Peaceland: conflict resolution and the everyday politics of international intervention

by Autesserre, Séverine

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Title Statements

Full title :Peaceland : conflict resolution and the everyday politics of international intervention / Séverine Autesserre.

Summary

"This book suggests a new explanation for why international peace interventions often fail to reach their full potential. Based on several years of ethnographic research in conflict zones around the world, it demonstrates that everyday elements - such as the expatriates' social habits and usual approaches to understanding their areas of operation - strongly influence peacebuilding effectiveness. Individuals from all over the world and all walks of life share numerous practices, habits, and narratives when they serve as interveners in conflict zones. These common attitudes and actions enable foreign peacebuilders to function in the field, but they also result in unintended consequences that thwart international efforts. Certain expatriates follow alternative modes of thinking and acting, often with notable results, but they remain in the minority. Through an in-depth analysis of the interveners' everyday life and work, this book proposes innovative ways to better help host populations build a sustainable peace"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

Description:xiii, 329 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781107052109, 1107052106, 9781107632042, 1107632048
oclc:ocn869880266
LC Classification:JZ5538
Dewey Decimal:327.1

Introduction -- Studying the everyday -- The politics of knowledge -- Local reactions -- Fumbling in the dark -- The interveners' circle -- A structure of inequality -- Daily work routines -- Conclusion: transforming Peaceland -- Appendix: an ethnographic approach.

Subjects

communications conflict resolution -- interventions --… Consolidation de la paix -- Coopération… Cultural Diversity Dialogue interculturel Fredsbevarande operationer Fredsbevarande styrkor Fredsbyggande Friedenssicherung Intercultural communication Interkulturell kommunikation International co-operation international organizations -- NGOs international relations -- culture Internationale Kooperation Internationellt samarbete Intervention Interventions étrangères Konfliktlösung Kulturkontakt