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PublicationsResearch PublicationsSecurity Sector Governance and Reform

Perspectives on Legitimacy: African Peace Missions, Security Sector Governance, Public Authority and Political Legitimacy

March 31, 2016July 16, 2019 Katherine Quintero

A working paper by Mulugeta Gebrehiwot and Dr. Alex de Waal.

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Building State LegitimacyInclusion in Political ProcessesPublicationsResearch Publications

Inclusion and Legitimacy in Contemporary Peace & Transition Processes

March 31, 2016July 16, 2019 Katherine Quintero

A working paper by Dr. Thania Paffenholz.

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Building State LegitimacyDelivery of Basic ServicesPublicationsResearch Publications

Can Services Deliver Legitimacy and Build Peace?

May 7, 2015July 16, 2019 Lori Zimmermann

An article by Rachel Gordon and Dyan Mazurana, for United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.

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Building State LegitimacyPublicationsResearch PublicationsSecurity Sector Governance and Reform

Peace Missions in Africa: Constraints, Challenges, and Opportunities

March 31, 2015July 16, 2019 Lori Zimmermann

A preliminary report to the African Union, by Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe and Alex de Waal.

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Building State LegitimacyDelivery of Basic ServicesPublicationsResearch Publications

Thematic Paper on Peacebuilding and Service Delivery

February 28, 2015July 16, 2019 Lori Zimmermann

By Lisa Denney, Richard Mallett, and Dyan Mazurana for United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.

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