Addressing the security-development nexus in post-conflict situations. The role of construction in rebuilding strife-torn countries

Abstract

The scholarly debate on the motives of civil conflict has been driven by explanations based on greed and grievance. Empirically, it has been demonstrated that greed explains the onset of conflict.Therefore, in order to prevent the renewal of civil war, the opportunity cost of the rebels going back to conflict must be raised in post-conflict situations. The central argument of this paper is to address this issue by promoting the construction sector as a tool to create development and achieve security.

El debate académico sobre los motivos de conflicto civil se ha centrado en explicaciones basadas en la codicia y en la injusticia. Empíricamente, se ha demostrado que la codicia explica el inicio del conflicto. Por tanto, para prevenir el reinicio de la guerra incrementar el costo de oportunidad para los rebeldes en caso de que éstos retomen las armas. El argumento central de este escrito es enfrentar el problema mediante la construcción como una herramienta para crear desarrollo y lograr seguridad.