International Journal of
Peace and Development Studies

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Peace and Dev. Stud
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6621
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPDS
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 104

Full Length Research Paper

How do interventions in land administration in post-conflict situations facilitate state building?

Dimo Todorovski
  • Dimo Todorovski
  • Faculty ITC, University of Twente Enschede, the Netherlands.
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Jaap Zevenbergen
  • Jaap Zevenbergen
  • Faculty ITC, University of Twente Enschede, the Netherlands.
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Paul Van Der Molen
  • Paul Van Der Molen
  • Faculty ITC, University of Twente Enschede, the Netherlands.
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  •  Received: 29 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 11 May 2016
  •  Published: 30 June 2016

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