The Lexicon Approach
Subtitle: The State of ELT and Way Forward (ISBN 090671799X, ISBN 090671799X)
Publisher: Springer International Publishing; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2014
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9783319003054
Description: Based on the swisspeace annual conference 2012, the publication examines the delicate balance between external interventions and locally-led initiatives. It addresses the question of what “local” means in the peacebuilding and development context; which actors on the ground actually represent the local level and how external actors choose their partners from amongst them. Moreover, it examines how local ownership - emerging as key criteria for any external intervention - is constituted: does this concept only imply local participation or is local control from the outset a must? Finally, it assesses the potential of locally-led initiatives and local conflict resolution mechanisms and their interaction with external interventions. Several authors provide insights on these questions and nuance our thinking about both local ownership and external interventions. As such, the publication aims to encourage critical reflections on this topical debate in peacebuilding and development.