The clash of practice: political controversy and the United Nations Peacebuilding commission
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The clash of practice : political controversy and the United Nations Peacebuilding commission. / Bueger, Christian.
In: Evidence and Policy, Vol. 7, No. 2, 01.05.2011, p. 171-191.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The clash of practice
T2 - political controversy and the United Nations Peacebuilding commission
AU - Bueger, Christian
PY - 2011/5/1
Y1 - 2011/5/1
N2 - Controversy is at the heart of politics. Theories of practice offer a productive way of understanding controversies and potentially negotiating in them. In this paper, drawing on the work of Theodore Schatzki, Michel Callon and Bruno Latour, I introduce a heuristic for understanding controversies. I argue that what is often at stake in controversies are different types of practices of how a political issue should be handled. I introduce five of these types of practices. I analyse a case from global politics to demonstrate the value of such a perspective – the controversies in the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission are analysed as clashes between different practices of handling peacebuilding.
AB - Controversy is at the heart of politics. Theories of practice offer a productive way of understanding controversies and potentially negotiating in them. In this paper, drawing on the work of Theodore Schatzki, Michel Callon and Bruno Latour, I introduce a heuristic for understanding controversies. I argue that what is often at stake in controversies are different types of practices of how a political issue should be handled. I introduce five of these types of practices. I analyse a case from global politics to demonstrate the value of such a perspective – the controversies in the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission are analysed as clashes between different practices of handling peacebuilding.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - international organisations
KW - peacebuilding
KW - political controversy
KW - practice theory
U2 - 10.1332/174426411X579216
DO - 10.1332/174426411X579216
M3 - Journal article
VL - 7
SP - 171
EP - 191
JO - Evidence and Policy
JF - Evidence and Policy
SN - 1744-2648
IS - 2
ER -
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