“Something is rotten in the state of [power-sharing]”: why we celebrate the failures of peacebuilding in Burundi and South Sudan

Reimer, Stephen (2018) “Something is rotten in the state of [power-sharing]”: why we celebrate the failures of peacebuilding in Burundi and South Sudan. In: LSE Research Festival 2018, 2018-02-19 - 2018-02-24, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom, GBR.

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Abstract

The abstract outlines my Masters dissertation project, where I used a critical discourse analysis based on cognitive dissonance theory to evaluate how and why failures in power-sharing-based peacebuilding are celebrated and excused, using the contexts of Burundi and South Sudan to interpret the longevity of this deficient peacebuilding tool.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Official URL:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/Research/lse-festival-researc...
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific
Date Deposited:	16 May 2019 23:10
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 00:04
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/100695

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