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Social capital and post-conflict reconstruction in Burundi : the limits of community-based reconstruction
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Abstract
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| Using an examination of three NGO interventions in post-conflict Burundi, this article questions community-based reconstruction as a mechanism to rebuild social capital after conflicts, particularly when direct livelihood support is provided. The authors demonstrate a general shortcoming of the methodology employed in community-based development (CBD), namely its focus on technical procedural design, which results in what may be termed supplydriven demand-driven reconstruction. The findings suggest the need for a political economy perspective on social capital, which acknowledges that the effects on social capital are determined by the type of economic resource CBD gives access to. Through the use of a resource typology, the case studies show that the CBD methodology and the potential effects on social capital differ when applied to public and non-strategic versus private and strategic resources. This has particular consequences for post-conflict situations. A generalized application of CBD methodology to post-conflict reconstruction programmes fails to take adequate account of the nature of the interventions and the challenges posed by the particular post-conflict setting. The article therefore questions the current popular social engineering approach to post-conflict reconstruction. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Development and change. - Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Publication
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Beverly Hills, Calif.
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2013
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ISSN
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0012-155X
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1467-7660
[online]
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DOI
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10.1111/DECH.12008
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Volume/pages
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44
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(2013)
, p. 147-174
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ISI
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000313721700007
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