The Resource The trouble with the Congo : local violence and the failure of international peacebuilding, Séverine Autesserre
The trouble with the Congo : local violence and the failure of international peacebuilding, Séverine Autesserre
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- Summary
- "The Trouble with the Congo suggests a new explanation for international peacebuilding failures in civil wars. Drawing from more than 330 interviews and a year and a half of field research, it develops a case study of the international intervention during the Democratic Republic of the Congo's unsuccessful transition from war to peace and democracy (2003-2006). Grassroots rivalries over land, resources, and political power motivated widespread violence. However, a dominant peacebuilding culture shaped the intervention strategy in a way that precluded action on local conflicts, ultimately dooming the international efforts to end the deadliest conflict since World War II. Most international actors interpreted continued fighting as the consequence of national and regional tensions alone. UN staff and diplomats viewed intervention at the macro levels as their only legitimate responsibility. The dominant culture constructed local peacebuilding as such an unimportant, unfamiliar, and unmanageable task that neither shocking events nor resistance from select individuals could convince international actors to reevaluate their understanding of violence and intervention"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxi, 311 pages
- Contents
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- The peacebuilding world
- A top-down problem
- A top-down solution
- A bottom-up story
- The defeat of bottom-up solutions
- Beyond the Congo
- Isbn
- 9780521156011
- Label
- The trouble with the Congo : local violence and the failure of international peacebuilding
- Title
- The trouble with the Congo
- Title remainder
- local violence and the failure of international peacebuilding
- Statement of responsibility
- Séverine Autesserre
- Subject
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- Conflict management -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 1997-
- Ethnic conflict -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- History
- Internal security -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Peace-building -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Violence -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Community development -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The Trouble with the Congo suggests a new explanation for international peacebuilding failures in civil wars. Drawing from more than 330 interviews and a year and a half of field research, it develops a case study of the international intervention during the Democratic Republic of the Congo's unsuccessful transition from war to peace and democracy (2003-2006). Grassroots rivalries over land, resources, and political power motivated widespread violence. However, a dominant peacebuilding culture shaped the intervention strategy in a way that precluded action on local conflicts, ultimately dooming the international efforts to end the deadliest conflict since World War II. Most international actors interpreted continued fighting as the consequence of national and regional tensions alone. UN staff and diplomats viewed intervention at the macro levels as their only legitimate responsibility. The dominant culture constructed local peacebuilding as such an unimportant, unfamiliar, and unmanageable task that neither shocking events nor resistance from select individuals could convince international actors to reevaluate their understanding of violence and intervention"--
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- 1976-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Autesserre, Séverine
- Dewey number
- 967.5103/4
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DT658.26
- LC item number
- .A94 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Cambridge studies in international relations
- Series volume
- 115
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Peace-building
- Community development
- Conflict management
- Internal security
- Violence
- Ethnic conflict
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Label
- The trouble with the Congo : local violence and the failure of international peacebuilding, Séverine Autesserre
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- Contents
- The peacebuilding world -- A top-down problem -- A top-down solution -- A bottom-up story -- The defeat of bottom-up solutions -- Beyond the Congo
- Control code
- 503072889
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 311 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521156011
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2010014627
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)503072889
- Label
- The trouble with the Congo : local violence and the failure of international peacebuilding, Séverine Autesserre
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The peacebuilding world -- A top-down problem -- A top-down solution -- A bottom-up story -- The defeat of bottom-up solutions -- Beyond the Congo
- Control code
- 503072889
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 311 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521156011
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2010014627
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)503072889
Subject
- Conflict management -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 1997-
- Ethnic conflict -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- History
- Internal security -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Peace-building -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Violence -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Community development -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
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