Decentralisation

Decentralisation and peacebuilding in Sierra Leone

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
Paul Koroma looks at political decentralisation in Sierra Leone. Although efforts have been made to reintroduce decentralised government in Sierra Leone, implementation has been inconsistent and tensions have arisen between traditional and formal structures.

The UN Peacebuilding Commission and Liberia's transition

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
In an interview with Accord, Ambassador Prince Zeid of Jordan, Chair of the Liberia Configuration of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) highlights UN priorities for Liberia: security sector reform, rule of law and national reconciliation.

Introduction: peacebuilding in Liberia and Sierra Leone

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
Elizabeth Drew and Alexander Ramsbotham introduce the publication and outline some of the challenges facing present day Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Foreword

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
Said Djinnit welcomes the publication of Accord 23 on Liberia and Sierra and stresses that, whilst gains have been made in both countries, Liberia and Sierra Leone still lack capability to respond to the many challenges they face.

The imperative of decentralisation

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: The imperative of decentralisation
The SPLM/A's Daniel Awet Akot explains the reasons for southern Sudan's special autonomous status and reviews the broader decentralisation provisions in the CPA and interim constitution. He recommends that demands for stronger forms of regional autonomy in other parts of the country be met.

Lebanon

This Accord publication reviews peacebuilding in Lebanon, to examine its effectiveness and opportunities and priorities for progress. It focuses on three main research themes for peacebuilding learning: reconciliation, reform and national self-determination.

West Africa: Liberia and Sierra Leone

As attention shifts towards longer-term development in Liberia and Sierra Leone, Accord 23 argues that peacebuilding should remain a priority. More needs to be done to repair and build relationships among communities, and between communities and the state; and to develop more participatory politics and society that includes marginalised groups.

How does it end? Towards a vision of a Somali state

Whose peace is it anyway? Connecting Somali and international peacemaking
Feb 2010
Mark Bradbury and Sally Healy draw policy lessons from Somali and international peacemaking explored in Accord 21, arguing that the international community needs to find methods that are more responsive to Somali realities and more accountable to Somali constituencies.

Whose peace is it anyway? connecting Somali and international peacemaking: Policy brief

Jan 2010
Accord policy brief: Somalia cover image
This policy brief builds on Conciliation Resources’ Accord (issue 21) 'Whose peace is it anyway? connecting Somali and international peacemaking' and explores potential peacebuilding methods in Somalia.

Puntland constitutional review process

Whose peace is it anyway? Connecting Somali and international peacemaking
Feb 2010
Ahmed Abbas Ahmed and Ruben Zamora explore experiences of drawing up a constitution in Puntland, where this process has helped to consolidate peace and create structures of government.

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