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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Karbo, Tony[Herausgeber]
• Virk, Kudrat[Herausgeber]

Titel

The Palgrave handbook of peacebuilding in Africa [electronic resource]

Ist Teil von

• Palgrave Handbooks

Auflage

1st ed. 2018

Ort / Verlag

Cham : Springer International Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• 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.
• 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 governance issues in Africa. Tony Karbo was Executive Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town, South Africa. Kudrat Virk is Acting Executive Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town.