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Theoretical Debates on Interventions and Multilateral Peace-Building Interventions

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This chapter explores extant theory and literature in relation to conflict, violence, and peace-building theory with a focus on intervention theory. It looks particularly at human relations theory and the developing literature on the role of culture, empathy, and humiliation in peace-building. The chapter also looks at the challenge of local ownership, norm-setting and revisits the theory and evolution of the notion of human security within EU policies. It examines how human needs influence the operationalisation of peace-building interventions.

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Doyle, K. (2022). Theoretical Debates on Interventions and Multilateral Peace-Building Interventions. In: EU Peacebuilding Missions. Palgrave Studies in Compromise after Conflict. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18769-8_3

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