Vive la différence? Humanitarian and political approaches to engaging armed groups
This is a version of an article produced for an issue of Accord, the International Review of Peace Initiatives produced by Conciliation Resources.
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The humanitarian approach is often defined as trying to prevent and mitigate the consequences of conflict, the political approach as trying to end conflict. In practice, however, it is often difficult to draw such a clear cut distinction. Petrasek illuminates the practical risks of combining the two and how to maximise the benefits drawn from both approaches without jeopardising the success of either one.
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