ABSTRACT

The protracted chieftaincy conflict in Dagbon in the Northern Region of Ghana was recently resolved through an interplay of formal and informal resolution mechanisms, where the latter dominated the peace-making process with home-grown peace mechanisms. In the past, the state through formal liberal peace mechanisms like the law courts, committees and commissions of inquiry, interventions by NGOs/CSOs and peacekeeping operations failed to resolve the conflict. However, through the state support in the use of indigenous peace mechanisms by a Committee of Eminent Chiefs (CEC), a resolution of the conflict was made possible by the adoption of this hybrid dispute resolution mechanism. This article examines how the Dagbon conflict was resolved using a home-grown peace mechanism, the eminent peace approach. Drawing on related secondary data, we argue that empowering traditional leaders and strengthening home-grown conflict resolution mechanisms can play a pivotal role in resolving non-state conflicts. This article contributes to the hybrid peace literature that centres around the call for local-state collaboration in conflict resolution.

摘要

加纳北部地区达格邦旷日持久的酋长冲突最近通过正式和非正式解决机制的相互作用得到解决，后者通过本土和平机制主导了和平进程。过去，国家通过法院、委员会和调查委员会等正式的自由和平机制、非政府组织/民间社会组织的干预以及维和行动未能解决冲突。然而，通过国家支持由杰出酋长委员会 (CEC) 使用土著和平机制，通过采用这种混合争端解决机制，解决冲突成为可能。本文探讨了如何使用本土和平机制解决达本冲突，杰出的和平方法。利用相关的二手数据，我们认为赋予传统领导人权力和加强本土冲突解决机制可以在解决非国家冲突中发挥关键作用。本文为混合和平文献做出贡献，该文献围绕呼吁地方与国家合作解决冲突的呼吁。