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Talking past each other: regional and domestic resistance in the Burundian intervention scene
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Abstract Peacebuilding attempts invoke a considerable amount of friction. In this article we argue that these frictional encounters can be made visible by focusing on articulations of resistance voiced by different actors in the intervention scene, including national elites and interveners. Departing from th... view more
Peacebuilding attempts invoke a considerable amount of friction. In this article we argue that these frictional encounters can be made visible by focusing on articulations of resistance voiced by different actors in the intervention scene, including national elites and interveners. Departing from the discussion of the regionally led facilitation in Burundi, we show that the respective national elites and African interveners referred to different scales in order to legitimise their resistance: the Great Lakes Peace Initiative for Burundi resisted sedimented continental practices as well as international attempts to impose their conceptions of peace, whereas the Burundian elites repeatedly rejected regionally sponsored 'solutions' with reference to the domestic situation. Drawing on interviews with and statements by diverse national and regional forces, we show how claims to resist were articulated with respect to different spatial reference points and thereby explore how regional and domestic actors talked past each other.... view less
Keywords
Burundi; peace process; peacekeeping; intervention; Africa
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
friction; peacebuilding; resistance
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 272-290
Journal
Cooperation and Conflict: Journal of the Nordic International Studies Association, 51 (2016) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0010836716632559
ISSN
1460-3691
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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