This article reviews the recent academic and policy interest in hybridity and hybrid political
orders in relation to peacebuilding. It is sceptical of the ability of international actors to …

This article asks whether the concept of 'hybridity'offers a more convincing account of
security governance in Africa than the standard state-focused models. It seeks to clarify the …

It has been almost 20 years since the publication of International Society and the De Facto
State by Scott Pegg in 1998, the first book-length substantive theoretical attempt to …

Climate change and variability are major threats to people's livelihoods in Somaliland, as
they depend on agriculture and livestock and have a low adaptive capacity. This review …

Despite its strong legal and historical claims to sovereignty, the Republic of Somaliland
remains entirely unrecognized by the international community more than 20 years after it …

The past two decades have witnessed myriad 'turns' in peacebuilding scholarship. This
article explores these 'turns' and questions their influence on peacebuilding practice …

Much analysis of state building focusses on dissecting specific projects and attempting to
identify what has gone'wrong'in states such as Afghanistan and Iraq. What draws less …

Capacity building has risen to prominence in the vocabulary of the international community
as a way to promote security and development in fragile and post-conflict environments …

Law and politics work in a variety of ways across the Somali territories, and differ
significantly. This article negotiates the difference and distance between lawlessness and a …

This book explores relationships between war, displacement and city-making. Focusing on
people seeking refuge in Somali cities after being forced to migrate by violence …