Lost in Translation: How Building "Strong" Institutions Can Diminish Human Security in the Global South

Jul 29, 2019 | McKenzie F. Johnson
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In the Global South, natural resource conflict has largely been considered a consequence of poor governance and weak political institutions. The international community’s solution? Build “green” governance capacity as a way to mitigate violent conflict and improve environmental outcomes. For the international development community, this has meant introducing laws, policies, and practices based on international standards of best practice, and training local regulators to adhere to those standards.