Managing conflicts in Africa's democratic transitions
By: Akanmu G. Adebayo [editor]
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780739172636; 9780739172643
Subjects: Democratization; Politics and government; Political violence; Conflict management; Prevention
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Understanding Africa's democratization, elections, and conflicts; title: 1. Dreams and nightmares: democratization, elections, and conflicts in Africa / Chux Ibekwe and Akanmu G. Adebayo; title: 2. Security in post-civil war democratic transitions in Africa / Abiodun Alao and Mike Adeyeye; title: 3. Traumatics: the representation of trauma in Yvonne Vera's Without a name / Oumar Cherif Diop; title: Part II. Domestic and international issues and actors; title: 4. Democratization and post-election conflicts in Nigeria since independence: a historical reconsideration / Oluwakemi Abiodun Adesina; title: 5. Incumbency as a factor: appropriation of state security resources and electoral governance in Nigeria / 'Lai Olurode; title: 6. Religion and political activism in Egypt / Samy Gerges; title: 7. Democratization in Senegal: the failure of the 'Sopi' revolution / Haluk B. Bingol and Richard Vengroff; title: 8. The involution of democracy in Lusophone West Africa / Brandon D. Lundy; title: 9. Conflict analysis of the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya / Mara J. Roberts; title: 10. The French press and position on post-election crisis in Côte d'Ivoire / Edoh Agbehonou; title: 11. United States foreign policy responses to Africa's transition conflicts / Andrew Ewoh; title: Part III. Conflict resolution options; title: 12. Post-election conflict resolution in Africa: lessons from African peace paradigms / Abdul Karim Bangura; title: 13. An African model? Conflict management in Ghana's 2008 presidential elections / Joseph Kingsley Adjei; title: 14. Lessons from South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for managing Africa's conflicts / Edward L. Mienie; title: 15. Could forgiveness and amnesty be a panacea to Kenya's post-election conflict era? / Joseph W. Nasongo, Lydiah L. M. Wamocha and Judith S. K. Achoka; title: 16. Establishing electoral conflict management panels: a case study of South Africa / Ilona Tip; title: 17. Post-electoral conflict in la Côte d'Ivoire: road map to peace / Sarah O. Danso.