Seminar Report: Post Conflict Reconstruction and Peacebuilding

This seminar report from the Institute for Security Studies outlines the objectives of a gathering of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers aimed at critically reflecting on post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding efforts, specifically addressing the gap between top-down strategies and local interests.

• Since the end of the Cold War, the international community has increasingly implemented extensive post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding programs through ad hoc coalitions or international organizations.
• Peacebuilding is defined by former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali as a medium- to long-term process focused on rebuilding war-affected communities and supporting structures to consolidate peace to prevent a return to conflict.
• There is a critical disconnect between top-down 'blueprint' strategies operating at the state level and the actual politics and interests of regional, local, and national actors, with local-level initiatives frequently being ignored.

APA

Institute for Security Studies (n.d.). Seminar Report: Post Conflict Reconstruction and Peacebuilding. https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/conference-reports/seminar-report-post-conflict-reconstruction-and-peacebuilding

Chicago

Institute for Security Studies. Seminar Report: Post Conflict Reconstruction and Peacebuilding. n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/conference-reports/seminar-report-post-conflict-reconstruction-and-peacebuilding.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforsecuritystudiesndseminar, author = {{Institute for Security Studies}}, title = {{Seminar Report: Post Conflict Reconstruction and Peacebuilding}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/conference-reports/seminar-report-post-conflict-reconstruction-and-peacebuilding}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }