Peacebuilding and NGOs : state-civil society interactions / Ryerson Christie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christie, Ryerson, author.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution

Routledge studies in peace and conflict resolution

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-governmental organizations.

Peace-building.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Analysing the relationship between civil society and the state, this book lays bare the assumptions informing peacebuilding practices and demonstrates through empirical research how such practices have led to new dynamics of conflict.The drive to establish a sustainable liberal peace largely escapes critical examination. When such attention is paid to peacebuilding practices, scholars tend to concentrate either on the military components of the mission or on the liberal economic reforms. This means that the roles of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the impact of attempting t

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright page; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Critical analysis of peacebuilding; 3 Critiques of NGOs in peacebuilding; 4 A brief history of Cambodia and peacebuilding; 5 State intervention in NGOs for personal gain; 6 Bureaucratic intervention in NGO activities; 7 Intervention on identity issues; 8 The non-politics around the meaning of politics; 9 Conclusions; Annex A - List of interviews; Annex B - Categorization of NGOs interviewed; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-21875-0

1-283-60620-8

9786613918659

1-136-21876-9

0-203-09653-3

9780203096536

OCLC:

829461988