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Is external economic assistance hampering the local ownership of peace? - The dilemma of EU’s economic funding of peacebuilding projects in Northern Ireland

Halvorsen, Emma LU (2018) FKVK02 20181
Department of Political Science
Abstract
While the international community spends enormous amounts of money engaging in peacebuilding efforts, scholars are increasing questioning what effect this actually has on the development of peace. Despite extensive economic contributions to post-conflict societies with the hope of ensuring peace, little development on the ground has been recorded. This raises a question of why provision of economic aid has not generated the expected results on the local level.

According to Jarstad and Sisk’s (2008) systemic dilemma, the development of locally rooted peace can be obstructed by the conditions attached to the provision of external economic aid. By adopting the argument of this theory, the following study examines what effect external... (More)
While the international community spends enormous amounts of money engaging in peacebuilding efforts, scholars are increasing questioning what effect this actually has on the development of peace. Despite extensive economic contributions to post-conflict societies with the hope of ensuring peace, little development on the ground has been recorded. This raises a question of why provision of economic aid has not generated the expected results on the local level.

According to Jarstad and Sisk’s (2008) systemic dilemma, the development of locally rooted peace can be obstructed by the conditions attached to the provision of external economic aid. By adopting the argument of this theory, the following study examines what effect external economic aid has on the opportunity for local ownership of peace in Northern Ireland. This is done by conducting a qualitative case study of EU’s provision of economic aid to peacebuilding projects in the region through the PEACE III program (2007-2013). The result indicate that EU’s provision of economic aid provides an intermediate opportunity for local ownership of peace. (Less)
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author
Halvorsen, Emma LU
supervisor
organization
course
FKVK02 20181
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Peacebuilding, local ownership, economic aid, Northern Ireland
language
English
id
8942615
date added to LUP
2018-08-24 08:22:14
date last changed
2018-08-24 08:22:14
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  abstract     = {{While the international community spends enormous amounts of money engaging in peacebuilding efforts, scholars are increasing questioning what effect this actually has on the development of peace. Despite extensive economic contributions to post-conflict societies with the hope of ensuring peace, little development on the ground has been recorded. This raises a question of why provision of economic aid has not generated the expected results on the local level. 

According to Jarstad and Sisk’s (2008) systemic dilemma, the development of locally rooted peace can be obstructed by the conditions attached to the provision of external economic aid. By adopting the argument of this theory, the following study examines what effect external economic aid has on the opportunity for local ownership of peace in Northern Ireland. This is done by conducting a qualitative case study of EU’s provision of economic aid to peacebuilding projects in the region through the PEACE III program (2007-2013). The result indicate that EU’s provision of economic aid provides an intermediate opportunity for local ownership of peace.}},
  author       = {{Halvorsen, Emma}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Is external economic assistance hampering the local ownership of peace? - The dilemma of EU’s economic funding of peacebuilding projects in Northern Ireland}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}