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Civil society, hybridity and peacebuilding in Burundi: questioning authenticity

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Critics argue that liberal peacebuilding has resulted in the creation of a civil society populated with organisations that are artificial and externalised. These associations are contrasted with more locally-based groups that are considered to be more authentic and better able to build a hybrid peace that is emancipatory. At first glance, this characterisation appears to describe civil society in post-war Burundi, but on closer inspection a much more complex and interesting picture is revealed which challenges existing conceptualisations of post-conflict civil society. The paper finds that even associations that are deeply rooted in local communities are composites forged through their encounters with the global. Furthermore, this hybridity is not new. Rather it is the product of decades of prior hybridisation, raising important questions about the authenticity and legitimacy of these organisations and, ultimately, their ability to promote a peace that is transformative.

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  • Rowan Popplewell, 2019. "Civil society, hybridity and peacebuilding in Burundi: questioning authenticity," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(1), pages 129-146, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:40:y:2019:i:1:p:129-146
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2018.1432347
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