| ID | 174333 |
| Title Proper | For a Dynamic Approach to Stabilization |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mielke, Katja ; Meininghaus, Esther ; Mutschler, Max |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Stabilization is a contestable concept of intervention in violent conflicts. Often, it is either uncritically supported or rejected. In this article, we criticize current conceptualisations and practices of stabilization and newly introduce a dynamic approach for stabilization that yields a transformative potential. By distinguishing static vs. dynamic approaches to stabilization, we address the widespread dilemma that so-called stabilization measures seem unable to avoid instability and protracted violence in the long-term. Our analysis of the three policy fields peacekeeping, train & equip programmes and migration management in Mali reveals the dominance of static elements in stabilization practice. Instead, our article proposes to see a transformative variant of stabilization measures that enhances long-term security and development. We argue that there are two dynamic approaches of stabilization that policy-makers and practitioners can apply in (post-)conflict societies: state-centred liberal peacebuilding that takes its normative core seriously, and non-state centric peacebuilding that acknowledges alternative lived orders. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Peacekeeping Vol. 27, No.5; Nov 2020: p.810-835 |
| Journal Source | International Peacekeeping Vol: 27 No 5 |
| Key Words | Migration ; Peacekeeping ; Mali ; Order ; SSR ; Stabilization |