Helene Maria Kyed Research Coordinator, Senior Researcher Peace, risk and violence Postal address: Denmark Email: hmk@diis.dk Phone: 32698649 Language: Danish, English, Portuguese, German, Spanish, Swedish, Burmese (learining) Countries:Mozambique (2002-2016), Myanmar (2014-2017), Swaziland (2009-2013), Zimbabwe (2000), Angola (2007). Thematic specialization: Justice and security provision, non-state actors and traditional authorities, post-conflict state formation, decentralisation Current project Everyday Justice and Security in the Myanmar Transition Kyed, H. M. & Andersen, L. R. Curriculum Sixteen years of experience in analysing state formation, citizenship and local politics: in particularly socio-political processes of conflict and contestations over authority and belonging, involving state and non-state actors. Research is informed by long-term fieldwork in Southern Africa, especially in Mozambique, and is now extended with a new research project on Myanmar. Since 2009 a specific focus has been on the fields of policing, security and justice provision, especially the role of non-state authorities and the politics of local order-making. Research has been combined with consultancies and policy-studies with multi-disciplin ary teams, including as team leader, on topics such as: democratic decentralisation, empowerment of civil society organisations, informal justice systems, and human rights-based approaches. Additional ex perience includes the production of training manuals for civil society support, teaching & supervision at universities, and organ isation of seminars & large international conferences that bridge research with policy-related concerns. Qualifications MA Honours (Anthropology) Aarhus Universitet Aarhus Denmark 28 May 2003 PhD (International Development) Roskilde Universitet Roskilde Denmark 11 Jan 2008 Current employment Research Coordinator, Senior Researcher Peace, risk and violence Danish Institute for International Studies 1 Apr 2013 present Books Justice Provision in Southeast Myanmar: Experiences from conflict-affected areas with multiple governing authorities Kyed, H. M. 6 Dec 2018 1 ed. London: Saferworld. 45 p. Community Based Dispute Resolution: Exploring Everyday Justice in South East Myanmar Kyed, H. M. 27 Jul 2018 132 p. Special Issue on Everyday Justice: Independent Journal of Burmese Scholarship Kyed, H. M. (ed.) 1 May 2018 Yangon: Independent Journal of Burmese Scholarship. 210 p. (Independent Journal of Burmese Scholarship; No. 2, Vol. 1).
Migration and security challenges in Yangon's informal settlements: The case of Hlaing Thayar township Kyed, H. M. 2017 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies. 57 p. (DIIS Report; No. 09, Vol. 2017). Urban insecurity, migrants, and political authority: Nairobi, Beirut, Hargeisa and Yangon Kyed, H. M., Stepputat, F., Albrecht, P., Andersen, L. E. & Christensen, M. M. 2017 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies. 65 p. (DIIS Report; No. 13, Vol. 2017). Policing and the Politics of Order-making Albrecht, P. (ed.) & Kyed, H. M. (ed.) 2015 Oxon: Routledge. 202 p. (Law, development and globalization). The dynamics of legal pluralism in Mozambique Kyed, H. M. (ed.), Coelho, J. P. B. (ed.), Neves de Souto, A. (ed.) & Araújo, S. (ed.) 2012 Maputo: CESAB. 278 p. Perspectives on involving non-state and customary actors in justice and security reform Albrecht, P., Kyed, H. M., Isser, D. H. & Harper, E. 2011 Rome: International Development Law Organization. 177 p. (DIIS Book). Participation, decentralization and human rights: a review of approaches for strengthening voice and accountability in local governance Friis-Hansen, E., Kyed, H. M. & Network, W. B. E. A. S. S. D. 2009 Washington, DC: World Bank. 92 p. State recognition and democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa: a new dawn for traditional authorities? Buur, L. & Kyed, H. M. 2007 New York: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.241 p. (Palgrave studies in governance, security, and development). State recognition of local authorities and public participation: experiences, obstacles and possibilities in Mozambique Buur, L., Da Silva, T. & Kyed, H. M. 2007 Maputo: Centro de Formacão juridica et judiciária, Ministério da Justica. 205 p. Peer reviewed articles Street Authorities: Community Policing in Mozambique and Swaziland Kyed, H. M. 17 Sep 2018 In : PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review. 41, 1, p. 19-34 16 p. Hybridity and Boundary-Making: exploring the politics of hybridisation Kyed, H. M. 4 Dec 2017 In : Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal. 17 p. Entanglements of private security and community policing in South Africa and Swaziland Kyed, H. M. & Diphoorn, T. 26 Jul 2016 In : African Affairs. Integration and Power-Sharing: What are the Future Options for Armed Non-State Actors in the Myanmar Peace Process? Kyed, H. M. & Gravers, M. Dec 2015 In : Stability: International journal of security and development. 4, 1, 57 State policing and invisible forces in Mozambique Kyed, H. M. 2014 In : Africa - Journal of the International African Institute. 84, 3, p. 424-443 Justice and security provision in post-war Mozambique: a politically contested field Kyed, H. M. 2013 In : Hague Journal on the Rule of Law. 6, 1, p. 1-25 Introduction to the special issue: legal pluralism and international development interventions Kyed, H. M. 2012 In : Journal of legal pluralism and unofficial law. 43, 63, p. 1-23
Legal pluralism and international development interventions Kyed, H. M. (ed.) 2012 In : Journal of legal pluralism and unofficial law. 43, 63, p. 1-23 The politics of legal pluralism: state policies on legal pluralism and their local dynamics in Mozambique Kyed, H. M. 2010 In : Journal of legal pluralism and unofficial law. 41, 59, p. 87-120 Community policing in post-war Mozambique Kyed, H. M. 2009 In : Policing & Society. 19, 4, p. 354-371 Contested sources of authority: re-claiming state sovereignty by formalizing traditional authority in Mozambique Buur, L. & Kyed, H. M. 2006 In : Development and Change. 37, 4, p. 847-869 New sites of citizenship: recognition of traditional auhority and group-based citizenship in Mozambique Kyed, H. M. & Buur, L. 2006 In : Journal of Southern African Studies. 32, 3, p. 563-581 Peer reviewed Bookchapters State Police and Tradition in post-war Mozambique: the dilemmas of claiming sovereignty in legal pluralistic contexts Kyed, H. M. 2 Feb 2018 The State and the Paradox of Customary Law in Africa. Zenker, O. & Hoehne, M. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 64-86 22 p. Representation and Citizenship in the Future Integration of Ethnic Armed Actors in Myanmar/Burma Kyed, H. M. & Gravers, M. 14 Dec 2017 Citizenship in Myanmar: Ways of Being in and from Burma. 1 ed. p. 59-86 27 p. Predicament: Interpreting Police Violence (Mozambique) Kyed, H. M. Oct 2017 Writing the World of Policing: The difference ethnography makes. Fassin, D. (ed.). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, p. 113-138 25 p. Inside the Police Stations in Maputo City: Between legality and legitimacy Kyed, H. M. 2017 Police in Africa: The Street Level View. Beek, J., Göpfert, M., Owen, O. & Steinberg, J. (eds.). 1 ed. London, Vol. Hurst and Co., p. 213-230 17 p. Post-War Police Reform in Mozambique: The Case of Community Policing Kyed, H. M. 2017 Colonial Policing and the Transnational Legacy: The Global Dynamics of Policing across the Lusophone Community. O'Reilly, C. (ed.). 1 ed. Routledge Oxon: Routledge, p. 163-182 20 p. Community Policing in Rural Mozambique and Sierra Leone Albrecht, P. A. & Kyed, H. M. 2015 Handbook of International Security and Development. Jackson, P. (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 264-278 Introduction: policing and the politics of order-making on the urban margins Kyed, H. M. & Albrecht, P. 2015 Policing and the politics of order-making. Albrecht, P. & Kyed, H. M. (eds.). Routledge, p. 1-23 (Law, development and globalization). Local Actors in Security and Justice Programming Albrecht, P. A. & Kyed, H. M. 2015 Handbook of international security and development. Jackson, P. (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 248-263 Rival forms of policing and politics in urban Swaziland Kyed, H. M. 2015 Policing and the politics of order-making. Albrecht, P. & Kyed, H. M. (eds.). Routledge, p. 57-73 (Law, development and globalization).
Traditional authority and localization of state law: the intricacies of boundary marking in policing rural Mozambique Kyed, H. M. 2009 State violence and human rights: State Officials in the South. Jensen, S. & Jefferson, A. M. (eds.). Routledge, p. 40-59 'Traditional' leaders formalization in post-war Mozambique: exploring the ambiguous space between state and non-state domains Kyed, H. M. 2008 Beside the state: emergent powers in contemporary Africa. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, p. 163-181 (Topics in African studies; No. 10). Introduction: traditional authority and democratization in Africa Kyed, H. M. & Buur, L. 2007 State recognition and democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa: A New Dawn for Traditional Authorities?. Kyed, H. M. & Buur, L. (eds.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., p. 1-28 State vigilantes and political community on the margins in post-war Mozambique Kyed, H. M. 2007 Global vigilantes. London: Hurst Publishers, p. 393-415 The politics of policing: re-capturing 'zones of confusion' in rural post-war Mozambique Kyed, H. M. 2007 The Security-Development Nexus: expressions of sovereignty and securitization in Southern Africa. Buur, L., Jensen, S. & Stepputat, F. (eds.). Cape Town: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, p. 132-151 Traditional authority in Mozambique: the legible space between state and community Buur, L. & Kyed, H. M. 2007 State recognition and democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., p. 105-127 (Palgrave studies in governance, security, and development). Book chapters 'New' non-state actors in the plural legal landscape of Mozambique: the contested role of community policing Kyed, H. M. 2012 The dynamics of legal pluralism in Mozambique. Kyed, H. M., Coelho, J. P. B., de Souto, A. N. & Araújo, S. (eds.). Maputo: CESAB, p. 214-233 The dynamics of legal pluralism in Mozambique: introduction Kyed, H. M. & Trindade, J. C. 2012 The dynamics of legal pluralism in Mozambique. Kyed, H. M., Coelho, J. P. B., de Souto, A. N. & Araújo, S. (eds.). Maputo: CESAB, p. 1-33 Dilemmas of articulation in Mozambique: customary justice in transition Lubkemann, S. C., Kyed, H. M. & Garvey, J. 2011 Customary justice and the rule of law in war-torn societies. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press, p. 13-74 Introduction: non-state and customary actors in development programs Albrecht, P. & Kyed, H. M. 2011 Perspectives on involving non-state and customary actors in justice and security reform. Rome: International Development Law Organization, p. 3-22 Introduction: perspectives on decentralisation and public participation Buur, L., Kyed, H. M. & Da Silva, T. 2007 State recognition of local authorities and public participation: experiences, obstacles and possibilities in Mozambique. Maputo: Centro de Formacão juridica et judiciária, Ministério da Justica, p. 5-35 The intricacy of boundary making: traditional leaders' role in policing and justice enforcement Kyed, H. M. 2007 State recognition of local authorities and public participation: experiences, obstacles and possibilities in Mozambique. Buur, L., da Silva, T. & Kyed, H. M. (eds.). Maputo: Centro de Formacão juridica et judiciária, Ministério da Justica, p. 125-140
Briefs, Reports, Comments and book reviews Can liberation movements like the ANC ensure a strong democracy Kyed, H. M. 11 Apr 2014 Non-state armed groups in the Myanmar peace process: What are the future options? Kyed, H. M. & Gravers, M. 2014 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, 42 p. (DIIS Working Paper; No. 7, Vol. 2014). The contested role of community policing: 'new' non-state actors in the plural legal landscape of Mozambique Kyed, H. M. 2010 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, 24 p. (DIIS Working Paper; No. 26, Vol. 2010). Independent evaluation of SDC humanitarian aid in Angola 1995-2006: commissioned by the Evaluation + Controlling Division of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Folke, S., Stepputat, F., Buur, L., Kyed, H. M., Inglês, P., Wacussanga, J. P. & (SDC), S. A. F. D. A. C. 2008 (SDC Evaluation; No. 1, Vol. 2008). Recognition and democratisation: 'New roles' for traditional leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa Kyed, H. M. & Buur, L. 2006 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, 34 p. (DIIS Working Paper; No. 11, Vol. 2006). State recognition of traditional authority in Mozambique: the legible space between state and community Buur, L. & Kyed, H. M. 2006 Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, 28 p. (DIIS Working Paper; No. 36, Vol. 2006). State recognition of traditional authority in Mozambique: the nexus of community representation and state assistance Buur, L. & Kyed, H. 2005 Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 30 p. Newspaper articles Valg i Burma er en milepæl på vejen mod demokrati Kyed, H. M. 5 Nov 2015 In : Jyllands-Posten. Valget i Mozambique: mere demokrati eller mere væbnet konflikt? Kyed, H. M. 15 Oct 2014 In : Jyllands-Posten. I Afrika og Asien spiller staten en birolle Albrecht, P. & Kyed, H. M. 7 Feb 2014 In : Jyllands-Posten. Consultancies and commissioned studies Awards Organiser of conferences and seminars Local elections in Myanmar 6 Apr 2016 Local Justice and Security Strategies in Myanmar Kyed, H. M. (Co-organizer) 24 Jun 2016
Policing and the Politics of Order-Making 5 Jan 2015 Valg og konflikt i Mozambique 9 Jan 2015 Public Seminar on the future of NGO aid 30 Apr 2014 Private Security 14 May 2014 The peace process in Myanmar 14 Sep 2014 State and Non-State Public Safety and Justice Provision 28 Apr 2010 30 Apr 2010 Access to Justice and Security 1 Nov 2010 3 Nov 2010