Kaldor, Mary, Theros, Marika and Turkmani, Rim 
ORCID: 0000-0002-7676-3085
(2022)
Local agreements: an introduction to the special issue.
Peacebuilding, 10 (2).
107 - 121.
ISSN 2164-7259
Abstract
This article introduces a Peacebuilding special issue on local agreements in intractable conflicts. By ‘local’, we refer to any type of agreement that covers a geographical area less than the entire national territory although the issues and actors may be national, regional, international as well as local. Our main finding is that local agreements are a pervasive feature of contemporary conflict, owing to the fragmented decentred character of conflicts. Local agreements are not necessarily about peace; they may be a form of surrender, or about tactical alliances and deployment of armed groups. The overall conclusion is that local talks can contribute to what the paper defines as a peace logic, if they involve local civilians and multilateral actors, and are based on a detailed knowledge of context. Expanding this type of process on a large-scale may be the best opportunity for addressing the social condition that characterises contemporary intractable conflicts.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rpcb20 |
| Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors |
| Divisions: | IGA: LSE IDEAS International Development Conflict and Civil Society |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JZ International relations J Political Science > JC Political theory |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Feb 2022 14:24 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 02:51 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/113747 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
