Author(s):
Stephen Reimer
Type:
Research abstract
Department:
Department of Government
Exhibit no:
75
The abstract outlines my Master's dissertation project, where I used a critical discourse analysis based on cognitive dissonance theory to evaluate how and why failures in power-sharing-based peacebuilding are celebrated and excused, using the contexts of Burundi and South Sudan to interpret the longevity of this deficient peacebuilding tool.