Liberal Peacebuilding and Global Governance

Beyond the Metropolis

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Security, International Relations, History, Military
Cover of the book Liberal Peacebuilding and Global Governance by David Roberts, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David Roberts ISBN: 9781136789670
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 1, 2011
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: David Roberts
ISBN: 9781136789670
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 1, 2011
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book examines the limits to cosmopolitan liberal peacebuilding caused by its preoccupation with the values and assumptions of neoliberal global governance.

The peace people experience is determined by the processes privileged in peacebuilding. This book is about four things that shape the processes involved. First, it is a critique of orthodox postconflict peacebuilding. It takes the position that the present approach, although seemingly hegemonic, is routinely ignored or manipulated by elites and society and converted into a miasma that to some degree wastes the energies and opportunities involved. Second, it is about alternatives which invoke the kind of peace people might seek in postconflict places if they had more control over the process of peacebuilding, a notion referred to here as ‘popular peace’. It is thus not the kind of critical work that some describe as ‘reflexive anti-liberalism’. Rather, it seeks alternatives that are grounded in the lives of people in postconflict spaces and which also reflect some of the essential values of Liberalism. Third, it is about the role of both informal and formal actors, institutions and practices in the creation of such a peace. For instance, it is concerned with the legitimacy of informal practices that lie beyond Liberal tolerance and which are vital in the pursuit of everyday peace. Fourth, it is about a ‘transversal’ (rather than vertical or hierarchical) relationship of global and local governance in securing a peace that reflects the needs and values of both. In short, this work is a response to the substantial inconsistencies that appear between peacebuilding rhetoric and everyday outcomes in postconflict places.

This book will be of much interest to students of peacebuilding, post-conflict statebuilding, conflict studies, global governance and International Relations in general.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book examines the limits to cosmopolitan liberal peacebuilding caused by its preoccupation with the values and assumptions of neoliberal global governance.

The peace people experience is determined by the processes privileged in peacebuilding. This book is about four things that shape the processes involved. First, it is a critique of orthodox postconflict peacebuilding. It takes the position that the present approach, although seemingly hegemonic, is routinely ignored or manipulated by elites and society and converted into a miasma that to some degree wastes the energies and opportunities involved. Second, it is about alternatives which invoke the kind of peace people might seek in postconflict places if they had more control over the process of peacebuilding, a notion referred to here as ‘popular peace’. It is thus not the kind of critical work that some describe as ‘reflexive anti-liberalism’. Rather, it seeks alternatives that are grounded in the lives of people in postconflict spaces and which also reflect some of the essential values of Liberalism. Third, it is about the role of both informal and formal actors, institutions and practices in the creation of such a peace. For instance, it is concerned with the legitimacy of informal practices that lie beyond Liberal tolerance and which are vital in the pursuit of everyday peace. Fourth, it is about a ‘transversal’ (rather than vertical or hierarchical) relationship of global and local governance in securing a peace that reflects the needs and values of both. In short, this work is a response to the substantial inconsistencies that appear between peacebuilding rhetoric and everyday outcomes in postconflict places.

This book will be of much interest to students of peacebuilding, post-conflict statebuilding, conflict studies, global governance and International Relations in general.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers by David Roberts
Cover of the book The Rise of the American Business Corporation by David Roberts
Cover of the book Mass Media and Political Communication in New Democracies by David Roberts
Cover of the book Examining the Relationship between Trauma and Addiction by David Roberts
Cover of the book The Practice of Mathematics by David Roberts
Cover of the book Airline Marketing and Management by David Roberts
Cover of the book Medieval Lives c. 1000-1292 by David Roberts
Cover of the book The Clubwomen's Daughters by David Roberts
Cover of the book Dragonwars by David Roberts
Cover of the book A New World Order by David Roberts
Cover of the book Armed Drones and Globalization in the Asymmetric War on Terror by David Roberts
Cover of the book Green CITYnomics by David Roberts
Cover of the book Strolling Through Istanbul by David Roberts
Cover of the book Separate But Equal? by David Roberts
Cover of the book Life After Leaving by David Roberts
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy