Whose security? Whose justice? Customary authorities in security and justice interventions in the Horn of Africa

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5680833
AutoresPaul Jackson (0000-0002-0933-028X, African Politics, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, autor de correspondencia), Veronica Stratford-Tuke (International Centtre of Expertise on Illicit Finance, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, London, UK)
Año2023
Volumen23
Número6
Páginas611-633
Fecha de publicación2023-11-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaConflict Security and Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1467-8802 • E-ISSN: 1478-1174
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14678802.2023.2283553
OpenAlexW4389056961
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas52

An evolving body of literature calls for politically realistic security and justice interventions that reflect the plurality of norms, power and legitimacy in the security and justice arena. In this arena, customary authorities may provide more security and justice than the state, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. They matter for peace, security, and development, but engaging them requires donors to navigate hidden power structures and illiberal traditions and ideas. In response to this complexity, this article proposes an approach for working with customary authorities – supporting fluid networks of customary, community and state agents and the political bargaining between them. Looking at a specifically conflict-affected area of the Horn, this paper provides an important survey of what we know, and what we don’t know and embraces customary authorities’ agency in change

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