TY - JOUR
T1 - The ‘South’ Speaks Back
T2 - Exposing the Ethical Stakes of Dismissing Resilience in Conflict-Affected Contexts
AU - Hajir, Basma
AU - Clarke-Habibi, Sara
AU - Kurian, Nomisha
PY - 2021/2/15
Y1 - 2021/2/15
N2 - This article extends current debates about the worth of resilience-focused interventions in conflict-affected settings and highlights two gaps in the literature: inattention to the role of positionality, and a lack of critical reflection on the binaries drawn between individual needs and structural change. We discuss the complexities of geopolitical conflict, identify the political resistance embedded within resilience, prioritise local voices and needs, problematise Eurocentric knowledge production, and dissolve false dichotomies by honouring the distinctive purposes of different disciplines. We call for new forms of contextualised, epistemic and cognitive global justice that capture the multifaceted, dynamic nature of adversity, resilience, and transformational change.
AB - This article extends current debates about the worth of resilience-focused interventions in conflict-affected settings and highlights two gaps in the literature: inattention to the role of positionality, and a lack of critical reflection on the binaries drawn between individual needs and structural change. We discuss the complexities of geopolitical conflict, identify the political resistance embedded within resilience, prioritise local voices and needs, problematise Eurocentric knowledge production, and dissolve false dichotomies by honouring the distinctive purposes of different disciplines. We call for new forms of contextualised, epistemic and cognitive global justice that capture the multifaceted, dynamic nature of adversity, resilience, and transformational change.
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2020.1860608
DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2020.1860608
M3 - Article
SN - 1750-2977
VL - 16
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding
JF - Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding
IS - 1
ER -