Better Peacebuilding: Séverine Autesserre

OCCUPY!: An Unfinished Uprising · May 20, 2021 · 39m

Ideal Peacebuilding

The ideal peacebuilding model is context-specific. It heavily relies on grassroots peacebuilding efforts by the local community to address specific causes of violence. It also relies on outsiders using the traditional top-down approach to connect with government officials, elites, rebel leaders, and other power players. These responses should be led by locals with knowledge and supported by outsiders with resources. Communities must make the decisions that impact themselves, instead of outsider interveners.

Bottom-Up Peacebuilding

Bottom-up peacebuilding is a way to end…