Towards effective and legitimate governance: state emerging from hybrid political orders : Vanuatu report

Abstract

In contrast to some of the other case studies in this enquiry, Vanuatu is not struggling with a legacy of violent conflict; nor is the country as a whole, or parts of it, marked by serious problems of law and order. On the contrary, the country is peaceful and relatively stable. Nevertheless, Vanuatu has suffered some serious violence in the past and certainly faces real threats to social stability and order. Its current stability is under challenge from the impacts of rapid social and economic change coming from globalised markets in both their legal and criminal dimensions.