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Author: Sarah B.K. von Billerbeck (Lecturer in International Relations, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Reading)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.90cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.470kg
ISBN: 9780198755708
ISBN 10: 0198755708
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 15 December 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
The reader should not be misled by this rather slim book: In just over 150 pages (plus appendices) the author makes several sophisticated arguments that help the reader navigate the dizzying contribution (or lack thereof) and influence of local ownership in the last decade of peacebuilding. Von Billerbeck, in fact, provides the reader with a thorough conceptual history of numerous ideas - not just local ownership but also self-determination, liberal versus communitarian peacebuilding, and legitimacy. In particular, her discussion of legitimacy and the necessity of looking at the audience of legitimacy is excellent, addressing an area often overlooked. * Perspectives on Politics * ...von Billerbeck...expand[s] our knowledge of peacekeeping and peacebuilding praxis * Sarah Smith, London School of Economics, International Studies Review *
The reader should not be misled by this rather slim book: In just over 150 pages (plus appendices) the author makes several sophisticated arguments that help the reader navigate the dizzying contribution (or lack thereof) and influence of local ownership in the last decade of peacebuilding. Von Billerbeck, in fact, provides the reader with a thorough conceptual history of numerous ideas - not just local ownership but also self-determination, liberal versus communitarian peacebuilding, and legitimacy. In particular, her discussion of legitimacy and the necessity of looking at the audience of legitimacy is excellent, addressing an area often overlooked. * Perspectives on Politics *
Author Information
Dr. Sarah von Billerbeck is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Reading. Her research focuses on UN peacekeeping, civil war and post-conflict reconstruction, the UN, institutional legitimacy, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She previously worked for the UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC, the American Refugee Committee in Guinea, and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in Lebanon. She holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford and previously taught at King's College London.
