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ECOWAS and the dynamics of conflict and peace-building / edited by Thomas Jaye, Dauda Garuba, Stella Amadi.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Codesria book series.
- Codesria book series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic Community of West African States.
- Conflict management--Africa, West.
- Conflict management.
- Peace-building--Africa, West.
- Peace-building.
- Regionalism (International organization)--Africa, West.
- Regionalism (International organization).
- Africa, West--Politics and government--1960-.
- Africa, West.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Dakar, Senegal : Codesria, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- ECOWAS and the Dynamics of Conflict and Peace-building testifies to the fact that we cannot talk of West African affairs, more so of conflict and peace-building, without talking about ECOWAS. For over two decades now, West Africa has remained one of Africaís most conflict-ridden regions. It has been a theatre of some of the most atrocious brutalities in the modern world. It has, nonetheless, witnessed one of the most ambitious internal efforts towards finding regional solutions to conflicts through ECOWAS. The lead role of ECOMOG ñ the ECOWAS peacekeeping force ñ in search of peaceful solution
- Contents:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Introduction; PART I - Understanding Conflicts in West Africa; 1. ECOWAS: From Economic Integration to Peace-building; 2. Conflicts and Crises in West Africa: Internal and International Dimensions; 3. Natural Resources and the Dynamics of Conflicts in West Africa; 4. Social Vulnerability and Confilcts: Elements for Regional Conflict Vulnerability Analysis; 5. Demography, Environment and Conflict in West Africa; 6. Youth and Conlifcts in West Africa: Regional Threats and Potentials; 7. The Diaspora and Conflicts
- 8. Gender Dimensions of the ECOWAS Peace and Security Architecture: A Regional Perspective on UN Resolution 1325PART II - ECOWAS' Institutional Responses to Confilcts; 9. ECOWAS and Regional Responses to Conflicts; 10. ECOWAS and Human Security; 11. Reflections on Our Knowledge in Peacemaking; 12. Consolidating Regional Security: Security Sector Reform and Beyond; Notes; Bibliography; Back cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786613531322
- 9781280127441
- 1280127449
- 9782869785229
- 2869785224
- 9782869785212
- 2869785216
- 9782869785236
- 2869785232
- OCLC:
- 786277729
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