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dc.contributor.advisorCooper, Neil
dc.contributor.advisorPankhurst, Donna T.
dc.contributor.authorKormoh, Joseph L.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-15T13:37:58Z
dc.date.available2022-06-15T13:37:58Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/18998
dc.description.abstractLiberal peacebuilding, the means by which transition societies can be reconfigured and reconstructed to bring about lasting peace, focussed on chieftaincy reform and decentralization as part of the peacebuilding package in Sierra Leone. The main focus of this research is to explore the efficacy of these structures as durable peacebuilding mechanisms in a transition society like Sierra Leone. The core argument is that liberal peacebuilding based on the reform of chieftaincy and decentralisation has failed to deliver effective peacebuilding mechanisms in Sierra Leone. Chieftaincy reform should have taken into consideration the specific context of the nature of chieftaincy in the country which in most cases transcends issues of leadership to one of collective identity. The decentralisation process is also fraught with a host of problems ranging from tension between the councils and the chiefs on the one hand, to the unwillingness on the part of central government to cede some of its powers to the local government. The control of central government over the councils and the decentralisation process is still very visible. The relevance of this research is that it enhances our understanding of key debates and policy intervention practices on post-war peacebuilding and state reconstruction in transition societies. It also contributes to the existing literature on post-conflict peacebuilding by positing that there is a huge challenge to the Liberal Peace paradigm in bringing about peace in war-torn societies.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommonwealth Commissionen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>.eng
dc.subjectReformen_US
dc.subjectDecentralisationen_US
dc.subjectState reconstructionen_US
dc.subjectPeacebuildingen_US
dc.subjectTransition societiesen_US
dc.subjectChieftaincyen_US
dc.subjectLiberal peacebuildingen_US
dc.subjectGovernanceen_US
dc.subjectDemocratisationen_US
dc.subjectSierra Leoneen_US
dc.subjectPost-conflicten_US
dc.titleChieftaincy reform, decentralisation and post-conflict state reconstruction and peacebuilding in Sierra Leone 2004-2012en_US
dc.type.qualificationleveldoctoralen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Bradfordeng
dc.publisher.departmentPeace Studies and International Development, Faculty of Management, Law and Social Scienceen_US
dc.typeThesiseng
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_US
dc.date.awarded2020
refterms.dateFOA2022-06-15T13:37:58Z


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