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Lives Amid Violence - Transforming Development in the Wake of Conflict (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,859
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Lives Amid Violence - Transforming Development in the Wake of Conflict (Hardcover): Mareike Schomerus

Lives Amid Violence - Transforming Development in the Wake of Conflict (Hardcover)

Mareike Schomerus

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Violent conflict and its aftermath are pressing problems, particularly for international development initiatives. However, the results of development in conflict contexts have generally been disappointing and their preventative potential thus questionable. Available Open Access, Lives Amid Violence argues that this is because practitioners adhere to a mental model that emphasises linearity, certainty, and causality, assuming that violence is best addressed through work plans that deliver state-building, stabilisation and services. Based on ten years of multi-method research from, in, and on conflict-affected countries, this book challenges this approach. Drawing on a significant collaborative body of scholarship, this work puts forward original and generalizable conclusions about how lives amid violence persist, offering an invitation to abandon restricting mental models and to embrace creative ways of thinking and working. These include paying attention to the long-term effects of conflict on individual behaviour and decision-making, the social realities of economic life, the role service delivery plays in negotiations between citizens and states, and to creating meaningful relationships. Transformation also requires reflection and therefore the book concludes with constructive suggestions on how to practice these insights to better support those whose lives are shaped by violence. More details are available at www.transformingdevelopment.org The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

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Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2022
Authors: Mareike Schomerus
Dimensions: 234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-0-7556-4083-6
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Peace studies > General
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LSN: 0-7556-4083-7
Barcode: 9780755640836

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