With examples drawn from across the globe, she reveals that peace can grow in the most unlikely circumstances. But what strategies have worked to build lasting peace in conflict zones, particularly for ordinary citizens on the ground? And why should other ordinary citizens, thousands of miles away, care? In The Frontlines of Peace, Severine Autesserre, award-winning researcher and peacebuilder, examines the well-intentioned but inherently flawed peace industry. The event takes place on Zoom, and will be held in English.At turns surprising, funny, and gut-wrenching, this is the hopeful story of the ordinary yet extraordinary people who have figured out how to build lasting peace in their communities The word "peacebuilding" evokes a story we've all heard over and over: violence breaks out, foreign nations are scandalized, peacekeepers and million-dollar donors come rushing in, warring parties sign a peace agreement and, sadly, within months the situation is back to where it started-sometimes worse.
Please register for the event and the book giveaway here. Moreover, the organizers are happy to be able to give away 15 copies of “The Frontlines of Peace” among participants. Ferguson Award (International Studies Association) and the 2016 Best Book of the Year Award (International Studies Association). This event is a collaboration between the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Dutch Foundation for Peace Studies.Ī leading scholar and practitioner on peacebuilding, Autesserre is also the author of “Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention” (2014, Cambridge University Press), which won a number of prizes, including the 2015 Yale H.
On Thursday, 16:00-17:30 CET, Séverine Autesserre (Barnard College, Columbia University) will present her new book “The Fronlines of Peace: An Insider’s Guide to Changing the World” (Oxford University Press).
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