THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT AND CONFLICT
Development should be viewed as a process rather than a finished result. Societies are in constant flux. Others succeed, while others fail. The goal of development theory is to explain both processes. The goal of development practice is to give tools that may be used throughout entire civilizations or communities. Such interventions aim to transfer communities or societies from a state where they are thought to be in poorer shape to a state where they are thought to be in better shape. The provision of aid in cases of violent conflict is emphasised in current linkages between development and conflict theory. Following violent conflicts, peacebuilding efforts address the same challenges as development interventions. Where the physical and social landscape has been devastated, development is at the heart of post-conflict interventions. In such circumstances, aid with development is provided. DEVELOPMENT: 'Development,' as we perceive it, has multiple dimensions. Economic develop...