Transitional administrations, put in place by international institutions, are for special circumstances utilized in re-establishing the administrative landscape of post-conflict situations. They can be categorized into two broad classes: those established where state institutions are divided and those established where such institutions have collapsed.

 

The first class encompasses situations where governance structures were the subject of dispute with different groups claiming power (as in Cambodia or Bosnia), or ethnic tensions within the structures themselves (such as Kosovo). The second class comprises circumstances where such structures simply did not exist (as in Namibia, East Timor and Afghanistan). They present a certain number of specific challenges with regards to the reform of public administration and establishment of functioning local governance mechanisms...[Read More]

 

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