Citation

Abitbol E. J. Peacebuild. Dev. 2009; 5(1): 35-49.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, University of San Diego, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15423166.2009.573913574599

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Efforts to 'save' the Dead Sea have been globalised through the Red Sea-Dead Sea Canal feasibility study process facilitated by the World Bank. In claiming a 'peace dividend' as one 'intangible benefit' of programme development and problem solving, the canal initiative has established the relevance of peace discourse as a basis for critiquing the process. This article critically examines phase one of the feasibility study process and its implications for regional peacebuilding in the light of a claimed 'peace dividend', assessing the practices of regional integration, knowledge construction and stakeholder participation.