03758cam a22005654a 4500 110587 20230410103931.0 100405s2010 enkb b 001 0 eng 16171583 2010014627 GBB042385 bnb 015515577 Uk 9780521191005 (hbk.) 0521191009 (hbk.) 9780521156011 (pbk.) 0521156017 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn503072889 DLC DLC UKM BTCTA YDXCP C#P CDX COO DLC pcc f-cg--- 500 DT 658.26 A939t 2010 967.5103 Autesserre, Séverine, 1976- The trouble with the Congo : local violence and the failure of international peacebuilding / Séverine Autesserre. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. xxi, 311 p. : maps ; 23 cm. Cambridge studies in international relations ; 115 Includes bibliographical references and index. The peacebuilding world -- A top-down problem -- A top-down solution -- A bottom-up story -- The defeat of bottom-up solutions -- Beyond the Congo. "The Trouble with the Congo suggests a new explanation for international peacebuilding failures in civil wars. Drawing from more than 330 interviews and a year and a half of field research, it develops a case study of the international intervention during the Democratic Republic of the Congo's unsuccessful transition from war to peace and democracy (2003-2006). Grassroots rivalries over land, resources, and political power motivated widespread violence. However, a dominant peacebuilding culture shaped the intervention strategy in a way that precluded action on local conflicts, ultimately dooming the international efforts to end the deadliest conflict since World War II. Most international actors interpreted continued fighting as the consequence of national and regional tensions alone. UN staff and diplomats viewed intervention at the macro levels as their only legitimate responsibility. The dominant culture constructed local peacebuilding as such an unimportant, unfamiliar, and unmanageable task that neither shocking events nor resistance from select individuals could convince international actors to reevaluate their understanding of violence and intervention"-- Provided by publisher. Congo (Democratic Republic) History 1997- Peace-building Congo (Democratic Republic) Community development Congo (Democratic Republic) Conflict management Congo (Democratic Republic) Internal security Congo (Democratic Republic) Violence Congo (Democratic Republic) Ethnic conflict Congo (Democratic Republic) Construcción de la Paz Congo (República Democrática). Desarrollo comunitario Congo (República Democrática). La gestión de conflicto Congo (República Democrática). La seguridad interna Congo (República Democrática). Violencia Congo (República Democrática). Cambridge studies in international relations ; 115. Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/56011/cover/9780521156011.jpg Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2010014627-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2010014627-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2010014627-t.html lcc bk YSL 28733 28733 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 1 0 500 DT 658.26 A939t 2010 00000104482 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk