Implementing conflict prevention
Explaining the failure of UK government's structural conflict prevention policy 2010-15
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5681069 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Johnstone (0000-0003-3906-8603, University of Bath), Oliver Walton (0000-0003-4587-226X, University of Bath, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 541-564 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conflict Security and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1467-8802 • E-ISSN: 1478-1174 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14678802.2021.1984684 |
| OpenAlex | W3206478766 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
Conflict prevention has been a long-standing and high-profile international policy goal, and yet in practice international agencies have found it difficult to operationalise, with the structural dimension of conflict prevention proving especially challenging. Drawing on a review of policy documents, parliamentary debates, and key informant interviews, this article uses a detailed case study of the UK government’s structural conflict prevention policy between 2010 and 2015 to understand why international agencies have found it difficult to implement such policies. Our analysis traces this failure by examining top-level strategy, translation into department-level policy, and country-level implementation in South Sudan. The article finds that the UK government failed to implement structural conflict prevention for three key reasons: because the concepts were not well defined or communicated, because priorities were quickly drawn to more urgent problems, and because the approach was not institutionalised within departments or country offices. We argue that for SCP to succeed, international agencies need to be more realistic about the complex challenges associated with SCP and pay more attention to the process of institutionalisation
Institutionalisation · Political science · Public relations · International Development and Aid · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |