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- Title
Peacebuilding in Politically Challenging Environments: How Do Local Peacebuilders Navigate Muddy Waters in the South Caucasus?
- Authors
Tadevosyan, Margarita
- Abstract
With the global proliferation of the liberal peace agenda, there has been an increase in attention to the participation of non-governmental organizations (NGO s) in the development and support of national peace agendas. However, with the rise of authoritarian states around the world, and the closing of civic spaces, NGO s have become constrained and limited in their actions. We often see autocratic and repressive regimes not welcoming the implementation of any initiatives that fall outside the scope of their official negotiation platforms, and therefore, limiting the participation of their citizens in unofficial peacebuilding initiatives. Through the application of the authoritarian conflict management framework, this article discusses the challenges of carrying out peacebuilding work in such non-permissive environments in the context of the South Caucasus and points out ways that local peacebuilding organizations and peace activists work around these restrictions to negotiate the reconciliation space that they are attempting to create.
- Subjects
SOUTH Caucasus; PEACEBUILDING; NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations; CONFLICT management; PACIFISTS; COMMUNITY organization
- Publication
International Negotiation, 2024, Vol 29, Issue 1, p139
- ISSN
1382-340X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1163/15718069-bja10084