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The Role of Individuals in SSR

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This chapter explains how the key concepts of ‘hybridity’ and the ‘everyday’ encourage an understanding of the role of individuals in Kosovo’s SSR. It begins with a critique of the epistemological limitations of the liberal peace framework as a means to highlight the utility of ‘hybridity’. An analysis of the liberal peace-building framework and the assumptions that drive the international understanding of post-conflict contexts is critiqued from an epistemological standpoint, suggesting that an institutional focus obscures understanding of the complex realities of post-conflict state-building. Subsequently, the ‘everyday’ lens encourages analysis to contemplate SSR from the perspectives and actions of local actors, such as researchers, or those international practitioners on the frontlines of SSR. The chapter ends by demonstrating the benefit of observing post-conflict contexts through a hybrid framework of analysis by reflecting on studies that have contributed to a detailed deconstruction of Kosovo’s SSR.

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Phillipps, J. (2022). The Role of Individuals in SSR. In: Local Researchers and International Practitioners . Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82661-1_2

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