Vol. 9(5), pp. 186-190. November, 2021. 

ISSN: 2360-784X

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijpsd2021080

 

Full Length Research

 

Abstract

Key bilateral and multilateral actors approach post- conflict peacebuilding from multiple perspectives without a common definition or doctrine of peacebuilding. Peacebuilding interventions since the early 1990s have exhibited common characteristics. Zimbabwe are currently in a deep political and socio-economic crisis. The citizens are victims of political instability and socio-economic disturbances, similar to conflict ravaged countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan, Mozambique, Libya, and Ethiopia. Any local, regional and international development strategy in the country must be informed by recent post-conflict experiences. Accordingly, this paper argues that Zimbabwe needs a post-conflict recovery response and identifies priority actions to support a political evolution and socio-economic recovery. The study further suggests immediate steps donors and policy makers can take to heal the wounds of Zimbabweans and lift the majority from miserable poverty. While peacebuilding is a multi-faceted process requiring holistic approaches, it needs to be guided by a hierarchy of priorities established in response to the specific needs and political dynamics in a given context. Establishing such a hierarchy requires an overall political strategy. The people of Zimbabwe like any other post-conflict society must own the reconstruction process. This must go beyond common rhetoric. They must be actively involved in setting the agenda and leading the process, which is a highly political process complicated by the deep wounds of the conflict.

 

Keywords: peacebuilding, conflict, crisis, violence, Zimbabwe

 

	Cite This Article As: Mamombe, T., Kurebwa, J. (2021). The Winding Road to Stabilisation: Application of Post-conflict Recovery Responses and Frameworks in Zimbabwe. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 9(5):186-190