Contrary to the general conviction, collaboration with ex-commanders and their informal networks can actually promote postwar stability. When former generals are integrated into the post-conflict societal structure as brokers of socioeconomic service and mediators between governing elites and former combatants, they can help to provide security and stability. In th...

<p>Contents: Introduction / Maria Lignell Jakobsson -- Introduction / Iina Soiri -- Speech / Carl von der Esch -- Trafficking panel -- Trafficking and Smuggling in Human Beings / Helené Lackenbauer -- Soldiering Shaky Grounds: Sierra Leonean Ex-Militias  as Local Threats and Global Security Providers / Maya Mynster Christensen -- Connecting Conflict Zones to Global...

Not long ago, Mali was considered a beacon of stability and a model of democratic evolution in West Africa. The country then experienced a military coup in the capital in March 2012, followed by the usual post-coup volatility and uncertainty. In the immediate aftermath of the coup, armed insurgents swiftly took over half the country. It did not take long to dismant...

This study explores the historical development of the Liberian labor market with a particular focus on young men and women. It asks, what constitutes and shapes the Liberian labour market? By looking at labour mobilization and the structure of the (in)formal labour market – both in peace and war – our understanding of the contemporary Liberian labour marketis subst...