The Palgrave Handbook of Peacebuilding in Africa

ISBN-13: 9783319622019 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 498 str.

Tony Karbo; Kudrat Virk

Opis

This handbook offers a critical assessment of the African agenda for conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding; In so doing, it revisits the late Ali Mazrui's concept of Pax Africana, calling on Africans to take responsibility for peace and security on their own continent.

Recenzje

"Due to the multidisciplinary focus of the authors, this publication may be of special interest not only to students of the humanities and social sciences, but also to experts on Africa's peace, security and governance and policymakers involved in this area." (Mira Abrahamyan, Mezinárodní vztahy / Czech Journal of International Relations, Vol. 54 (4), 2019)

Spis treści

Part I: The Theory and Practice of Pax Africana

1. Introduction: Towards a New Pax Africana

Tony Karbo, Executive Director, Centre for Conflict Resolution, Cape Town

2. Towards a Concept of "Pax Africana"

Ali A. Mazrui,† former Director, Institute of Global Cultural Studies, Binghamton University, New York, United States (US)

3. Squaring the Circle: The Role of the African Peace and Security Architecture

Dan Kuwali, Extraordinary Professor of International Law, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa

4. Pillars of Africa’s Peace and Security Architecture: The African Standby Force

Dawn Nagar, Senior Researcher, Centre for Conflict Resolution, Cape Town

Part II: Conflict Prevention and Peacemaking

5. The International Criminal Court and Conflict Prevention in Africa

Sarah M.H. Nouwen, University Lecturer in Law; and Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, England

6. Preventing Mass Atrocities in Africa: The Case of the Two Sudans

Francis M. Deng, former Permanent Representative of South Sudan to the UN

7. The 2008 Kenyan Mediation Process: Lessons and Dilemmas for Conflict Prevention in Africa

Njoki Wamai, Gates Cambridge Scholar, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge

8. Peacemaking in Somalia: AU and UN Peace Operations

John L. Hirsch, Senior Adviser, International Peace Institute, New York; and former US Ambassador to Sierra Leone

Part III: The Practice of Peacekeeping

9. A Life in Peacekeeping

James O.C. Jonah, former UN Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs; and former Finance Minister of Sierra Leone

10. The UN Security Council and Africa: Playing New Games and Applying New Rules and Moves

Bruno Stagno Ugarte, Deputy Executive Director for Advocacy, Human Rights Watch, New York; and former Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the UN

11. The Politics of Peacekeeping

Ibrahim A. Gambari, Founder and Chairman of the Savannah Centre, Abuja, Nigeria

12. Pax Nigeriana versus Pax Gallica: ECOWAS and UN Peacekeeping in Mali

Adekeye Adebajo, Director, Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Part IV: Themes in Peacekeeping

13. Accountability of Peacekeepers in Peacekeeping Missions

Kwame Akonor, Associate Professor of Political Science, Seton Hall University, New Jersey, US

14. Managing HIV/AIDS in Peace Support Operations in Africa

Paul Mulindwa, Senior Project Officer, Centre for Conflict Resolution, Cape Town; and Oscar Siwali, former Senior Project Officer, Centre for Conflict Resolution, Cape Town

15. Staging the Peacekeeping Narrative: Hollywood’s Portrayal of Peacekeeping Efforts in Africa

Ines Mzali, Assistant Professor, Woosong Language Institute, Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea

Part V: Peacebuilding

16. The Political Economy of Peacebuilding in Africa

Kenneth Omeje, Professor of International Relations, United States International University, Nairobi, Kenya; and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, John and Elnora Ferguson Centre for African Studies, University of Bradford, England

17. The Impact of Inequality on Peacebuilding and State-Building in Africa

Oliver P. Richmond, Professor of International Relations, Peace, and Conflict Studies, University of Manchester, England

18. Women, Gender, and Peacebuilding

Antonia Porter, consultant, UK

19. The UN Peacebuilding Commission: Facts, Fictions, and Frustrations

Ejeviome Eloho Otobo, former Director and Deputy Head, UN Peacebuilding Support Office, New York

20. The Practice of Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in Somalia

Augustine Mahiga, Foreign Minister of Tanzania; and former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia

Part VI: The Role of External Actors

21. The UN and Africa’s Regional Organisations: An Insider’s Perspective

Margaret Vogt,† former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the Central African Republic (CAR); and former Head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Support Office in CAR

22. French Military Interventions in Africa

Douglas A. Yates, Professor of Political Science, American University of Paris, France

23. Britain’s Role in Promoting Security Sector Reform in Sierra Leone

Ismail Rashid, Professor of History, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York

24. South Asian Peacekeepers in Africa

Kudrat Virk, Senior Researcher, Centre for Conflict Resolution, Cape Town

25. Conclusion

Tony Karbo, Executive Director, Centre for Conflict Resolution, Cape Town; and Kudrat Virk, Senior Researcher, Centre for Conflict Resolution, Cape Town

O autorze

Tony Karbo is Co-Founder and Executive Director of N’Zarama Centre for Peacebuilding (NCP) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Kudrat Virk is Acting Executive Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town.

Blurb

This handbook offers a critical assessment of the African agenda for conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding; the challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s regional organisations in their efforts towards building sustainable peace on the continent; and the role of external actors, including the United Nations, Britain, France, and South Asian troop-contributing countries. In so doing, it revisits the late Ali Mazrui’s concept of Pax Africana, calling on Africans to take responsibility for peace and security on their own continent. The creation of the African Union, in 2002, was an important step towards realising this ambition, and has led to the development of a new continental architecture for more robust conflict management. But, as the volume’s authors show, the quest for Pax Africana faces challenges. Combining thematic analyses and case studies, this book will be of interest to both scholars and policymakers working on peace, security, and governance issues in Africa. 

Tony Karbo was Executive Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town, South Africa.

Kudrat Virk is Acting Executive Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town.