This paper examines how national NGOs operating in conflict-affected or transitional regions generate and maintain legitimacy. It considers the experience of NGOs in three such contexts – Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). The paper argues that existing accounts...

This paper registers that peace building and conflict resolution in Africa has been a challenge and looks at mediation and conflict resolution from a different dimension. The paper argues that the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are the new hope for international peace and conflict...