Vol 2: October 2018
Published October-2018
The Somaliland Peace and Development Journal (SPDJ) is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies of the University of Hargeisa. The journal’s core mission is to enhance understanding of peace, conflict management, and development through research and publication. In its holistic multidisciplinary approach to research, the journal aims to increase the capacity of people to analyze and better understand the fundamental causes of social, economic, political, and environmental challenges through the facilitation of healthy and intellectual discussion. Towards this goal, the journal foster the dialogue between academics, practitioners, and policymakers inside and outside of Somaliland on several issues related to peace, security, and development. Furthermore, the journal serves as a vehicle for broader dissemination of research findings to inform policymaking. Towards this holistic objective, the journal focuses on the following thematic areas: conflict and development, political violence, violent extremism, governance and democracy in post-conflict settings, peace, conflict, and education, migration and climate change, and security.
Articles
Challenges of Urban Land Conflicts in Somaliland: the Case of Hargeisa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55569/spdj.24591
Suleiman Ismail Mohamed
The Nexus between the Somali Customary Law, Traditional Leaders and Conflict Resolution:
Evidence from Somaliland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55569/spdj.24593
Nimo Abdi Omar
The Proliferation of Traditional Leaders in Somaliland: Past and Present Situations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55569/spdj.24594
Abdi Abokor Yusuf
The Somaliland Media and the Public Deception
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55569/spdj.24595
Kamal Ahmed Ali
Two Decades of Democracy in Somaliland: the Role of Civil Society in the Electoral Processes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55569/spdj.24596
Ifrah M. Abdi Galbedi
Urban Poverty in Somaliland: The Case of State House Area in Hargeisa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55569/spdj.24597
Abdirizak Mohamoud Osman
Youth Unemployment and Security in Hargeisa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55569/spdj.24598
Muse Abdilahi Muhumed