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Elections and Conflict Management in Africa

Author : Timothy D. Sisk
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
ISBN 13 : 9781878379795
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (797 download)

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Book Synopsis Elections and Conflict Management in Africa by : Timothy D. Sisk

Download or read book Elections and Conflict Management in Africa written by Timothy D. Sisk and published by US Institute of Peace Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elections have emerged as one of the most important, and most contentious, features of political life on the African continent. In the first half of this decade, there were more than 20 national elections, serving largely as capstones of peace processes or transitions to democracies. The outcomes of these and more recent elections have been remarkably varied, and the relationship between elections and conflict management is widely debated throughout Africa and among international observers. Elections can either help reduce tensions by reconstituting legitimate government, or they can exacerbate them by further polarizing highly conflictual societies. This timely volume examines the relationship between elections, especially electoral systems, and conflict management in Africa, while also serving as an important reference for other regions. The book brings together for the first time the latest thinking on the many different roles elections can play in democratization and conflict management.

Building Peace in West Africa

Author : Adekeye Adebajo
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781588260772
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (67 download)

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Book Synopsis Building Peace in West Africa by : Adekeye Adebajo

Download or read book Building Peace in West Africa written by Adekeye Adebajo and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Peace Academy

West Africa's Trouble Spots and the Imperative for Peace-Building

Author : Osita Agbu
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 2869784244
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (697 download)

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Book Synopsis West Africa's Trouble Spots and the Imperative for Peace-Building by : Osita Agbu

Download or read book West Africa's Trouble Spots and the Imperative for Peace-Building written by Osita Agbu and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph highlights the necessity for taking preventive measures in the form of peace-building as a sustainable and long-term solution to conflicts in West Africa, with a special focus on the Mano River Union countries. Apart from the Mano River Union countries, efforts at resolving other conflicts in say, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, C?te d'Ivoire and Nigeria, have suffered from a lack of attention on the post-conflict imperatives of building peace in order to ensure that sustainable peace is achieved. Given the often intractable and inter-related nature of conflicts in this region, it argues for the need to revisit the existing mechanisms of conflict resolution in the sub-region with a view to canvassing a stronger case for stakeholders towards adopting the peace-building strategy as a more practical and sustainable way of avoiding wars in the sub-region. Peace-building in consonance with its infrastructure is a more sustainable approach to ensuring regional peace and stability and, therefore, ensuring development for the peoples of West Africa. Dr Osita Agbu is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos. His areas of specialization include Peace and Conflict studies, Governance and Democratization and Technology and Development. He was until recently, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Developing Economies, Chiba, Japan.

Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies in West Africa

Author : Shedrack Gaya Best
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies in West Africa written by Shedrack Gaya Best and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The State of Peacebuilding in Africa

Author : Terence McNamee
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030466361
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book The State of Peacebuilding in Africa written by Terence McNamee and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book on the state of peacebuilding in Africa brings together the work of distinguished scholars, practitioners, and decision makers to reflect on key experiences and lessons learned in peacebuilding in Africa over the past half century. The core themes addressed by the contributors include conflict prevention, mediation, and management; post-conflict reconstruction, justice and Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration; the role of women, religion, humanitarianism, grassroots organizations, and early warning systems; and the impact of global, regional, and continental bodies. The book's thematic chapters are complemented by six country/region case studies: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan/South Sudan, Mozambique and the Sahel/Mali. Each chapter concludes with a set of key lessons learned that could be used to inform the building of a more sustainable peace in Africa. The State of Peacebuilding in Africa was born out of the activities of the Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding (SVNP), a Carnegie-funded, continent-wide network of African organizations that works with the Wilson Center to bring African knowledge and perspectives to U.S., African, and international policy on peacebuilding in Africa. The research for this book was made possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

ECOWAS in Conflict Prevention and Management in West Africa

Author : Sunday A. Ochoche
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ECOWAS in Conflict Prevention and Management in West Africa written by Sunday A. Ochoche and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Managing Peace in West Africa

Author : Bernard B. Fyanka
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Managing Peace in West Africa written by Bernard B. Fyanka and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conflict resolution ensures that peace is restored to conflict environments. Beyond this lies the need to manage the peace that was obtained via conflict resolution. Certain policies and structural institutions have emerged as key ingredients in managing peace. Redistribution of conflict resources and other structural reforms are crucial to the process which actively engages with peacebuilding and conflict transformation. This study comparatively examines the challenges to peace management in Nigeria and Liberia. It also interrogates the central role of small arms control in this process and how cooperative security, security sector reforms and institutional frameworks and structural reforms can enhance peace management. The paper argues that the absence of small arms can reduce the possibility of recourse to violence in settling disputes, however, the structural violence inherent in African societies retain the capabilities of sustaining demand-side aspects of small arms proliferation. This means that small arms control is futile without commensurate structural reforms.

Violence, Politics and Conflict Management in Africa

Author : Munyaradzi Mawere
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9956764485
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (567 download)

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Book Synopsis Violence, Politics and Conflict Management in Africa by : Munyaradzi Mawere

Download or read book Violence, Politics and Conflict Management in Africa written by Munyaradzi Mawere and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume critically interrogates, from different angles and dimensions, the resilience of conflict and violence into 21st century Africa. The demise of European colonial administration in Africa in the 1960s wielded fervent hope for enduring peace for the people of Africa. Regrettably, conflict alongside violence in all its dimensions physical, religious, political, psychological and structural remain unabated and occupy central stage in contemporary Africa. The resilience of conflict and violence on the continental scene invokes unsettling memories of the past while negatively influencing the present and future of crafting inclusive citizenship and statehood. The book provides fresh insightful ethnographic and intellectual material for rethinking violence and conflict, and for fostering long-lasting peace and political justice on the continent and beyond. With its penetrating focus on conflict and associated trajectories of violence in Africa, the book is an inestimable asset for conflict management practitioners, political scientists, historians, civil society activists and leaders in economics and politics as well as all those interested in the affairs of Africa.

The Fabric of Peace in Africa

Author : Pamela Aall
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 1928096417
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (28 download)

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Book Synopsis The Fabric of Peace in Africa by : Pamela Aall

Download or read book The Fabric of Peace in Africa written by Pamela Aall and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa has experienced dozens of conflicts over a variety of issues during the past two decades. Responding to these conflicts requires concerted action to manage the crises – the violence, the political discord, and the humanitarian consequences of prolonged fighting. It is also necessary to address the long-term social and economic impacts of conflict, to rebuild communities, societies and states that have been torn apart. To accomplish this requires the involvement of institutions and groups rarely considered in formal official African conflict management activities: schools, universities, religious institutions, media, commercial enterprises, legal institutions, civil society groups, youth, women and migrants. These groups and organizations have an important role to play in building a sense of identity, fairness, shared norms and cohesion between state and society – all critical components of the fabric of peace and security in Africa. This volume brings together leading experts from Africa, Europe and North America to examine these critical social institutions and groups, and consider how they can either improve or impede peaceful conflict resolution. The overarching questions that are explored by the authors are: What constitutes social cohesion and resilience in the face of conflict? What are the threats to cohesion and resilience? And how can the positive elements be fostered and by whom? The second of two volumes on African conflict management capacity by the editors, The Fabric of Peace in Africa: Looking beyond the State opens new doors of understanding for students, scholars and practitioners focused on strengthening peace in Africa; the first volume, Minding the Gap: African Conflict Management in a Time of change, focused on the role of mediation and peacekeeping in managing violence and political crises.

Searching for Peace in Africa

Author : Monique Mekenkamp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Searching for Peace in Africa written by Monique Mekenkamp and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Horn of Africa:

West Africa's Security Challenges

Author : Adekeye Adebajo
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781588262844
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (628 download)

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Book Synopsis West Africa's Security Challenges by : Adekeye Adebajo

Download or read book West Africa's Security Challenges written by Adekeye Adebajo and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a context for understanding West Africa's security dilemmas, highlighting the link between failures of economic development, governance, and democratization on the one hand and military insecurity and violent conflicts on the other.

Cooperating for Peace in West Africa

Author : Anatole N. Ayissi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Cooperating for Peace in West Africa written by Anatole N. Ayissi and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains texts of legal instruments for peace and security of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The previous two decades witnessed a growing determination in the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to consolidate the institutional capacity of the organization to prevent violence and manage crises. From the signing of a Non-Aggression Pact in 1978 to the establishment of a Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security in 1999, ECOWAS members have endowed their organization with a legal framework for conflict management. This collection of ECOWAS legal instruments for peace and security aims at making ECOWAS' endeavours better known, and supported, by the rest of the international community. This compendium outlines what is being done in terms of institutional peacebuilding in the Western part of the African continent, and is meant as a tool for academics, researchers, students, diplomats, and military and civilian experts in preventive diplomacy.

ECOWAS and the Dynamics of Conflict and Peace-building

Author : Thomas Jaye
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 2869784961
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (697 download)

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Book Synopsis ECOWAS and the Dynamics of Conflict and Peace-building by : Thomas Jaye

Download or read book ECOWAS and the Dynamics of Conflict and Peace-building written by Thomas Jaye and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2011 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ECOWAS and the Dynamics of Conflict and Peace-building testifies to the fact that we cannot talk of West African affairs, more so of conflict and peace-building, without talking about ECOWAS. For over two decades now, West Africa has remained one of Africa's most conflict-ridden regions. It has been a theatre of some of the most atrocious brutalities in the modern world. It has, nonetheless, witnessed one of the most ambitious internal efforts towards finding regional solutions to conflicts through ECOWAS. The lead role of ECOMOG - the ECOWAS peacekeeping force - in search of peaceful solutions to civil wars in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau and Cote d'Ivoire has yielded a mix of successes and failures. In this book, the authors take a candid look at the role that ECOWAS has played and show how the sub-regional organisation has stabilised and created new conditions conducive to nation building in a number of cases. Conversely, the book shows that ECOWAS has aggravated, if not created, new tensions in yet other cases. The comparative advantage that ECOWAS has derived from these experiences is reflected in the various mechanisms, protocols and conventions that are now in place to ensure a more comprehensive conflict prevention framework. This book provides a nuanced analysis of the above issues and other dynamics of conflicts in the region. It also interrogates the roles played by ECOWAS and various other actors in the context of the complex interplay between natural resource governance, corruption, demography and the youth bulge, gender and the conflicting interests of national, regional and international players.

Peace-keeping Techniques for Africa's Conflict Management

Author : Emmanuel A. Erskine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Peace-keeping Techniques for Africa's Conflict Management written by Emmanuel A. Erskine and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Grassroots Approach to Peace and Security in West Africa

Author : Lisa Block
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book A Grassroots Approach to Peace and Security in West Africa written by Lisa Block and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Africa faces grave challenges to peace and security. Many peace and security actors in the region operate at the policy level in urban centers, leaving the majority of the population, which is illiterate or rural, behind. Tostan, an American Non-Governmental Organization, implements human rights-based education in rural villages across West Africa and engages social networks in movements to transform harmful social norms. This thesis provides direction for Tostan to further apply its grassroots approach to the promotion of peace and security in West Africa. The Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), a governmental agency, funded Tostan's Peace and Security Initiative, whose overall goal is to create links between rural communities and institutional peace and security bodies in West Africa and build peace and security within and between grassroots social networks. Preliminary research during the initiative revealed unprecedented information regarding West African community stakeholder's perspectives on the types and sources of conflict in their lives. Discrimination or marginalization due to differences in ethnicity, race, religion, political affiliation, or caste and a lack of communication were cited as sources of conflict in all five West African countries in which research was conducted, and the exclusion of women's voices was noted in all but one. Programmatic suggestions in this work are based on a review of academic literature and the results of the preliminary research regarding the root causes of conflict and successful means of building peace and security. An evaluation of other regional peace and security actors, including the African Union, WANEP, Gorée Institute, regional working groups on women, peace, and security, and traditional mediators, informs recommendations for effective partnerships. New programming focuses on the right to freedom from discrimination, resource management, inclusion of women in peace building, traditional and alternative conflict resolution skills, regional peace and security initiatives, and intra and inter-network dialogue.

Humanitarian Intervention and Conflict Resolution in West Africa

Author : Dr John M Kabia
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409498948
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Humanitarian Intervention and Conflict Resolution in West Africa written by Dr John M Kabia and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The end of the Cold War has been characterized by a wave of violent civil wars that have produced unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and suffering. Although mostly intra-state, these conflicts have spread across borders and threatened international peace and security. One of the worst affected regions is West Africa which has been home to some of Africa's most brutal and intractable conflicts for more than a decade. This volume locates the peacekeeping operations of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) within an expanded post-Cold War conceptualization of humanitarian intervention. It examines the organization's capacity to protect civilians at risk in civil conflicts and to facilitate the processes of peacemaking and post-war peace-building. Taking the empirical case of ECOWAS, the book looks at the challenges posed by complex political emergencies (CPEs) to humanitarian intervention and traces the evolution of ECOWAS from an economic integration project to a security organization, examining the challenges inherent in such a transition.

Minding the Gap

Author : Pamela Aall
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 1928096220
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Minding the Gap written by Pamela Aall and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prevailing narrative on Africa is that it is awash with violent conflict. Indeed, it does suffer from a multitude of conflicts — from border skirmishes to civil wars to terrorist attacks. Conflicts in Africa are diverse and complex, but there have been a number of cases of successful conflict management and resolution. What accounts for the successes and failures, and what can we learn from Africa’s experience? Minding the Gap: African Conflict Management in a Time of Change takes on these questions, bringing together more than 20 experts to examine the source of conflicts in Africa and assess African management capacity in the face of these conflicts.