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The State of Peacebuilding in Africa: Lessons Learned for Policymakers and Practitioners
This open access book on the state of peacebuilding in Africa brings together the work of distinguished scholars, practitioners, and decision makers to reflect on key experiences and lessons learned in peacebuilding in Africa over the past half century. The core themes addressed by the contributors include conflict prevention, mediation, and management; post-conflict reconstruction, justice and Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration; the role of women, religion, humanitarianism, grassroots organizations, and early warning systems; and the impact of global, regional, and continental bodies. The book's thematic chapters are complemented by six country/region case studies: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan/South Sudan, Mozambique and the Sahel/Mali. Each chapter concludes with a set of key lessons learned that could be used to inform the building of a more sustainable peace in Africa. The State of Peacebuilding in Africa was born out of the activities of the Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding (SVNP), a Carnegie-funded, continent-wide network of African organizations that works with the Wilson Center to bring African knowledge and perspectives to U.S., African, and international policy on peacebuilding in Africa. The research for this book was made possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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The State of Peacebuilding in Africa: Lessons Learned for Policymakers and Practitioners
This open access book on the state of peacebuilding in Africa brings together the work of distinguished scholars, practitioners, and decision makers to reflect on key experiences and lessons learned in peacebuilding in Africa over the past half century. The core themes addressed by the contributors include conflict prevention, mediation, and management; post-conflict reconstruction, justice and Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration; the role of women, religion, humanitarianism, grassroots organizations, and early warning systems; and the impact of global, regional, and continental bodies. The book's thematic chapters are complemented by six country/region case studies: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan/South Sudan, Mozambique and the Sahel/Mali. Each chapter concludes with a set of key lessons learned that could be used to inform the building of a more sustainable peace in Africa. The State of Peacebuilding in Africa was born out of the activities of the Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding (SVNP), a Carnegie-funded, continent-wide network of African organizations that works with the Wilson Center to bring African knowledge and perspectives to U.S., African, and international policy on peacebuilding in Africa. The research for this book was made possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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The State of Peacebuilding in Africa: Lessons Learned for Policymakers and Practitioners

The State of Peacebuilding in Africa: Lessons Learned for Policymakers and Practitioners

The State of Peacebuilding in Africa: Lessons Learned for Policymakers and Practitioners

The State of Peacebuilding in Africa: Lessons Learned for Policymakers and Practitioners

Overview

This open access book on the state of peacebuilding in Africa brings together the work of distinguished scholars, practitioners, and decision makers to reflect on key experiences and lessons learned in peacebuilding in Africa over the past half century. The core themes addressed by the contributors include conflict prevention, mediation, and management; post-conflict reconstruction, justice and Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration; the role of women, religion, humanitarianism, grassroots organizations, and early warning systems; and the impact of global, regional, and continental bodies. The book's thematic chapters are complemented by six country/region case studies: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan/South Sudan, Mozambique and the Sahel/Mali. Each chapter concludes with a set of key lessons learned that could be used to inform the building of a more sustainable peace in Africa. The State of Peacebuilding in Africa was born out of the activities of the Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding (SVNP), a Carnegie-funded, continent-wide network of African organizations that works with the Wilson Center to bring African knowledge and perspectives to U.S., African, and international policy on peacebuilding in Africa. The research for this book was made possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783030466381
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication date: 11/03/2020
Edition description: 1st ed. 2021
Pages: 431
Product dimensions: 5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Terence McNamee is Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center Scholars, based in South Africa. Educated in his native Canada and the UK, he has written and worked on development, governance and security issues for more than two decades, mainly in Africa.

Monde Muyangwa is Director of the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She previously served as Academic Dean of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, and as Director of Research and Policy at the National Summit on Africa, all in the USA.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Peacebuilding in Transition

1 Introduction

Terence McNamee and Monde Muyangwa

2 Learning Lessons from Peace Operations in Africa

Paul D. Williams

3 The Economics of Peacebuilding: International Organizations for Dealing with Victor and Vanquished

Vera Songwe

4 Religion and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa

Lado Tonlieu Ludovic

5. Field Reflections on Post-Conflict Reconstruction: The Social Imperative of Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration

Betty O. Bigombe

6. United Nations Peacekeeping and Human Rights, Refugees, and Internal Displacement

Ibrahim J. Wani

Part 2 Strategies and Tools

7 Sustaining Women, Peace, and Security: The Role of UN Peacekeeping in Africa

Lisa Sharland

 

8 Local Peace Committees and Grassroots Peacebuilding in Africa

Fritz Nganje

 

9 Three Decades of Disarmament, Demobilization, Demilitarization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in Africa: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead

Anatole Ayissi

10 The Changing Nature of Elections in Africa: Impact on Peacebuilding

Franklin Oduro

 

11 Contributions of Early Warning to the African Peace and Security Architecture: The Experience of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)

Chukwuemeka Eze and Osei Baffour Frimpong

Part 3 Regional and International Dimensions of Peacebuilding

12 The African Union in Peacebuilding in Africa

Gilbert M. Khadiagala

13 Trends in SADC mediation and Long-Term Conflict Mediation

Dimpho Deleglise

14. The International Criminal Court’s Impact on Peacebuilding in Africa

Phil Clark

15. Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding: Incompatible or Complementary?

Jens Pedersen

16 Peace Management and Conflict Resolution: A Practitioner’s Perspective

Ibrahim A. Gambari

Part 4 Country Case Studies

17 Peacebuilding as State-Building? Lessons from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rachel Sweet

18 Violence, Peacebuilding and Elite Bargains in Mozambique since Independence

Alex Vines

19 The Dog That Did Not Bark: Why Has Sierra Leone Not Returned to War After Peacekeepers Left?

Adekeye Adebajo

20 Lessons in Failure: Peacebuilding in Sudan/South Sudan

Jok Madut Jok

21 Such a Long Journey: Peacebuilding After Genocide in Rwanda

Terence McNamee

22 Crisis and Transition in the Sahel

Paul Melly

23 Conclusion

Terence McNamee and Monde Muyangwa


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"Very few books provide as broad and deep a set of reflections and considerations regarding peacebuilding in Africa, as this volume. The issues and case studies covered here offer much for the future of policymaking in this area. “

— David J. Hornsby, Associate Vice President of Teaching and Learning and Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Canada

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