Ethnic Conflict In Africa

Author : Donald S. Rothchild
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815775946

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Managing Ethnic Conflict in Africa by Donald S. Rothchild Pdf

In this book, Donald Rothchild analyzes the successes and failures of attempts at conflict resolution in different African countries and offers comprehensive ideas for successful mediation. The book demonstrates how negotiation and mediation can promote conflict resolution, along with a political environment that fosters development.

Author : Tsega Etefa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030105402

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The Origins of Ethnic Conflict in Africa by Tsega Etefa Pdf

From Darfur to the Rwandan genocide, journalists, policymakers, and scholars have blamed armed conflicts in Africa on ancient hatreds or competition for resources. Here, Tsega Etefa compares three such cases—the Darfur conflict between Arabs and non-Arabs, the Gumuz and Oromo clashes in Western Oromia, and the Oromo-Pokomo conflict in the Tana Delta—in order to offer a fuller picture of how ethnic violence in Africa begins. Diverse communities in Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya alike have long histories of peacefully sharing resources, intermarrying, and resolving disputes. As he argues, ethnic conflicts are fundamentally political conflicts, driven by non-inclusive political systems, the monopolization of state resources, and the manipulation of ethnicity for political gain, coupled with the lack of democratic mechanisms for redressing grievances.

Author : John F. McCauley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107175013

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The Logic of Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa by John F. McCauley Pdf

The book is aimed at students and scholars of conflict, Africa, ethnic politics, and religion. It may also appeal to religious and political leaders. It proposes a new perspective on how ethnicity and religion shape political outcomes and violence in Africa, adding psychological elements to standard political science arguments.

Author : Katsuyoshi Fukui,John Markakis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015031814356

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Ethnicity & Conflict in the Horn of Africa by Katsuyoshi Fukui,John Markakis Pdf

Conflicts in the Horn have all too often dominated press coverage of Africa. This book exposes the subtle and ambiguous role ethnicity can plan in social conflict, a role that is nowhere as simple and direct as commonly assumed. Social conflict is routinely attributed to ethnic differentiation because dividing lines between rival groups often follow ethnic contours and cultural symbolism has proved a potent ideological weapon. The purpose of this book is to examine the nature of the bond linking ethnicity to conflict in a variety of circumstances. The diverse groups are involved in confrontations at different levels and varying intensity, ranging from elemental struggles for physical survival of groups at the margin of society, to contests for state power and control of resources at the center. These ten studies from Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya are based on primary research by anthropologists and historians who have long experience of the region. The insights gained from this comparative work help to refine common assumptions about conflict among ethnic groups.

Author : Donald S. Rothchild
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815775938

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Managing Ethnic Conflict in Africa by Donald S. Rothchild Pdf

In this book, Donald Rothchild analyzes the successes and failures of attempts at conflict resolution in different African countries and offers comprehensive ideas for successful mediation. The book demonstrates how negotiation and mediation can promote conflict resolution, along with a political environment that fosters development.

Author : Wanjala S. Nasong'o
Publisher : Springer
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137555007

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The Roots of Ethnic Conflict in Africa by Wanjala S. Nasong'o Pdf

This book focuses on the problem of ethnic conflict in Africa and seeks to explain its root causes. The main thesis of the book is that ethnic political mobilization is essentially a function of deeply-felt grievances on the part of the groups so mobilized.

Author : Adele L. Jinadu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123682036

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Explaining & Managing Ethnic Conflict in Africa by Adele L. Jinadu Pdf

Author : Harvey Glickman
Publisher : African Studies Association
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017522835

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Ethnic Conflict and Democratization in Africa by Harvey Glickman Pdf

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Author : Okwudiba Nnoli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Social Science
ISBN : IND:30000000756373

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Ethnic Conflict in Africa by Okwudiba Nnoli Pdf

Author : Philip Roessler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107176072

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Ethnic Politics and State Power in Africa by Philip Roessler Pdf

This book models the trade-off that rulers of weak, ethnically-divided states face between coups and civil war. Drawing evidence from extensive field research in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo combined with statistical analysis of most African countries, it develops a framework to understand the causes of state failure.

Author : Okwudiba Nnoli
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073143195

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Ethnic Conflicts in Africa by Okwudiba Nnoli Pdf

The resurgence and frequency of violent conflicts and tensions require analyses taking account of the factors that have shaped the history of ethnic identities and warring groups. Citing cultural differences as the ubiquitous precursor hinders such understanding. This fifteen-nation study of conflicts in Africa shows that the capacity or failure to manage such conflicts is determined by changes brought about by the trajectories of historical events. Colonialism erected structures that ruptured the dynamics which had controlled opposing inter-ethnic relations and interests. The post-colonial era witnessed further manipulation and disintegration of ethnic identities and groups, thus making the state central to the dynamics of ethnicity in Africa. The studies book explain how the positive and negative aspects are transformed in the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial histories of African states and groups.

Author : John Oucho
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004492400

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Undercurrents of Ethnic Conflict in Kenya by John Oucho Pdf

This book analyses the ethnic conflict that engulfed Kenya’s Rift Valley Province at the turn of the nineties when multi-party democratic politics were being reintroduced in the country. Its central thesis is that ethnic conflict in the country then was a function of several issues, among them ethnocentrism, politics, the land question and criminal behaviour in certain circles. Both its determinants and consequences are demographic, economic, political and socio-cultural, implying the risks involved in oversimplifying issues.

Author : Kyendo, Muli wa
Publisher : Syokimau Cultural Centre
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789966702067

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Fundamental Theories of Ethnic Conflict by Kyendo, Muli wa Pdf

This book develops and expands on theories that aim at explaining the root causes of ethnic and racial conflicts. The aim is to shift focus from research, policies and strategies based on tackling the effects of ethnic and racial conflicts, which have so far been ineffective as evidenced by the increase in ethnic conflicts, to more fundamental ideas, models and strategies. Contents extend across many disciplines including evolution, biology, religion, communication, mythology and even introspective perspectives. Drawn from around the world, contributors to the book are respected and experienced award winning authors, scholars and thinkers with deep understanding of their special fields of contribution. The book was inspired by the conditions in Kenya, where ethnic violence flared up with terrifying consequences following a disputed election in 2008. Although the conflict was resolved by the intervention of the international community, Kenyans – like many other Africans - continue to live in fear of ethnic conflicts breaking out with more disastrous consequences. The book will be useful to policy makers, NGOs and others involved in promoting peace. It will also be useful in guiding research and as a text book in universities and colleges.

Author : Matthijs Bogaards,Matthias Basedau,Christof Hartmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317981442

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Ethnic Party Bans in Africa by Matthijs Bogaards,Matthias Basedau,Christof Hartmann Pdf

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the spread of democracy since the 1990s has been accompanied by the proliferation of bans on ethnic political parties. A majority of constitutions in the region explicitly prohibit political parties to organize on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, region and other socio-cultural attributes. More than a hundred political parties have been dissolved, suspended or denied registration on these grounds. This book documents the experience with ethnic party bans in Africa, traces its origins, examines its record, and answers the question whether ethnic party bans are an effective and legitimate instrument in the prevention of ethnic conflict. This book was published as a special issue of Democratization.

Author : Agyemang Attah-Poku
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0761809600

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African Ethnicity by Agyemang Attah-Poku Pdf

Discusses ethnicity in Africa in terms of history and the management, resolution, and prevention of conflicts. Groups some 700 ethnic groups that exist in Africa into six main categories, looks at how ethnicity was used to organize and protect chiefdoms and empires in the past, and inquires into why ethnicity has become more destructive in contemporary Africa. Investigates these questions using the imperial, the liberal, and Marxist models, and finds the liberal model to be the most applicable. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR