The dilemma of Peace Sustainability: Administrative and Political Factors Affecting Post-Conflict Peacebuilding in District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17513379

Abstract

The process of peacebuilding is long-lasting in societies where conflict is fully resolved, and socio-cultural conditions and systems that once transformed into sources of violence and conflict are no longer present. However, unlike this, in most conflict-affected societies, peacebuilding efforts are less effective. They are challenged by post-conflict fragility and insecurity, which make it difficult to resolve the conflict comprehensively and increase the likelihood of relapse. A lot of these problems arise from deep-rooted, historical, administrative, and political factors that are practiced in ordinary ways and largely rationalized by social cosmology, administrative barriers, the ineffective role of politicians, and structural violence in society, which are the causes of peacebuilding failure. This research paper examines the factors that impede peacebuilding in post-conflict regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, specifically the district of Swat. The methods of qualitative research are grounded theory and theoretical sampling, which are applied to identify participants, collect data through interviews, and analyze the data. Results of the current study show that peacebuilding activities are largely influenced by poor management, administrative loopholes, and poor governance, and ineffective political leadership.