@article{ref1,
title="Cooperation, Peace and (Re-)Construction? A Tale from the Shanties",
journal="Journal of peacebuilding and development",
year="2011",
author="Marcelin, Louis Herns",
volume="6",
number="3",
pages="17-31",
abstract="The catastrophic earthquake of January 2010 deepened the socio-cultural fault lines and disparities that define Haitian society. Even before, the needs of the population and the prioritisation of intervention were managed by international actors. As a result of societal fragilities and the ineffectiveness of the Haitian state in shoring up community relations and basic services, a proliferation of NGOs has arisen in shanties to organise local groups around short-term programmes. Building on surveys and ethnographic research, this article analyses residents' perceptions of such initiatives to foster peace, reconstruction and development in one of Port-au-Prince's poorest and most violent neighbourhoods. Findings suggest that residents remain sceptical about the peace and development impacts of the proliferation of scattered, foreign-driven and unsustainable interventions in Cité Soleil.<p />",
language="",
issn="1542-3166",
doi="10.1080/15423166.2011.552244827861",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15423166.2011.552244827861"
}