TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Cooperation, Peace and (Re-)Construction? A Tale from the Shanties
JO  - Journal of peacebuilding and development
A1  - Marcelin, Louis Herns
SP  - 17
EP  - 31
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 />
LA  - 
SN  - 1542-3166
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15423166.2011.552244827861
ID  - ref1
ER  -