Hybrid security governance in Liberia in the aftermath of UN intervention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5680821 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mariam Bjarnesen (0000-0001-7675-2557, Swedish Defence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-22 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conflict Security and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1467-8802 • E-ISSN: 1478-1174 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14678802.2023.2178100 |
| OpenAlex | W4321496811 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
What can we expect in terms of security governance in targeted states as international peacebuilding interventions and security sector reform ends? Can we assume that years of reform and capacity building will result in formal security institutions whose function alone can explain stability or instability, sustainable peace or relapses into violence, or even war? In 2018, the United Nations ended its peacekeeping mission in Liberia. Celebrated as a success and role model for future undertakings, scrutinising the UN narrative may appear as a natural starting point for analysing Liberia’s relative stability. Yet, in the Liberian case, formal performance reviews will never be sufficient. This paper, with a conceptual point of departure in theories of hybrid security governance, recognises the continued entangled nature of formal and informal security provision in Liberia. It argues that post-intervention narratives of success should not keep us from assessing security beyond formal state capacity. Instead, holistic approaches are key to understand security governance as non-state security providers are, for better or worse, likely to remain relevant despite years of reform and capacity building
Corporate governance · Critical security studies · Economics · International security · Management · Narrative · Network security policy · Peacebuilding · Peacekeeping · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Security Sector Reform · Security studies · Sociology · Computer Science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Medicine · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration
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Sungusungu
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Governance through brokerage
The Strength of Weak States? Non-State Security Forces and Hybrid Governance in Africa
Twilight Institutions
Street Authorities
Introduction
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |