Conclusion

Abstract

The short conclusion provides concluding thoughts. It notes that in the context of Sierra Leone, local actors have not necessarily acted according to the demands of international actors, and also local actors have been engaging with each other in the context of international peacebuilding, with marginalized groups such as the youth and women drawing on the tenets of the liberal peace to challenge those in power. This has resulted in hybrid forms of peace and politics that are not necessarily emancipatory. It also notes that excessive focus on the power dynamics between international actors and local actors has a danger of focusing on certain forms of power and overlooking entrenched patterns of control, hierarchy and dominance at the local level that contributed to the violent conflict in the first place, and can lead to negative hybridity in post-conflict situations.