The Elgar Companion to war, conflict and peacebuilding in Africa / edited by Geoff Harris (Professor, International Centre of Nonviolence, Durban University of Technology, South Africa).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harris, Geoff, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building--Africa--21st century.

Peace-building.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"This dynamic Companion brings together esteemed academics from across the globe to provide ten distinct approaches to peacebuilding in Africa. With a timely and forward-thinking approach to war and conflict, the book focuses on the utilisation of traditional African dialogue in contemporary peacebuilding, developing infrastructures, and education for peace with a transformative agenda. The Elgar Companion to War, Conflict and Peacebuilding in Africa connects strongly with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 and the aspirations of the African Union in its Agenda 2063. Chapters explore how to develop nonviolent action in civil society, bad governance and political competition as causes of violence, implementing basic income grants as a means to reduce violence, and alternatives to African militaries. Ultimately, this Companion recognises that the task of violence prevention is not the responsibility of governments alone, and that governments must work to positively utilise the capacities and commitments of civil society and local communities. Offering a comprehensive overview of the nature and scope of conflict in Africa in the 21st century, this Companion will be a vital read for academics, researchers and students specialising in development studies, international politics, international relations and war studies. It will also be an essential read for peacebuilding professionals and policymakers working in national government organisations, African governments and international cross-policy organisations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

Part I: The nature and scope of conflict and violence in Africa

1. Armed conflict in Africa in the 21st century.Geoff Harris

Part II: Underlying causes of conflict and violence

2. Bad governance, political competition and economic inequality as causes of violence / Kabale Ignatius Mukunto

3. Horizontal inequality, ethnicity and religion as causes of inter-group violence / Olubunmi Damilola Akande

Part III: Ten approaches to peacebuilding

4. Using traditional African approaches in contemporary peacebuilding / Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala

5. Using dialogue in intractable land conflicts: Evidence from burundi / Theodore Mbazumutima

6. Education for transformation / Crispin Hemson

7. Training civil society in nonviolent action: Evidence from south sudan / Moses Monday John

8. Trauma healing as an essential supplement to truth commissions / Diana Benoit

9. Removing firearms? An alternative approach to civilian firearms ownership in post-conflict settings / David Häfner and Joseph Farha

10. Can a basic income grant reduce violence? Evidence from namibia, Kenya and Uganda / Geoff Harris

11. Implementing security sector reform: A case study of lesotho / Tlohang Letsie

12. Nonviolent security: An alternative to African militaries / Brian Martin

13. Developing infrastructures for peace / Oseremen Felix Irene

Afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781802207798 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.