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Title
Preventing violent conflict in Africa
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Mine, Yōichi, 1961- (Contributor)
Stewart, Frances, 1940- (Contributor)
Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko, 1950- (Contributor)
Mkandawire, P. Thandika (Contributor)
Subject
Violence--Social aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan (LCSH)
Violence--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Prevention (LCSH)
Equality--Africa, Sub-Saharan (LCSH)
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General (BISACSH)
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace (BISACSH)
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing Countries (BISACSH)
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society (BISACSH)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: HN780.Z9 V555 2013 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 303.60967 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23)
POL011000 (Source: bisacsh)
POL034000 (Source: bisacsh)
SOC042000 (Source: bisacsh)
SOC051000 (Source: bisacsh)
Supplementary Content
bibliography
Content
text
Summary
"Horizontal inequalities are root causes of violent conflict in Africa. Yet, people take actions not because of statistical data on inequalities, of which they might not be aware, but because of injustices they perceive. This volume analyses the results of original surveys with over 3,000 respondents in African cities and towns, exposing clear discrepancies between objective inequalities and people's subjective perceptions. The contributors examine experiences in country pairs and probe into the reasons why neighbouring countries, sharing common historical traits, sometimes took contrasting pathways of peace and violent conflict. Combining quantitative analysis and qualitative anatomy of historical experiences of conflict and reconciliation in Rwanda, Burundi, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria, the study brings forward a set of policy recommendations for development practitioners. This work further addresses the issue of institutional choice and reveals how sustainable power-sharing and decentralisation contribute to political stability in Africa"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
Machine generated contents note:
Foreword; Sadako Ogata
1. Introduction: Disentangling the Linkages between Horizontal Inequalities and Political Institutions ; Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Arnim Langer and Yoichi Mine
2. Comparing Political Institutions: Institutional Choice and Conflict Prevention in Africa; Yoichi Mine, Mari Katayanagi and Satoru Mikami
3. 'Twin Countries' with Contrasting Institutions: Post-Conflict State-Building in Rwanda and Burundi; Shinichi Takeuchi
4. Horizontal Inequalities, Ethnic Politics, and Violent Conflict: The Contrasting Experiences of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire; Arnim Langer
5. Beyond Ad hoc Power-Sharing: Comparing South Africa and Zimbabwe; Yoichi Mine
6. Is Ethnic Autonomy Compatible with a Unitary State? The Case of Uganda and Tanzania; Yuichi Sasaoka and Julius E. Nyang'oro
7. The Politics of Identity, Horizontal Inequalities, and Conflict in Kenya; Mwangi S. Kimenyi
8. Managing Horizontal Inequalities and Violent Conflicts in Nigeria; Ukoha Ukiwo
9. The Relationship between Objective and Subjective Horizontal Inequalities: Evidence from Five African Countries; Arnim Langer and Satoru Mikami
10. Findings and Implications: The Role of Development Cooperation; Frances Stewart, Thandika Mkandawire and Mari Katayanagi.
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Preventing violent conflict in Africa
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: core
Identified By: bf:Local, 17876948
Change Date: 2016-07-13T16:32:23
Creation Date: 2013-09-05
Description Language: English
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
Description Authentication: Program for Cooperative Cataloging
Assigner: United States, Library of Congress