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Séverine Autesserre is an award-winning author, peacebuilder, and researcher, as well as a Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University. She is the author of the books The Trouble with the Congo , Peaceland , and The Frontlines of Peace , in addition to articles for publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Policy.

Autesserre has been involved intimately in the world of international aid for more than twenty years. She has conducted research in twelve different conflict zones, from Colombia to Somalia to Israel and the Palestinian territories. She has worked for Doctors Without Borders in places like Afghanistan and Congo, and at the United Nations headqua ...more

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	The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider's Guide to Changing the World by Severine Autesserre (Goodreads Author), Leymah Gbowee (Foreword) 4.18 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention 4.25 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trouble with the Congo: Local Violence and the Failure of International Peacebuilding 4.05 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sur les fronts de la paix 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sur les fronts de la paix: Guide de l'activiste pour un monde nouveau 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wetenschap voor een nieuwe wereld: Lessen voor de eenentwintigste eeuw by Pieter d'Hoine (Editor), Bart Pattyn (Editor), Severine Autesserre (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Throughout Peaceland, inequality permeates the relationships between interveners and local stakeholders.”
― Severine Autesserre, Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention

tags: foreign-aid, inequality, interveners, peacebuilding, social-justice

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“It is clear that international peacebuilders are not the only, or even the main, figures responsible for the failure of the Congolese peace process. Certain Congolese actors at all levels; certain Rwandan, Ugandan, and Burundian leaders; and the individuals and companies involved in arms trafficking and illegal exploitation of Congolese resources together deserve the largest share of the blame.”
― Severine Autesserre, The Trouble with the Congo: Local Violence and the Failure of International Peacebuilding

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“At first glance, one might assume that a peacekeeping soldier from Pakistan, a diplomat from the United States, and a human rights advocate from Senegal would approach their jobs quite differently. Yet, while in Congo for a previous research project, I observed striking similarities in the ways that international interveners understand the situations they face and in the strategies they adopt, despite their otherwise extremely different national, professional, social, and economic backgrounds.”
― Severine Autesserre, Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention

tags: foreign-policy, international-interveners, intervention, peacekeeping

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