"Securing a "People's Peace
Lessons from Post-war Sierra Leone and how they can be Applied in South Sudan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2610691 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicolas Wicaksono (0000-0003-2335-1455, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 104-120 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2156-7263 • E-ISSN: 2156-695X |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.11.2.06 |
| OpenAlex | W4365806474 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Despite experiencing a brutal decade-long civil war, Sierra Leone since 2000 has remained largely peaceful. As one of the few recent examples of a successful postwar transition toward sustained peace and democracy, Sierra Leone offers important insights for proponents of peace in today’s chronic conflicts. This brief argues that a participatory “people’s peace” approach was an essential dimension of Sierra Leone’s transition and highlights important ways that grassroots engagement facilitated a successful peace process. Subsequently, this brief proposes that these lessons are applicable to South Sudan, where a protracted conflict has continued to affect many citizens, in spite of the successful signing of a revitalized peace accord in late 2018
Citizen journalism · Civil society · Democracy · Development economics · Grassroots · Peacebuilding · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sierra leone · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |