War and Peace in Africa's Great Lakes Region

ISBN-13: 9783319581231 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 148 str.

Gilbert M. Khadiagala

Opis

It examines political dynamics in key states - Burundi, the DRC, Rwanda, and Uganda - as well as the role of international actors such as the AU, the EU, and the UN, thereby providing a unique perspective on efforts towards regional peace and prosperity.

Spis treści

1. Security and Governance in the Great Lakes Region: An Introduction

Gilbert M. Khadiagala

2. Burundi: Between War and Negative Peace

Yolande Bouake

3. The Democratic Republic of the Congo: An Elusive Peace

Jason K. Stearns

4. Rwanda: Setting the Stage for the 2017 and Beyond

Carina Tertsakian

5. Uganda in the Great Lakes Region: Obstacles to Peace and Security

Paul Omach

6. The African Union’s Role in Maintaining Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region

Solomon Dersso

7. The European Union and the Great Lakes Region: Constraints and Inconsistencies

Marie V. Gibert

8. The United Nations in the Great Lakes Region

Emily Paddon Roads

9. Conclusions: Reversing the Spirals of Conflict and Instability in the Great Lakes Region

Gilbert M. Khadiagala

O autorze

Gilbert M. Khadiagala is Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Blurb

The book probes major security and governance trends in Africa’s Great Lakes region since the 1990s. It examines political dynamics in key states – Burundi, the DRC, Rwanda, and Uganda – as well as the role of international actors such as the AU, the EU, and the UN, thereby providing a unique perspective on efforts towards regional peace and prosperity. The authors suggest that while the region has made tremendous progress, it faces continuing challenges (including reversals in governance) that threaten future regional security.