Beyond the State: Community self-governance in the borderlands of Somalia and North-Eastern Kenya
In the highly insecure borderlands of Somalia and North-Eastern Kenya, communities are driving their own governance and resilience,...
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In the highly insecure borderlands of Somalia and North-Eastern Kenya, communities are driving their own governance and resilience,...
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Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Thirty years of civil war, insurgency, and counterinsurgency in Somalia and neighbouring northeastern Kenya have hollowed out state services and left borderland communities beleaguered. Yet in this apparently ‘ungoverned’ space, local self-governance persists. Citizen-led reflection shows how communities are repairing the social and physical damage wrought by violence, organising basic services, and providing public goods.
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