The clash of practice: political controversy and the United Nations Peacebuilding commission

Bueger, Christian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4259-9299 2011. The clash of practice: political controversy and the United Nations Peacebuilding commission. Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice 7 (2) , pp. 171-191. 10.1332/174426411X579216

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Abstract

Controversy is at the heart of politics. Theories of practice offer a productive way of understanding controversies and potentially negotiating in them. In this paper, drawing on the work of Theodore Schatzki, Michel Callon and Bruno Latour, I introduce a heuristic for understanding controversies. I argue that what is often at stake in controversies are different types of practices of how a political issue should be handled. I introduce five of these types of practices. I analyse a case from global politics to demonstrate the value of such a perspective - the controversies in the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission are analysed as clashes between different practices of handling peacebuilding.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Department of Politics and International Relations (POLIR)
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations
Uncontrolled Keywords:	PRACTICE THEORY; POLITICAL CONTROVERSY; INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS; PEACEBUILDING
Publisher:	Policy Press
ISSN:	1744-2648
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2022 13:44
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/15188

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