Youth-Led Social Movements and Peacebuilding in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781032182377 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 264 str.

Ibrahim Bangura

Opis

This book critically examines the active role played by youth-led social movements in pushing for change and promoting peacebuilding in Africa, and their impacts on society. It will be of interest to researchers across the fields of social movement studies, youth studies, peace and conflict studies, history, and African studies.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Youth and the Quest for Change in Africa, Ibrahim Bangura  2. Youth Movements and Activism – Theoretical Approaches, Frank Ubachs  3. Regional and Sub-Regional Approaches to Youth and Youth-Led Movements in Africa: An Examination of the Policies of the African Union and its Regional Economic Communities, Mohamed Gibril Sesay  4. Going Virtual: Social Media and Youth-Led Social Movements in Africa, Edmore Chitukutuku  5. Digital Activism, Transnational Support, and the EndSARS Movement in Nigeria, Festus Kofi Aubyn and Osei Baffour Frimpong  6. Making Change Happen: Music and Youth-Led Social Movements in Senegal, Philip Bob Jusu and Saatchi Sen  7. The Heroes of Burkina Faso’s 2014 Revolution and the Mirage of Hope, Anna Naa Adochoo Mensah  8. Confronting a Brutal Present: Guinean Youth and the Struggle against Constitutional Breach, Ibrahim Bangura  9. Leading the Change: Women, Youth, and the 2019 Revolution in Sudan, Mohamed Gibril Sesay, Mohamed Bakhit and Justin Crowell  10. Youth Activism in Uganda: Causes and Methods, Rita Makumbi  11. Navigating Precarious Spaces: Youth, Social Movements and Political Activism in Zimbabwe, Simbarashe Gukurume  12. Confronting Legacies of Apartheid: The #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall Movements in South Africa, Simbarashe Gukurume and Godfrey Maringira  13. Youths and the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon: A Reflection on the Sociology of Social Movements in a Complex State, Delmas Tsafack  14. Embracing Change: Young People and Social Movements in Post-Arab Spring Tunisia, Ibrahim Bangura and Saatchi Sen  15. Moving from Contentious to Collaborative Relationships: Youth-Led Social Movements, Good Governance and the Prospects for Peace in Africa, Ibrahim Bangura

O autorze

Ibrahim Bangura is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone, and Director of Transition International Sierra Leone.