Preventing violent conflict in Africa
Subtitle: inequalities, perceptions and institutions
By: edited by Yoichi Mine, Frances Stewart, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, and Thandika Mkandawire
Series: Conflict, inequality and ethnicity
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9781137329691
Subjects: Violence; Prevention; Equality; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing Countries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-294).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Foreword; Sadako Ogata; title: 1. Introduction: Disentangling the Linkages between Horizontal Inequalities and Political Institutions ; Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Arnim Langer and Yoichi Mine; title: 2. Comparing Political Institutions: Institutional Choice and Conflict Prevention in Africa; Yoichi Mine, Mari Katayanagi and Satoru Mikami; title: 3. 'Twin Countries' with Contrasting Institutions: Post-Conflict State-Building in Rwanda and Burundi; Shinichi Takeuchi; title: 4. Horizontal Inequalities, Ethnic Politics, and Violent Conflict: The Contrasting Experiences of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire; Arnim Langer; title: 5. Beyond Ad hoc Power-Sharing: Comparing South Africa and Zimbabwe; Yoichi Mine; title: 6. Is Ethnic Autonomy Compatible with a Unitary State? The Case of Uganda and Tanzania; Yuichi Sasaoka and Julius E. Nyang'oro; title: 7. The Politics of Identity, Horizontal Inequalities, and Conflict in Kenya; Mwangi S. Kimenyi; title: 8. Managing Horizontal Inequalities and Violent Conflicts in Nigeria; Ukoha Ukiwo; title: 9. The Relationship between Objective and Subjective Horizontal Inequalities: Evidence from Five African Countries; Arnim Langer and Satoru Mikami; title: 10. Findings and Implications: The Role of Development Cooperation; Frances Stewart, Thandika Mkandawire and Mari Katayanagi.