Whither peacebuilding? A reflection on post-conflict African experiences

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Title:	Whither peacebuilding? A reflection on post-conflict African experiences
Author:	Khadiagala, Gilbert M.
Year:	2017
Periodical:	International Journal of African Renaissance Studies (ISSN 1753-7274)
Volume:	12
Issue:	1
Pages:	91-106
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Africa
Subjects:	peacebuilding conflict resolution
External link:	https://doi.org/10.1080/18186874.2017.1333283
Abstract:	Peacebuilding is a key concept in efforts to reconstruct African states emerging from conflicts. At heart, it captures the whole array of activities associated with state-and nation-building in addition to building the foundations for local ownership of these processes. Popularised by the UN Secretary-General Boutros-Boutros Ghali in the early 1990s, peacebuilding has evolved alongside peacemaking and peacekeeping in the reconstruction repertoire. This article suggests that while there is considerable scepticism about the utility of peacebuilding in contemporary conflict resolution efforts, African experiences have, since the 1990s, provided solid lessons to both local and international actors on how to rebuild states, societies, polities, and economies. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]