The Palgrave Handbook of Peacebuilding in Africa, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Langue : Anglais
Coordonnateurs : Karbo Tony, Virk Kudrat
This handbook offers a critical assessment of the African agenda for conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding; the challenges and opportunities facing Africa?s regional organisations in their efforts towards building sustainable peace on the continent; and the role of external actors, including the United Nations, Britain, France, and South Asian troop-contributing countries. In so doing, it revisits the late Ali Mazrui?s concept of Pax Africana, calling on Africans to take responsibility for peace and security on their own continent. The creation of the African Union, in 2002, was an important step towards realising this ambition, and has led to the development of a new continental architecture for more robust conflict management. But, as the volume?s authors show, the quest for Pax Africana faces challenges. Combining thematic analyses and case studies, this book will be of interest to both scholars and policymakers working on peace, security, and governanceissues in Africa.
1. Introduction: Towards a New Pax Africana .- 2. Towards a Concept of "Pax Africana" .- 3. Squaring the Circle: The Role of the African Peace and Security Architecture .- 4. Pillars of Africa’s Peace and Security Architecture: The African Standby Force .- 5. The International Criminal Court and Conflict Prevention in Africa .- 6. Preventing Mass Atrocities in Africa: The Case of the Two Sudans .- 7. The 2008 Kenyan Mediation Process: Lessons and Dilemmas for Conflict Prevention in Africa .- 8. Peacemaking in Somalia: AU and UN Peace Operations .- 9. A Life in Peacekeeping .- 10. The UN Security Council and Africa: Playing New Games and Applying New Rules and Moves .- 11. The Politics of Peacekeeping .- 12. Pax Nigeriana versus Pax Gallica: ECOWAS and UN Peacekeeping in Mali .- 13. Accountability of Peacekeepers in Peacekeeping Missions .- 14. Managing HIV/AIDS in Peace Support Operations in Africa .- 15. Staging the Peacekeeping Narrative: Hollywood’s Portrayal of Peacekeeping Efforts in Africa .- 16. The Political Economy of Peacebuilding in Africa .- 17. The Impact of Inequality on Peacebuilding and State-Building in Africa .- 18. Women, Gender, and Peacebuilding .- 19. The UN Peacebuilding Commission: Facts, Fictions, and Frustrations .- 20. The Practice of Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in Somalia .- 21. The UN and Africa’s Regional Organisations: An Insider’s Perspective .- 22. French Military Interventions in Africa .- 23. Britain’s Role in Promoting Security Sector Reform in Sierra Leone .- 24. South Asian Peacekeepers in Africa .- 25. Conclusion.
Tony Karbo is Co-Founder and Executive Director of N’Zarama Centre for Peacebuilding (NCP) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Kudrat Virk is Acting Executive Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town.
Serves as an essential, high-quality reference work on peace and security in Africa Offers a good balance of breadth and depth of understanding of the field of African peace and security issues, as well as conceptual focus (Pax Africana) to navigate its vast and complex terrain Features contributions by a diverse group of academic experts and policymakers mainly from Africa, including several with first-hand experience in the vanguard of conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding on the continent
Date de parution : 06-2019
Ouvrage de 498 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Date de parution : 02-2018
Ouvrage de 498 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Thème de The Palgrave Handbook of Peacebuilding in Africa :
Mots-clés :
conflict prevention; peacemaking; peacekeeping; peacebuilding; African Union; Economic Community of West African States; Intergovernmental Authority on Development; Economic Community of Central African States; Arab Maghreb Union; Ali Mazrui; Organisation of African Unity; African Peace and Security Architecture
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