Conflict Management in Africa [electronic resource]: A Permanent Challenge /
OECD Development Centre.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development : Development CentreContent Provider
Grandvoinnet, Hélène.
Schneider, Hartmut.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
1998.
In many African countries, violent conflicts have slowed down economic and social development, if they have not actually pushed it backwards. In order to manage conflicts in a non-violent manner, governance methods adapted to the development process are needed. Effective conflict prevention, however, demands thorough understanding of the origins and dynamics of these conflicts. The outcome of a meeting jointly organised by the Development Centre and the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD, this volume considers the options available to donors in the effort to prevent conflict and enhance prospects for peaceful social, economic and political development. Despite the complexity of the subject, the contributors to the book arrive at some prudent conclusions of interest to policy makers. At the national level, action programmes should promote social, political and economic justice; empower civil society through skill, knowledge and resource transfer; develop good governance for conflict management; and accommodate different groups and interests in society. Internationally, a greater sensitivity to conflict issues is needed within broader development efforts. The international community should seek to provide the means by which conflicting groups can negotiate their own solutions to tension, rather than imposing externally devised solutions.
Preface by Jean Bonvin and James H. Michel -- Chapter 1. Improving Analysis and Action by Helene Grandvoinnet and Hartmut Schneider -- Chapter 2. Curlatural and Environmental Factors in Violent Conflict: A Framework for Conflict Prevention by Gernot Brodnig -- Chapter 3. Africa: Five Questions and Challenges by Laurie Nathan -- Chapter 4. Conflict Prevention and Management in Africa by Amadou Toumani Toure -- Chapter 5. The Political Environment for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, with Reference to the Great Lakes Region by Dismas Nsengiyaremye and Albert-Eneas Gakusi -- Chapter 6. Sharing Roles in Conflict Prevention in the Great Lakes Region by David Gakunzi -- Chapter 7. Somalia: Failure in Peace Building by Ameen Jan -- Chapter 8. A Southern African Perspective by Andrew Goudie -- Chapter 9. Towards a Policy for Conflict Prevention in Africa: The Role of the International Community by Chris J. Bakwesegha -- Chapter 10. The Role of Development Assistance in Conflict Prevention, Transition, and Reconstruction by Nat Colletta and Taies Nezam -- Chapter 11. Key Findings of the OECD-DAC Task Force on Conflict, Peace and Development Cooperation: The Imperative of Conflict Prevention by Robert Scharf
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In many African countries, violent conflicts have slowed down economic and social development, if they have not actually pushed it backwards. In order to manage conflicts in a non-violent manner, governance methods adapted to the development process are needed. Effective conflict prevention, however, demands thorough understanding of the origins and dynamics of these conflicts. The outcome of a meeting jointly organised by the Development Centre and the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD, this volume considers the options available to donors in the effort to prevent conflict and enhance prospects for peaceful social, economic and political development. Despite the complexity of the subject, the contributors to the book arrive at some prudent conclusions of interest to policy makers. At the national level, action programmes should promote social, political and economic justice; empower civil society through skill, knowledge and resource transfer; develop good governance for conflict management; and accommodate different groups and interests in society. Internationally, a greater sensitivity to conflict issues is needed within broader development efforts. The international community should seek to provide the means by which conflicting groups can negotiate their own solutions to tension, rather than imposing externally devised solutions.
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