MIDDLE LEVEL LEADERS IN PEACEBUILDING: THE CASE OF POST-CONFLICT SITUATION IN THE SWAT VALLEY, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Peacebuilding is a phenomenon of transforming conflict into reconstruction of societies and developmental prospects for all the stakeholders involved. Valley Swat has been entered into a post-conflict peacebuilding phase in August 2009. There were many actors involved in the peacebuilding process of Swat. The leadership model of John Paul Leadarach talk about three different types of leaders as important social actors in the process of peacebuilding. This research study will dichotomize the leadership model into three parts to get an understanding of middle-level leaders in any society and will analyze role of mid-level leadership in Swat.