How Can High-Profile Centralized Peace Conferences Be Counterproductive

question 8

Multiple Choice

How can high-profile centralized peace conferences be counterproductive?

• A) Motivates agents to be disruptive in order to be included.
• B) Puts too much pressure on the peace makers.
• C) Gives too much influence to local actors and not those involved in fighting.
• D) Creates a form of structural violence imposed from international institutions.
• E) Requires a formalized system of recognition which excludes important stakeholders.

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