Instead, her book takes a discursive, deeper approach. Her book is based on many years’ research on local peacebuilding, and as a result I think I was probably expecting an inventory of hundreds of successful outcomes from all over the world, and a nicely wrought framework for conceptualising and considering local peace initiatives: a more thoroughly researched example of the report we had put together in 2019. Autessere is a Barnard College anthropologist well known for her research on international peace efforts. It was with great pleasure therefore, that I sat down to read Séverine Autessere’s new book, The Frontlines of Peace. Unfortunately, too many international organisations still find it difficult to acknowledge, much less actively support and complement such local efforts. With limited time and resources, we produced a report that collected examples from many different countries, making the case that such initiatives deserve more space and support. Two years ago I helped Peace Direct write a report designed to explore and showcase the impacts of local peacebuilding initiatives: actions intended to reduce or prevent violence, initiated by the people who were themselves affected or under threat.
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