Deradicalization as Soft Counter-insurgency: Distorted Interactions Between Somali Traditional Authorities and Intervening Organizations |
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Authors: | Linnéa Gelot |
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Institution: | 1. Folke Bernadotte Academy, Stockholm, Swedenlinnea.gelot@fba.se https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7634-8394 |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACTThis article focusses on how traditional authorities (TAs) are involved in deradicalization practices as part of the counterinsurgency campaign in Somalia. Through a lens of hybridity, it traces and discusses the adaptive and unpredictable forms of local-global governance that have emerged. TAs fulfil a mediating role between international expectations and local sensibilities. With important variations, they have taken on a deradicalization identity. However, many dilemmas arise from their interactions that will force adjustments and adaptations on all concerned actors. |
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Keywords: | Deradicalization United Nations traditional authorities hybridity Somalia stabilization |
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