Is local beautiful? [electronic resource] : peacebuilding between international interventions and locally led initiatives / Sara Hellmuller, Martina Santschi, editors.

Is local beautiful? [electronic resource] : peacebuilding between international interventions and locally led initiatives / Sara Hellmuller, Martina Santschi, editors.

9783319003061 electronic book
3319003062 electronic book
9783319003054

Cham : Springer, 2014.

English

1 online resource (xx, 107 pages) : illustrations.

10.1007/978-3-319-00306-1 doi

JZ5538

327.172

Based on the swisspeace annual conference 2012, the publication examines the delicate balance between external interventions and locally-led initiatives. It addresses the question of what local means in the peacebuilding and development context; which actors on the ground actually represent the local level and how external actors choose their partners from amongst them. Moreover, it examines how local ownership - emerging as key criteria for any external intervention - is constituted: does this concept only imply local participation or is local control from the outset a must? Finally, it assesses the potential of locally-led initiatives and local conflict resolution mechanisms and their interaction with external interventions. Several authors provide insights on these questions and nuance our thinking about both local ownership and external interventions. As such, the publication aims to encourage critical reflections on this topical debate in peacebuilding and development.

Based on conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references.

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SpringerBriefs in environment, security, development and peace ; v.11.
SpringerBriefs in environment, security, development and peace. Peace and security studies

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