Disentangling aid dynamics in statebuilding and peacebuilding: a causal framework
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.
Description
The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2016.1252677
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