Post-conflict Peacebuilding (part-3)

This is the third and last part of the series of the articles which reflected over the post-conflict peacebuilding. After talking about the different phases of post-conflict peacebuilding and the complexities it almost invariably has. The articles argued
that despite potentially well-intentioned decisions and hectic efforts, the results are often contrary to what’s planned.

Therefore, everything be considered and weighed carefully before endeavoring to change everything in the conflict- and war-torn society for peacebuilding. The point to make here, which the last part will also argue, is that renewed economic activity
and employment, internationally sponsored reconstruction projects should take precedence over the Liberalization and Democratization if the process has to see the light of the day. 

Like Anam Prem once said that "peace is not a thing to be achieved or a commodity to be stored," or like Martin Luther King once opined that "eace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal," it is indeed peace
that is the first requirement of the post-conflict peacebuilding. 

It is here that Roland Paris’ emphasis on “institutionalization” as a strategy for post-conflict peacebuilding becomes valid. For that missions must remain in place for longer than typical. The termination of peacebuilding operations be linked to the accomplishment
of specific policy objectives.

A better central coordination for peacebuilding operations is what is required because most of the times the diversity of international agencies that participate in these operation creates problems.

For it, the priority has to be the establishment of an explicit division of labor among peacebuilding agencies and identify lines of authority in advance of a mission’s deployment. Secondly, Economic liberalization, like he suggests – and that I agree with,
should be implemented gradually to avoid the destabilizing effects.

The emphasis should be on poverty reduction and distributional equity, particularly in countries where civil conflicts is associated with socioeconomic disparities. All the same, food subsidies shall help eliminate extreme forms of poverty.

For renewed economic activity and employment, internationally sponsored reconstruction projects should take precedence.This, unlike the Liberalization and Democratization, effort may produce more good results.

Concluded!

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Posted by Sajjad Hussain on Jan 10 2012. Filed under Opinion. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry