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Based on the swisspeace annual conference 2012, this book examines the delicate balance between international interventions and locally led initiatives. It examines how local ownership - emerging as key criteria for any external intervention - is constituted; does this concept only imply local participation or is local control from the outset a must ? Moreover, it addresses the question of what 'local' means in the peacebuilding and development context; which actors on the ground actually represent the local level and how external actors choose their partners from amongst them. Finally, it assesses the potential of locally led initiatives and local conflict resolution mechanisms and their interaction with external interventions. Several authors provide insights on these issues and nuance our thinking about both local ownership and external interventions. As such, the publication aims to encourage critical reflections on this topical debate in peacebuidling and development.

PEACE-BUILDING