Disentangling aid dynamics in statebuilding and peacebuilding: a causal framework
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Authors
Barma, Naazneen H.
Piombo, Jessica
Levy, Naomi
Subjects
Advisors
Date of Issue
2016-11-14
Date
November 14, 2016
Publisher
Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
Language
en_US
Abstract
While scholars and practitioners alike argue that the pursuit of sustainable peace
in post-conflict developing countries requires international interventions to
build state capacity, many debate the precise effects that external assistance
has had on building peace in conflict-affected states. This paper seeks to clear
conceptual ground by proposing a research agenda that disentangles
statebuilding and peacebuilding from each other. Recent scholarship has
made the case that the two endeavours are geared towards distinct sets of
goals, yet few have subjected the causal mechanism underlying those
processes or the relationship between them to sustained theoretical and
empirical inquiry. Additionally, despite decades of mixed results from
international interventions, we lack knowledge of the mechanisms by which
external engagement leads to specific outcomes. To address these gaps, this
paper offers a causal framework for understanding the effects of aid dynamics
on state coherence and the depth of peace. It specifies the variables in that
framework, with a view to establishing a new research agenda to advance our
understanding of statebuilding and peacebuilding. Finally, it proposes that
public service delivery in post-conflict countries offers fertile empirical ground
to hypothesize about and test the relationship between state coherence and
sustainable peace.
Type
Article
Description
The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2016.1252677
Series/Report No
Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
U.S. Department of Defense’s Minerva Research Initiative [grant number N00014-13-1-0898]
Format
26 p.
Citation
Naazneen H. Barma, Naomi Levy & Jessica Piombo (2016): Disentangling
aid dynamics in statebuilding and peacebuilding: a causal framework, International
Peacekeeping
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.