Conflict and Human Security in Africa [electronic resource] : Kenya in Perspective /
Kumssa, A.author.
Williams, J.author.
Jones, J.author.
This edited volume looks at human security and conflict in northern Kenya and nearby areas within Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Uganda. It spells out the precise meaning and nuances of human security in today's global economy and examines the causes and effects of conflict in the region within the context of human security.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword by David L. Gies; Foreword by Kazunobu Onogawa; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Conflict and Human Security inNorthern KenyaAsfaw Kumssa and James Herbert Williams; 2 Research MethodologyIsaac Karanja Mwangi and John Murimi Njoka; 3 Local Communities, Social Systems, andHuman SecurityPatrick O. Alila; 4 Human Security and Conflict Resolution:Idea and ActionJohn F. Jones; 5 Conflict Management Strategies in Northern KenyaIsaac Karanja Mwangi; 6 Politics and Ethnicity: The Search for a SolutionJohn Murimi Njoka
7 Culture and Conflict in Northern KenyaEnos H. N. Njeru8 Conflict in Northern Kenya from a Regional PerspectiveAsfaw Kumssa; 9 Capacity Building and Creation of Livelihoods forSustainable DevelopmentIsaac Karanja Mwangi; 10 Summary and Conclusion: A View from the BridgeJohn F. Jones and James Herbert Williams; List of Contributors; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This edited volume looks at human security and conflict in northern Kenya and nearby areas within Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Uganda. It spells out the precise meaning and nuances of human security in today's global economy and examines the causes and effects of conflict in the region within the context of human security.
International relations.
Africa—Politics and government.
Human rights.
Politics and war.
Political science.
International Relations.
African Politics.
Human Rights.
Military and Defence Studies.
Political Science.