Peaceland : conflict resolution and the everyday politics of international intervention /
"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...
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | 2014. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Problems of international politics
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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 |
Carrier Form: | xiii, 329 pages ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-320) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781107052109 (hardback) : 1107052106 (hardback) 9781107632042 (paperback) 1107632048 (paperback) |
Index Number: | JZ5538 |
CLC: | D814.2 |
Call Number: | D814.2/A939 |
Contents: | 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. |