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The dynamic local: delocalisation and (re-)localisation in the search for peacebuilding identity

Kappler, Stefanie

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This article challenges the notion of the ‘local’ as a static identity or set position and argues for a processual understanding of localisation, in which constant processes of delocalisation and (re-)localisation serve as tools by which peacebuilding actors position themselves in the political economy and the social landscape of peacebuilding. Peacebuilding agency and -identity are viewed as situated in time and space and subject to constant transformation. Using the cases of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Cyprus, I argue that the positionality of local identity is contingent on the ever-changing social context and political economy of peacebuilding. By viewing processes of (re-)localisation and delocalisation as markers of agency, we can overcome the binary between local and international and investigate more subtle forms of agency in a fluid peacebuilding environment. The article identifies the ways in which peacebuilding agency facilitates the creation of a particular set of identities (identification), before investigating the processes of delocalisation and (re-)localisation in detail. The article goes on to argue that, rather than being mutually exclusive, these two processes tend to happen in parallel and thus challenge the seemingly neat binary between local and international peacebuilding identities.

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Kappler, S. (2015). The dynamic local: delocalisation and (re-)localisation in the search for peacebuilding identity. Third World Quarterly, 36(5), 875-889. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2015.1025740

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 2, 2015
Online Publication Date Jun 8, 2015
Publication Date May 1, 2015
Deposit Date Sep 23, 2015
Publicly Available Date Nov 1, 2016
Journal Third World Quarterly
Print ISSN 0143-6597
Electronic ISSN 1360-2241
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 36
Issue 5
Pages 875-889
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2015.1025740
Keywords Peacebuilding, Identity, Agency, Localisation, International political economy.
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1402333

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