| ID | 156245 |
| Title Proper | Beyond the binaries |
| Other Title Information | towards a relational approach to peacebuilding |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hunt, Charles T |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The multiplicity of sources of security and justice in post-colonial states are often categorized according to a series of fixed analytical binaries. Such reductive dichotomies often mask the fluid and evolutionary ecology of these highly networked actors. As a result, the ways in which they co-produce social order are seldom well-understood and the ramifications for peacebuilding remain underexplored. This article examines the relationships between myriad providers of security and justice. Using examples from fieldwork in West Africa, it presents a case for a relational approach to peacebuilding that introduces the concept of symbiosis to develop a framework for evaluating these relations. It argues that the framework and conceptual steps involved create important opportunities for both new research and emerging practices of peacebuilding. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Global security Studies Vol. 2, No.4; Oct 2017: p.209-227 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Global security Studies Vol: 2 No 4 |
| Key Words | Security ; Peacebuilding ; Governance ; Justice ; Hybridity ; Relationality |