An ethnographic approach to peacebuilding : understanding local experiences in transitional states /

An ethnographic approach to peacebuilding : understanding local experiences in transitional states / Gearoid Millar.

"This book aims to outline and promote an ethnographic approach to evaluating international peacebuilding interventions in transitional states. While the evaluation of peacebuilding and transitional justice efforts has been a growing concern in recent years, too often evaluations assess project...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Millar, Gearoid (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2014.
Series:Studies in conflict, development and peacebuilding.
Subjects:
Peace-building > Evaluation.
Peace-building > Social aspects.
Peace-building > International cooperation.
Peace-building > Sierra Leone > Evaluation.
Ethnology.
Sierra Leone.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the ethnographic approach
  • Peacebuilding, empowerment, and evaluation
  • Historical, political, and social context
  • The four pillars of the ethnographic approach
  • Peacebuilding as experiential
  • Ethnographic preparation
  • Local engagement
  • Appraisal of one's own implicit assumptions
  • The details and challenges of incorporating the ethnographic approach
  • Challenges to the ethnographic approach
  • The distinctive strengths of the ethnographic approach
  • Conclusion.

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