Description
This workshop seeks to decenter dominant ‘Northern’ narratives and perceptions of international statebuilding and security interventions in the Global South. In many world regions, international interventions in situations seen as unstable and fragile have sought to increase a state’s ability to set and implement rules, often by trying to (re-‐)construct effective state institutions and a strong state monopoly on the use of force. These international intervention practices into the domestic political orders of recipient states have come under sustained critique from researchers and practitioners alike. However, there is still a dearth of theory-‐led research that addresses how actors in the Global South perceive of and engage with such international interventions. Adding to recent debates about the politics of knowledge in postcolonial studies and critical security studies, the workshop aims to bring into focus the divergences and confluences of Northern and Southern perceptions, narratives and knowledges of international interventions. Highlighting alternative perspectives on fragility and (in)security as well as on potential responses, the workshop puts forward a research agenda for the study of international interventions that goes beyond still dominant ‘Northern’ interpretations of international engagement in the field of International Relations.| Period | 15 Jul 2016 → 16 Jul 2016 |
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| Event title | Decentering International Interventions: Alternative Perspectives on Statehood and (In)Security in the Global South |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Berlin, GermanyShow on map |