Local engagement in environmental peacebuilding

Protected area development as a pathway to peace in Afghanistan

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ID4820355
AuthorsMckenzie F Johnson (0000-0003-4649-3843, Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume32
Issue6
Pages755-767
Publication date2022-08-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614524.2021.1937538
OpenAlexW3166241780
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited14

This article interrogates local engagement in protected area development as a mechanism for peacebuilding in Afghanistan. Using interviews with representatives from the Band-e-Amir Protected Area Committee, I argue that protected area engagement produced mixed outcomes. In one sense, local engagement generated confidence that democratic processes introduced through governance reforms could transform power structures and resolve conflict. Yet, these same processes eroded confidence in the state's ability to deliver benefits and serve as a foundation for peace. This case suggests a need to consider how environmental peacebuilding at subnational scales can impede post-conflict peacebuilding through its effect on state-society relations

Corporate governance · Democracy · Economics · Local governance · Local government · Management · Peacebuilding · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration · Transboundary Water Resource Management

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