Citation

Greener BK. J. Peacebuild. Dev. 2011; 6(2): 30-42.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, University of San Diego, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15423166.2011.378356435373

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article investigates the relationship between the statebuilding efforts currently emphasised as necessary for development and security in post-conflict settings, and the possibilities for broader peacebuilding efforts to be prioritised. It does this through an analysis of the push to form a centralised formal police force in the Solomon Islands where more informal sites of policing authority already exist. The paper suggests that the narrower emphasis on statebuilding as represented by a focus on the institutional rebuilding of police needs to be reoriented towards a focus on peacebuilding as represented by a more flexible approach to supporting sustainable broader forms of policing.