Local agreements - an introduction to the special issue

This article introduces a Peacebuilding special issue on local agreements in intractable conflicts. By 'local', we refer to any type of agreement that covers a geographical area less than the entire national territory although the issues and actors may be national, regional, international...

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Published in:Peacebuilding 2022-04, Vol.10 (2), p.107-121
Main Authors: Kaldor, Mary, Theros, Marika, Turkmani, Rim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
armed groups
Conflict
Deployment
local agreements
local ceasefire
local peace committees
multilateral actors
Peace
Peacebuilding
Peacekeeping
Social conditions & trends
Surrender
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Summary:This article introduces a Peacebuilding special issue on local agreements in intractable conflicts. By 'local', we refer to any type of agreement that covers a geographical area less than the entire national territory although the issues and actors may be national, regional, international as well as local. Our main finding is that local agreements are a pervasive feature of contemporary conflict, owing to the fragmented decentred character of conflicts. . Local agreements are not necessarily about peace ; they may be a form of surrender, or about tactical alliances and deployment of armed groups. The overall conclusion is that local talks can contribute to what the paper defines as a peace logic, if they involve local civilians and multilateral actors, and are based on a detailed knowledge of context. Expanding this type of process on a large-scale may be the best opportunity for addressing the social condition that characterises contemporary intractable conflicts.
ISSN:2164-7259
2164-7267
DOI:10.1080/21647259.2022.2042111