Prof. Dr. Andreas Mehler

Governing People's Safety in Areas of Extremely Limited Statehood: South Sudan and the Central African Republic

Why do some areas of limited statehood produce security while others are fraught with persistent insecurity? This research project focuses on areas where state presence is limited and where other local and external non-state actors are involved in providing security to citizens. By developing a micro-perspective on local arenas of security provision in South Sudan and the Central African Republic, the project seeks to understand what explains the differences in effective security provision in areas of limited statehood. DFG, CRC...

Institutions for Sustainable Peace - Comparing Institutional Options for Divided Societies and Post-Conflict Countries

Two questions shape political agendas in violent and conflict affected societies: How can we stop the violence? And how can we prevent its recurrence? Comprehensive negotiated war terminations and external actors recommend and promote a set of institutional reforms (e.g., interim governments, power sharing, a substantial increase in political participation, and an accountable and democratically controlled security sector). This network project studies the success of particular institutional designs. Leibniz Association, 2012-2017