...
Building on a World Bank regional study in Africa aiming at measuring social contracts concepts and within the framework of reflecting on future donor interventions, this paper applies social contracts measurement and complements with qualitative assessments in Somalia.
This paper uses the...
Eeva Nyyssönen - UNU-WIDER, 2022 - Helsinki, Finland
Weak legal systems, complex regulations, dishonoured agreements, corruption, general disorder - these are just some of the challenges that development agencies working in fragile and conflict-affected states face. What kind of interventions can encourage economic growth in this environment...
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Development assistance to fragile states and conflict-affected...
Rachel M. Gisselquist - UNU-WIDER, 2017 - Helsinki, Finland
Development assistance to fragile states and conflict-affected areas is a core component of peacebuilding. It includes support for the restoration of core government functions, delivery of basic services, the rule of law, and economic revitalization. Yet, while aid has been among the largest...
Rachel M. Gisselquist - International Peacekeeping, 2015 - London, United Kingdom
Development assistance to fragile states and conflict-affected areas can be a core component of peacebuilding, providing support for the restoration of government functions, delivery of basic services, the rule of law and economic revitalization. Despite a wealth of research, however, significant...
Rauli S. Lepistö, Rachel M. Gisselquist, Jussi Ojala - UNU-WIDER, 2015 - Helsinki, Finland
Donors face distinct challenges in operating in fragile states and supporting the building of state capacity. This paper explores one type of assistance – the ‘embedding’ of highly-skilled staff members within local government agencies – through a unique case study of Finn...
– The Case of Somali-Inhabited Eastern Horn of Africa
Ken Menkhaus - UNU-WIDER, 2014 - Helsinki, Finland
Institution-building in Somalia has met with high levels of failure for two decades. But successes have occurred in other Somali-inhabited regions of the eastern Horn, and have been especially present at the local and municipal level. The most effective aid to institution-building in Somalia has...
James Williams, William C. Cummings - UNU-WIDER, 2013 - Helsinki, Finland
The failure of the Somali state from 1993 to 2012 represents one of the world’s most profound and prolonged cases of state collapse. Initially, education and other government services came to a standstill. With the halt of fighting in some areas, local communities with the support of the...
Carl-Gustav Lindén - UNU-WIDER, 2013 - Helsinki, Finland
30 October 2013
Carl-Gustav Lindén
Despite many successful transitions towards peace and multiparty electoral systems there are still 47 fragile states and economies in the world according to the OECD. Around 1.5 billion people are affected by conflict and political instability. Most...
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