TY - BOOK AU - Millar,Gearoid TI - An ethnographic approach to peacebuilding: understanding local experiences in transitional states T2 - Studies in conflict, development and peacebuilding SN - 9780415870351 (hardback) AV - JZ5538 .M547 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Peace-building KW - Evaluation KW - Social aspects KW - International cooperation KW - Sierra Leone KW - Ethnology N1 - Including bibliographical references (pages [169]-189) and index; Introduction to the ethnographic approach --; Peacebuilding, empowerment, and evaluation --; Historical, political, and social context --; The four pillars of the ethnographic approach --; Peacebuilding as experiential --; Ethnographic preparation --; Local engagement --; Appraisal of one's own implicit assumptions --; The details and challenges of incorporating the ethnographic approach --; Challenges to the ethnographic approach --; The distinctive strengths of the ethnographic approach --; Conclusion ER -