Local Legitimacy and International Peacebuilding - by Oliver P Richmond & Roger Mac Ginty (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>This edited volume focuses on disentangling the interplay of local peacebuilding processes and international policy, via comparative theoretical and empirical work on the question of legitimacy and authority. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Furthering the understanding of the legitimate authority in internationally-led peace-and state-building interventions</p> <ul> <li>This study focuses on understanding the complexities of legitimate authority in internationally led peace- and statebuilding interventions. </li> <li>Innovative theoretical approach, engaging with local and contextual forms of legitimacy in peacebuilding contexts </li> <li>Introduces nuanced understandings of the concept of legitimacy</li> <li>Based on wide ranging fieldwork and twelve case studies </li> <li>Broader lessons for IR and for policy-makers</li> <li>Includes local authors </li></ul> <p></p> <p>This edited volume focuses on disentangling the interplay of local peacebuilding processes and international policy, via comparative theoretical and empirical work on the question of legitimacy and authority. Using a number of conflict-affected regions as case studies - including Kosovo, Iraq, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Sudan - the book incorporates the expertise of a range of international scholars in order to understand the dynamics of local peacebuilding, the construction of legitimate authority, and its interplay with internationally led peace- and state-building interventions. The commissioned chapters advance our understanding of local legitimacy, sustainable international engagement, and the hybrid forms of authority they produce. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Furthering the understanding of the legitimate authority in internationally-led peace-and state-building interventions This edited volume focuses on disentangling the interplay of local peacebuilding processes and international policy, via comparative theoretical and empirical work on the question of legitimacy and authority. Using a number of conflict-affected regions as case studies - including Kosovo, Iraq, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Sudan - the book incorporates the expertise of a range of international scholars in order to understand the dynamics of local peacebuilding, the construction of legitimate authority, and its interplay with internationally led peace- and state-building interventions. The commissioned chapters advance our understanding of local legitimacy, sustainable international engagement, and the hybrid forms of authority they produce. Oliver Richmond is a Research Professor in IR, Peace and Conflict Studies in the Department of Politics at the University of Manchester. He is also International Professor, College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University, Korea and a Visiting Professor at Dublin City University. Roger Mac Ginty is Professor at the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University, as well as Director of the Durham Security Institute.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Oliver P. Richmond is Research Professor of IR, Peace and Conflict Studies at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute & Department of Politics, University of Manchester. His recent publications include Peace in IR (Routledge, 2008), Challenges to Peacebuilding: Managing Spoilers During Conflict Resolution (co-edited with Edward Newman) (UNU Press, 2006), and The Transformation of Peace (Palgrave, 2005). <p>Roger Mac Ginty is Professor at the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University and Director of the Durham Security Institute.<p>
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