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This chapter summarizes the argument that cooperation between local and international peacebuilding actors enhances the effectiveness of their programs because they have complementary priorities and comparative advantages that allow them to comprehensively address multi-layered conflict issues. It shares reflections on the implications of the book’s findings for peacebuilding scholarship and practice, discusses ways in which the argument is valid in other geographical contexts and makes suggestions for future research that will hopefully provide further insights on how to make peacebuilding more effective in the DRC and beyond.
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The name was changed for reasons of anonymity.
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Interview #106 with national elite actor, Kinshasa, 2012.
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Hellmüller, S. (2018). Conclusion. In: The Interaction Between Local and International Peacebuilding Actors . Rethinking Political Violence. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65301-3_6
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