'International Intervention and Local Politics is an important and innovative contribution, examining the fraught relationship between peace, intervention, the state and scale. Deploying critical political geography and a Gramscian analysis it contributes to a radical rethinking of peace and development now underway.' Oliver Richmond, University of Manchester 'International intervention aimed at promoting peace and building state capacity has been hotly contested in recent decades - both in practice and in theory. This volume explores some fascinating and original research questions, drawing upon rich empirical insights, in order to make some sense of the crisis of confidence of intervention intervention. Above all, it genuinely goes beyond the 'liberal peacebuilding debate'.' Edward Newman, University of Leeds 'International Intervention and Local Politics provides an innovative and creative approach based on Gramscian theories and critical political geography, which is useful to policymakers, advisors, international consultants and academics seeking to understand the challenges in the implementation of policies in post-conflict states in the context of PSBIs [Peace-and State-Building Interventions]. Alvaro Mellado Dominguez, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding `International Intervention and Local Politics is an important and innovative contribution, examining the fraught relationship between peace, intervention, the state and scale. Deploying critical political geography and a Gramscian analysis it contributes to a radical rethinking of peace and development now underway.' Oliver Richmond, University of Manchester `International intervention aimed at promoting peace and building state capacity has been hotly contested in recent decades - both in practice and in theory. This volume explores some fascinating and original research questions, drawing upon rich empirical insights, in order to make some sense of the crisis of confidence of intervention intervention. Above all, it genuinely goes beyond the `liberal peacebuilding debate'.' Edward Newman, University of Leeds 'International Intervention and Local Politics provides an innovative and creative approach based on Gramscian theories and critical political geography, which is useful to policymakers, advisors, international consultants and academics seeking to understand the challenges in the implementation of policies in post-conflict states in the context of PSBIs [Peace-and State-Building Interventions]. Alvaro Mellado Dominguez, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding