Summary of the Spaces of Local Agreements: Towards a Peace Process Imaginary

Authors: Christine Bell and Laura Wise

This executive summary of ‘The Spaces of Local Peace Agreements: Towards a New Imaginary of the Peace Process’ uses insights from a new qualitative dataset on local agreements (PA-X Local) to explore the places and spaces of local agreements as an alternative frame to understand conflict resolution in the current moment. We suggest that local agreements present a new picture of conflict and point to a new imaginary for peace processes. 

This is an abridged version of an article published in a special issue of the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. Read the full article: The Spaces of Local Agreements: Towards a New Imaginary of the Peace Process.