The ‘local turn’ in peacebuilding

A literature review of effective and emancipatory local peacebuilding

Bibliographic Data

ID14623328
AuthorsHanna Leonardsson (0000-0003-0927-174X, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Gustav Rudd (University of Gothenburg)
Year2015
Volume36
Issue5
Pages825-839
Publication date2015-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThird World Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0143-6597 • E-ISSN: 1360-2241
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01436597.2015.1029905
OpenAlexW1505852101
LanguageEN
Citations received190
References cited62

This article is a literature review of the current local turn in peacebuilding. After a short introduction on the origins of ‘the local’ in peacebuilding, it gives an overview of current research and policy debates on the issue along two different lines. First, it emphasises the local in peacebuilding as a measure to increase peacebuilding effectiveness, as explored in the literature on the benefits of decentralisation and local governments for peace, as well as in the debates on local capacity and ownership as essential parts of peacebuilding policy. Second, it focuses on the local in peacebuilding as a means of emancipation and inclusion of local agency, expressed partly through the emphasis on voices from below and partly within the critical approaches to how the local has been interpreted in peacebuilding so far, arguing for a peacebuilding that is essentially local

Agency (philosophy) · Decentralization · Dialogical self · Epistemology · Peacebuilding · Political economy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration

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