@article{ref1,
title="Business engagement in violence prevention and peace-building: the case of Kenya",
journal="Conflict, security and development",
year="2017",
author="Austin, Jonathan Luke and Wennmann, Achim",
volume="17",
number="6",
pages="451-472",
abstract="Kenyan business was important in mitigating episodes of election violence in 2007-2008 and 2013. This article finds that this role was motivated by the ethical and moral commitments of key business leaders to further peace in times of violence; and by interests in preventing future economic loss. However, by adopting a lens that situates business roles in violence prevention and peace-building within Kenya's conflict systems and political economy, the article finds a paradox: this lens confirms the Kenyan 'success story' with respect to specific violent episodes; but it also reveals a much more limited role for business in transforming the underlying sources of conflict; especially when these are congruent with key business fundamentals connected to land ownership, property rights, export-oriented production or services, or a 'limited' access order. Overall, the article highlights that business should leverage its comparative advantages within broader multi-stakeholder coalitions, especially in terms of its ability to influence political leaders, entry-points for informal dialogue to diffuse crises and capital to support peace-building initiatives.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1467-8802",
doi="10.1080/14678802.2017.1401840",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14678802.2017.1401840"
}