The State of Peacebuilding in Africa: Lessons Learned for Policymakers and PractitionersTerence McNamee, Monde Muyangwa 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. |
Contents
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International Organizations for Dealing with Victor and Vanquished | 33 |
4 Religion and Peacebuilding in SubSaharan Africa | 47 |
The Social Imperatives of Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration | 65 |
6 United Nations Peacekeeping Human Rights and the Protection of Civilians | 81 |
12 The African Union in Peacebuilding in Africa | 196 |
13 Trends in SADC Mediation and LongTerm Conflict Transformation | 215 |
14 The International Criminal Courts Impact on Peacebuilding in Africa | 234 |
Incompatible or Complementary? | 257 |
A Practitioners Perspective | 277 |
Part IV CountryCase Studies | 293 |
17 Peacebuilding as State Building? Lessons from the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 294 |
18 Violence Peacebuilding and Elite Bargains in Mozambique Since Independence | 321 |
Part II Strategies and Tools | 100 |
The Role of UN Peacekeeping in Africa | 103 |
8 Local Peace Committees and Grassroots Peacebuilding in Africa | 122 |
Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead | 141 |
Impact on Peacebuilding | 163 |
The Experience of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding WANEP | 181 |
Part III Regional and International Dimensions of Peacebuilding | 195 |
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