Is Local Beautiful?: Peacebuilding between International Interventions and Locally Led Initiatives (2014) (SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace #11)

By: Sara Hellmüller and Martina Santschi

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783319003061
Related ISBNs:: 9783319003054
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 08/24/19
Copyrighted By:: Sara Hellmüller, Martina Santschi
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Sara Hellmüller
Edited by:: Martina Santschi