| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 311 pages) : maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in international relations ; 115
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Cambridge studies in international relations ; 115.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The peacebuilding world -- A top-down problem -- A top-down solution -- A bottom-up story -- The defeat of bottom-up solutions -- Beyond the Congo. |
| Summary |
"The Trouble with the Congo suggests a new explanation for international peacebuilding failures in civil wars. Drawing from more than 330 interviews and a year and a half of field research, it develops a case study of the international intervention during the Democratic Republic of the Congo's unsuccessful transition from war to peace and democracy (2003-2006). Grassroots rivalries over land, resources, and political power motivated widespread violence. However, a dominant peacebuilding culture shaped the intervention strategy in a way that precluded action on local conflicts, ultimately dooming the international efforts to end the deadliest conflict since World War II. Most international actors interpreted continued fighting as the consequence of national and regional tensions alone. UN staff and diplomats viewed intervention at the macro levels as their only legitimate responsibility. The dominant culture constructed local peacebuilding as such an unimportant, unfamiliar, and unmanageable task that neither shocking events nor resistance from select individuals could convince international actors to reevaluate their understanding of violence and intervention"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 1997-
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Congo (Democratic Republic) |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1997- |
| Subject |
Peace-building -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Peace-building. |
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Community development -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Community development. |
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Conflict management -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Conflict management. |
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Internal security -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Internal security. |
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Violence -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Violence. |
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Ethnic conflict -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Ethnic conflict. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1997 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Autesserre, Séverine, 1976- Trouble with the Congo. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521191005 (DLC) 2010014627 (OCoLC)503072889 |
| ISBN |
9780511932533 (electronic book) |
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0511932537 (electronic book) |
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9780511761034 (electronic book) |
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0511761031 (electronic book) |
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9780511927355 |
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0511927355 |
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9780521191005 |
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0521191009 |
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9780521156011 |
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0521156017 |
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