The Palgrave Handbook of Peacebuilding in Africa

by Tony Karbo (Editor), Kudrat Virk (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319622019
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	01/30/2018
Edition description:	1st ed. 2018
Pages:	498
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Bringing together among the best contemporary scholars working on conflict in Africa, this collection demonstrates the importance of the continent’s still developing institutional infrastructure of peacebuilding. Scholars and practitioners seeking a deeper understanding of conflict analysis and resolution in Africa will find it invaluable.” (Terrence Lyons, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, USA)

“This volume brings together senior scholars and practitioners in the field, along with talented emerging scholars, to reflect upon the successes and limitations of conflict prevention, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding in Africa. Organised around the central concept of Pax Africana, the book offers a comprehensive, insightful, highly astute, and sometimes sobering analysis of the progress made towards peace on the African continent.”(Devon E. A. Curtis, Senior Lecturer, Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge, UK)

“Withcontributions mainly from academics and practitioners who have grappled with the intellectual appeal and enormous challenges for Africa of turning the late Ali Mazrui's vision of Pax Africana into reality, this book is a good rendition of some of the rich and unique lessons from these outstanding African scholars.” (Musifiky Mwanasali, former Special Adviser for Political and Diplomatic Affairs, Office of the Chairperson, AU Commission)

Editorial Reviews

Due to the multidisciplinary focus of the authors, this publication may be of special interest not only to students of the humanities and social sciences, but also to experts on Africa’s peace, security and governance and policymakers involved in this area.” (Mira Abrahamyan, Mezinárodní vztahy / Czech Journal of International Relations, Vol. 54 (4), 2019)

From the Publisher