Publication

Aug 2007

The paper examines the impact of the activities of organized criminal groups on peacebuilding efforts in the cases of Kosovo and Liberia. For each of the two cases, the author looks at the evolution of criminal patterns in the period before, during and after the conflict and examines their impact on peacebuilding in the post-conflict phase. The paper reveals that organized crime presented a serious threat to peacebuilding efforts and damaged the functioning of democratic institutions. The paper argues that combating organized crime should be at the forefront of the international post-conflict peacebuilding agenda.

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Author Nika Stražišar Teran
Series swisspeace Working Papers
Issue 1
Publisher swisspeace
Copyright © 2007 swisspeace
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