The State of Peacebuilding in Africa: Lessons Learned for Policymakers and Practitioners

ISBN-13: 9783030466381 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 452 str.

Terence McNamee; Monde Muyangwa

Recenzje

"This edited volume is a bracing read due to its description of the many failings of peacebuilding in Africa, and it offers, if not always systematically, useful thoughts on how peacebuilding might be pointed in a direction that takes account of politics and viability." (David Harris, International Affairs, Vol. 97 (4), 2021)

Spis treści

Part 1  Peacebuilding in Transition

1          Introduction

Terence McNamee and Monde Muyangwa

 

2          Learning Lessons from Peace Operations in Africa

Paul D. Williams 

 

3          The Economics of Peacebuilding: International Organizations for Dealing with Victor and Vanquished

Vera Songwe

 

4          Religion and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa

Lado Tonlieu Ludovic

 

5.         Field Reflections on Post-Conflict Reconstruction: The Social Imperative of Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration

Betty O. Bigombe

 

6.        United Nations Peacekeeping and Human Rights, Refugees, and Internal Displacement

Ibrahim J. Wani

 

Part 2 Strategies and Tools

7          Sustaining Women, Peace, and Security: The Role of UN Peacekeeping in Africa

Lisa Sharland

 

8          Local Peace Committees and Grassroots Peacebuilding in Africa

Fritz Nganje

 

9         Three Decades of Disarmament, Demobilization, Demilitarization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in Africa: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead

Anatole Ayissi

 

10        The Changing Nature of Elections in Africa: Impact on Peacebuilding

Franklin Oduro

 

11       Contributions of Early Warning to the African Peace and Security Architecture: The Experience of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)

Chukwuemeka Eze and Osei Baffour Frimpong

 

Part 3  Regional and International Dimensions of Peacebuilding

12        The African Union in Peacebuilding in Africa

Gilbert M. Khadiagala

13        Trends in SADC mediation and Long-Term Conflict Mediation

Dimpho Deleglise

 

 14.      The International Criminal Court’s Impact on Peacebuilding in Africa

Phil Clark

 

15.       Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding: Incompatible or Complementary?

Jens Pedersen

 

16        Peace Management and Conflict Resolution: A Practitioner’s Perspective

Ibrahim A. Gambari

 

Part 4  Country Case Studies

17        Peacebuilding as State-Building? Lessons from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rachel Sweet

 

18        Violence, Peacebuilding and Elite Bargains in Mozambique since Independence

Alex Vines

 

19        The Dog That Did Not Bark: Why Has Sierra Leone Not Returned to War After Peacekeepers Left?

Adekeye Adebajo

 

20        Lessons in Failure: Peacebuilding in Sudan/South Sudan

Jok Madut Jok

 

 21       Such a Long Journey: Peacebuilding After Genocide in Rwanda

Terence McNamee

 

 22       Crisis and Transition in the Sahel

Paul Melly

 

23        Conclusion

Terence McNamee and Monde Muyangwa

O autorze

Terence McNamee is Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center Scholars, based in South Africa. Educated in his native Canada and the UK, he has written and worked on development, governance and security issues for more than two decades, mainly in Africa.

Monde Muyangwa is Director of the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She previously served as Academic Dean of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, and as Director of Research and Policy at the National Summit on Africa, all in the USA.

Blurb

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.

Terence McNamee is Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center Scholars, based in South Africa. Educated in his native Canada and the UK, he has written and worked on development, governance and security issues for more than two decades, mainly in Africa.

Monde Muyangwa is Director of the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She previously served as Academic Dean of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, and as Director of Research and Policy at the National Summit on Africa, all in the USA.