International peace building and the emerging inclusivity norm. Issue 2 (1st February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Donais, Timothy; McCandless, Erin
• Is Part Of: Third world quarterly. Volume 38:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 291
• Page End: 310
• Publication Date: 2017-02-01
• Subjects: Peace building -- state building -- inclusivity -- New Deal -- international norms -- civil society; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; 909.09724
• DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2016.1191344
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0143-6597

Abstract

Abstract: This paper draws on constructivist theory to assess the contemporary debate around inclusion within peace-building and state-building processes and on inclusivity as an emerging norm within international policy processes. Within the wider context of an ongoing but still incomplete normative shift in terms of how peace building is both understood and practised, it focuses on the case of the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States, and makes the case that the inclusivity agenda marks a significant shift towards fulfilling a longstanding commitment to respecting national ownership of peace-building processes.