Local Turn in Knowledge Production About Post-Conflict Societies

The Case of the Balkan Peace Index

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ID12903751
AuthorsNemanja Džuverović (0000-0002-8186-3670, University of Belgrade, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume19
Issue1
Pages44-65
Publication date2024-08-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Intervention and Statebuilding (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1750-2977 • E-ISSN: 1750-2985
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17502977.2024.2370691
OpenAlexW4401397367
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited53

The notion that peace can be measured has been heavily criticised in peace and conflict studies. The critique has even produced an alternative approach based on local voices and participatory methods, where peace is understood as a subjective category. Still, alternatives have not been successful in translating contextual knowledge into meaningful policies. By relying on the ‘local turn’ and the Balkan Peace Index, the article tries to answer whether the contextual knowledge of local researchers could be used in producing an index that is policy-relevant yet still grounded in local realities of countries where the measurement is taking place

Citizen journalism · Economics · Epistemology · Index (typography · Knowledge management · Knowledge production · Political economy · Political science · Production (economics · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Peace and Human Rights Education · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance

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