The Politics of Peacebuilding in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781032034928 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 254 str.

Thomas Kwasi Tieku; Amanda Coffie; Mary Boatemaa Setrana

Opis

This interdisciplinary book brings together innovative chapters that address the entire spectrum of the African peacebuilding landscape and showcases findings from original studies on peacebuilding.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: A Social Justice Perspective of Politics of Peacebuilding in Africa  2. Fractured Intimacies: Oil-Induced ‘Violence’ in the Oil-Rich Albertine Region, Western Uganda  3. Why Peacebuilding Fails: The Experience of Managing Conflicts between Farmers and Herders in Nigeria  4. Evaluating Practices of Civil Society Organizations in the Prevention of Electoral Violence in Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso  5. Reconceptualising Peacebuilding: Insights from Young Women in Zimbabwe  6. Peacebuilding through Religious Training: The Case Study of Morocco’s Training Program of African Imams  7. Divided Peacebuilders: Christian Religious Leaders and the Search for Peace in Nigeria, 1966-1970  8. Integrative Approach to Peacebuilding in Africa: The experience of the Kuria Community of Kenya and Tanzania  9. Negotiating State Intervention in Pastoral Areas: Local Elites as Brokers for Peace  10. The Limits of Environmental Peacebuilding: Challenges to Cooperation in the Eastern Nile  11. Game Changers in Asymmetrical Conflicts: Zimbabwean Diaspora Media Reporting of Homeland Conflict  12. Gender Approach to Peacebuilding in Cameroon and Central African Republic: The Case Study of the Oko’o Nga’a mo (Women of Peace)  13. The Evolving Partnership between the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States in Peacebuilding  14. Women, Peace, and Security: Investigating the Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 in Northern Kenya and its Policy Implications  15. Conclusion: Ideas, Actors, Institutions, and Future Research Direction