Beyond Liberal Peacebuilding

Taylor & Francis

Beyond Liberal PeacebuildingA Critical Exploration of the Local Turn\nAuthor(s): Elisa Randazzo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138670327, 978-1138670327\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the logic behind the shifts and paradigm changes within the scholarship on peacebuilding. \n\nIn particular, the book is concerned with examining if, and how, these shifts have significantly altered how we think about peacebuilding beyond the liberal peacebuilding paradigm. To do so, the book engages with the logic of critique that has led to the emergence of different theoretical approaches to peacebuilding, from hands-on institutionalisation, to the local turn. It uses the case of Kosovo to understand how a lessons-learnt approach facilitated the shift towards more invasive and intrusive forms of peacebuilding first. However, it is also crucial to understanding the recent local turn, as the rise of local ownership discourses in K.