From peacekeeping to post conflict reconstruction and development : positing a new praxis for discussion

Abstract

Often, those who theorise about conflict resolution and post conflict reconstruction and development are not necessarily the ones engaging in modes of practice; while those who engage in practice do not always have the luxury of informing their practice with new and innovative theory. The best of all possible worlds therefore is to bring communities of scholars together with practitioners in order that theory informs practice and practice can test, illuminate, and build on theory.