The Palgrave Handbook of Peacebuilding in Africa

The Palgrave Handbook of Peacebuilding in Africa edited by Tony Karbo, Kudrat Virk.

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 extern...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Karbo, Tony (Editor), Virk, Kudrat (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Security, International.
Peace.
Africa—Politics and government.
Regionalism.
Political science.
International relations.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
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.

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