Post-conflict land administration, facilitator of post-conflict state building

Todorovski, D.; Molen, P. van der; Zevenbergen, J.A.

doi:10.3990/1.9789036540421

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“…Adequate policies and legislation form part of the basis for the creation of a functioning state. Unfortunately, land governance is generally not receiving sufficient attention in post-conflict settings [7]. In most sub-Saharan countries, there has never been a comprehensive documentation (let alone registration) of land rights.…”

Section: Post-conflict (Land) Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

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Land Governance in Post-Conflict Settings: Interrogating Decision-Making by International Actors

Betge¹

2019

Land

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Humanitarian and development organizations working in conflict-affected settings have a particular responsibility to do no harm and contribute to the wellbeing of the population without bias. The highly complex, politicized realities of work in conflict- and post-conflict settings often require quick, pragmatic and results-oriented decisions, the foundations of which remain frequently implicit. Such decisions might follow an intrinsic logic or situational pragmatism rather than intensive deliberation. This paper reflects on the realities of working on land governance in post-conflict settings shaped by migration, ethnic division, power struggles and limited statehood. Using case examples from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi, this paper reflects on the drivers of decisions around land governance in such contexts in a structured, theoretically informed way. Drawing on the author’s own experience with supporting land rights work and utilizing Giddens’ concept of the Duality of Structure, this article provides an analysis of actors and structures that sheds light on the factors that affect the decision-making of practitioners relating to land rights in post-conflict areas of limited statehood.

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Section: Post-conflict (Land) Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is widely assumed that resolving land rights issues is fundamental for sustainable peace, economic-and food security as well as state-building [7]. There is also increasing agreement that securing land and other property rights needs to be at the center of global efforts towards sustainable development [4].…”

Section: Post-conflict (Land) Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Land Governance in Post-Conflict Settings: Interrogating Decision-Making by International Actors

Betge¹

2019

Land

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“…Housing, property rights, and land administration are always negatively affected by conflicts, and if not addressed properly in a post-conflict context, they could be reason for new disputes or cause for renewed armed conflict [17]. Looking back at the history of peace agreements reveals that these agreements contain only limited references to land issues.…”

Section: Land Administration In Conflicty and Post-conflict Contextsmentioning

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“…In principle, the "1959 refugees" had to share the same parcel of land with the "1994 refugees", further adding to the complexity and precariousness of the situation due to the fact that these two groups knew each other as members from the periods of violent conflict. The basic framework for setting land contestations was provided in the Arusha Accord (top-down approach), but the implementation of land sharing and Imidugudu settlements was bottom-up [17].…”

Section: Early Recovery Period In the Case Of Post-conflict Rwandamentioning

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Exploring the Nexus between Displacement and Land Administration: The Case of Rwanda

Todorovski

Potel

2019

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In conflict situations, many people are displaced because of hostility and arms in the area. Displaced people are forced to leave behind their properties, and this in turn interrupts the relationship between people and their land. The emergency period in particular has been identified as a weak point in the humanitarian response to land issues in post-conflict situations. In addition, during this period of response, most post-conflict governments do not prioritize land administration as an emergency issue due to other social, economic, security, and political challenges, which countries face in the immediate aftermath of the conflict. In the longer run, this results in post-conflict illegal land occupation, secondary occupation, numerous disputes and claims over land, and dysfunctional government institutions that legalize these illegal and secondary occupations. This research explores the nexus between displacement and land administration in a post-conflict context. It uses empirical data from fieldwork in Rwanda, and discusses how government interventions in land administration in emergency and early recovery periods of post-conflict situations affect future land administration during the reconstruction phase. The post-conflict Rwandan government envisaged proper land administration as a contributor to sustainable peace and security as it enhances social equity and prevents conflicts. Thus, it embarked on a nationwide systematic land registration program to register land all over the country with the aim of easing land administration practices and reducing successive land-related claims and disputes. However, the program faced many challenges, among which were continuous land claims and disputes. Our research anticipates these continued land claims and disputes are due to how land issues were handled in the emergency and early recovery period of the post-conflict Rwanda, especially during land sharing initiatives and Imidugudu (collective settlement policy).

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“…Training and education of the staff of DNTPSC was and still is supported by capacity building projects funded by international donors. Post-conflict land administration had a positive role in strengthening of the institutional weaknesses of Timor-Leste (Todorovski et al, 2015c).…”

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How do interventions in land administration in post-conflict situations facilitate state building?

Todorovski¹,

Zevenbergen²,

Molen³

2016

Int. J. Peace and Dev. Stud

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In earlier research in the area of land administration in conflict and post-conflict contexts the relation between land administration and state building was recognised. This paper aims at increasing the understanding of this relation. Available literature is explored to learn more about the concepts of state building, and land and its administration in post-conflict contexts. The most suitable methodology to increase the understanding of the relation under investigation here is a qualitative research approach using a multiple case study for data collection. In doing so, the cases of Kosovo and Rwanda are used as the two main case studies, and the cases of Mozambique, Cambodia and Timor-Leste are used as supportive case studies. The empirical data from the main case studies and data collected through literature review from the supportive case studies has been used to derive lessons learned from those cases. For analyses of the collected data a three-dimensional matrix has been generated, which is supported by the findings from our cases results in analytical generalisation of the relation. Discussions and analysis of collected evidence indicate how interventions in land administration facilitate post-conflict state building.

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Post-conflict land administration, facilitator of post-conflict state building

Cited by 9 publications

References 41 publications

Land Governance in Post-Conflict Settings: Interrogating Decision-Making by International Actors

Land Governance in Post-Conflict Settings: Interrogating Decision-Making by International Actors

Exploring the Nexus between Displacement and Land Administration: The Case of Rwanda

How do interventions in land administration in post-conflict situations facilitate state building?

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