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      The Rise of the 'traider': the Commercialization of Raiding in Karamoja

      Nomadic Peoples
      Berghahn Books

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          The majority of published material on the commercialization of raiding in Karamoja deals with warlords or other elite conflict entrepreneurs. This article suggests that commercialization has also triggered profound changes at a more local level. Based on a range of interviews within the region, it will argue that commercial forces have made possible the rise of the 'traider'. 'Traiders', or livestock traders who were or are raiders themselves, use inside information to purchase stolen cattle from thieves immediately after an attack. Frustrated victims argue that 'traiders' can easily launder the proceeds of a theft, rendering the recovery of stolen cattle almost impossible. Unfortunately, the Ugandan state's punitive approach to law enforcement makes them ill-suited to the more sophisticated investigations necessary to capture 'traiders' and earn the trust of Karamoja's inhabitants.

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          Journal
          Nomadic Peoples
          Nomadic Peoples
          Berghahn Books
          0822-7942
          May 17 2010
          May 17 2010
          : 14
          : 2
          : 106-122
          Article
          10.3167/np.2010.140207
          c43b4165-d66c-492b-8d8f-4a5b5b033297
          © 2010
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