When Liberal Peacebuilding Fails: Paradoxes of Implementing Ownership and Accountability in the Integrated Approach

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When Liberal Peacebuilding Fails : Paradoxes of Implementing Ownership and Accountability in the Integrated Approach. / Philipsen, Lise.

In: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Vol. 8, No. 1, 19.03.2014, p. 42-67.

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Philipsen, L 2014, 'When Liberal Peacebuilding Fails: Paradoxes of Implementing Ownership and Accountability in the Integrated Approach', Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 42-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2014.877628

APA

Philipsen, L. (2014). When Liberal Peacebuilding Fails: Paradoxes of Implementing Ownership and Accountability in the Integrated Approach. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 8(1), 42-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2014.877628

Vancouver

Philipsen L. When Liberal Peacebuilding Fails: Paradoxes of Implementing Ownership and Accountability in the Integrated Approach. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 2014 Mar 19;8(1):42-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2014.877628

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Philipsen, Lise. / When Liberal Peacebuilding Fails : Paradoxes of Implementing Ownership and Accountability in the Integrated Approach. In: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 2014 ; Vol. 8, No. 1. pp. 42-67.

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