Traditional authorities as both curse and cure: the politics of coping with violent extremism in Somalia

Figures & data

Table 1. Focus group discussions.

#	Group	N	Led By	City	Medium
1.	DDR National Authorities	3	Authors	Kismayo/Baidoa/Mogadishu	Zoom
2.	UN DDR Office Staffs	2	Authors	Mogadishu	Zoom
3.	AS Ex-Combatants	8	Field RA	Baidoa	In-person
4.	Traditional Authorities	5x2 groups	Field RA	Kismayo/Baidoa	In-person
5.	Somali NGO Workers	3x2 groups	Field RA	Kismayo/Baidoa	In-person
6.	Women Leaders	5x2 groups	Field RA	Kismayo/Baidoa	In-person
7.	Youths	7x2 groups	Field RA	Kismayo/Baidoa	In-person
8.	Male Citizens	10x2 groups	Field RA	Kismayo/Baidoa	In-person
9.	Female Citizens	10x2 groups	Field RA	Kismayo/Baidoa	In-person

Table showing the total sample for FGDs carried out before the launch of the survey and after data analyses.

Figure 1. Marginal means for type of DDR program by whether ex-al-Shabaab has killed.

Acceptance of ex-al-Shabaab combatants by community members based on the type of DDR programme ex-al-Shabaab underwent interacted with if the ex-al-Shabaab killed someone.

Figure 2. Marginal means for type of DDR program by ex al-Shabaab recruitment.

Acceptance of ex-al-Shabaab combatants by community members based on the type of DDR programme ex-al-Shabaab underwent interacted with ex-al-Shabaab recruitment profile.

Figure 3. Citizens trust in institutions to carry out their duties and responsibilities.

Response to the question: “How much trust do you have in …… in their ability to carry out their roles and responsibilities in your community?” Responses were captured in a 4 point scale which were: Strongly Distrust; Distrust; Trust; Strongly Trust.