Ebola created mental barriers between contaminated and ‘clean’ regions that raised national security concerns. These barriers stripped people of their identity – they became viruses themselves – and of their social ties, keeping families and communities apart.
Behind well-established and fixed peacebuilding ‘models’ there always lies the danger of normativity and of a lack of flexibility. Rather than a model, it seems much more promising to foreground a frame within which to design more reflexive, adaptative and respectful peacebuilding strategies.
Building back better requires integrated approaches that address the impacts of COVID-19 across sectors, including health, environment, climate and urban planning.
“Chiaramente c’è un aspetto interessante che possiamo osservare da queste elezioni in Russia, perché hanno rappresentato un banco di prova del regime circa la sua capacità di controllare e orientare gli esiti di questo processo. Qualunque cosa fosse successo in Ucraina non avrebbe avuto nessuna conseguenza tangibile su quello che era questo passaggio elettorale.”