Civil-Military Cooperation in Conflict Management and Peace Process: Determinants and Sources of Friction; Kenya Defense Forces and Disarmament in North Rift
Author
Barack, Calvince Omondi
Term
4. term
Publication year
2015
Submitted on
2015-05-28
Pages
81
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan militæret og civile aktører arbejdede sammen under afvæbningsoperationen Operation Dumisha Amani ("Maintain Peace") i North Rift-regionen i Kenya. Formålet er at afdække, hvordan forskelle i organisationsstruktur, beslutningsprocedurer, praksis for informationshåndtering og graden af tillid påvirkede samarbejdet mellem parterne. Metodisk bygger studiet på kvalitative data fra nøgleinformanter i området og fra militære officerer samt desk research. Organisationsteori bruges som analytisk ramme til at belyse, hvorfor organisationer vælger at samarbejde eller afstå fra det, med fokus på usikkerhed, forskelle i kerneformål og strukturer samt de omkostninger og begrænsninger, som hierarkier kan skabe. Data præsenteres inden for analytiske rammer, og resultaterne diskuteres. Specialet konkluderer, at forskelle i struktur, procedurer, informationspraksis og tillid hæmmede smidig interaktion og informationsflow mellem de civile og militære aktører. Et særligt fremtrædende problem var, at der ikke blev etableret et formelt forum for koordinering i Operation Dumisha Amani.
This thesis examines how the military and civilian actors worked together during a disarmament operation in Kenya’s North Rift region, known as Operation Dumisha Amani (“Maintain Peace”). It investigates how differences in organizational structures, decision-making procedures, information handling practices, and levels of trust affected cooperation between civilian and military participants. The study uses qualitative methods, drawing on interviews with key informants in the region and military officers, as well as desk research. Organization theory provides the analytical lens to explain why organizations choose to cooperate or avoid it, focusing on uncertainty, differing core goals and structures, and the costs and constraints created by hierarchies. The data are organized into analytical frames and discussed. The thesis concludes that differences in structure, procedures, information practices, and trust hindered smooth interaction and information flow between civilian and military actors. A particularly notable issue was the absence of a formal forum for coordination in Operation Dumisha Amani.
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