1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455819803321

Titolo

Durable peace : challenges for peacebuilding in Africa / / edited by Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2004

©2004

ISBN

1-282-02257-1

9786612022579

1-4426-7413-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (460 p.)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

327.1/72/096

Soggetti

Peace-building - Africa

Peace-building - Africa - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Africa Politics and government 1960-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps And Credits -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction / All, Taisier M. / Matthews, Robert O. -- Part One. Peacebuilding After Military Victory -- 1. Post-Civil War Transitions In Ethiopia / Young, John -- 2. Obstacles To Peacebuilding In Rwanda / Longman, Timothy -- 3. Uganda: The Politics Of'consolidation' Under Museveni's Regime, 1996-2003 / Kiyaga-Nsubuga, John -- Part Two. Peacebuilding After A Negotiated Settlement -- 4. Reconstructing Peace In Liberia / Reno, William -- 5. The Peace Dividend In Mozambique, 1987-1997 / Costy, Alexander -- 6. Postwar And Post-Apartheid: The Costs And Benefits Of Peacebuilding, South African Style / Saul, John S. -- 7. Zimbabwe And Sustainable Peacebuilding / Dashwood, Hevina -- Part Three. Peacebuilding Under Threat -- 8. Somalia: International Versus Local Attempts At Peacebuilding / Adam, Hussein M. -- 9. Failures In Peacebuilding: Sudan (1972-1983) And Angola (1991-1998) / All, Taisier M. / Matthews, Robert O. / Spears, Ian S. -- Part Four. General



Themes -- 10. Development And Peacebuilding: Conceptual And Operational Deficits In International Assistance / Busumtwi-Sam, James -- 11. Structural Deficits And Institutional Adaptations To Conflict And Peacebuilding In Africa / Busumtwi-Sam, James / Costy, Alexander / Jones, Bruce D. -- Conclusion: The Long And Difficult Road To Peace / All, Taisier M. / Matthews, Robert O. -- Contributors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The African continent has been racked with war in the years since decolonization. In the aftermath of violent conflict, peace is often fragile. With Durable Peace, Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews have brought together leading scholars to discuss the experiences of ten African countries - Angola, Ethiopia, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe - in recovering from violent civil war.In this series of remarkable and thought-provoking essays, the contributors shed light on the process of peacebuilding. Collectively, they demonstrate that if efforts to restore peace in war-torn societies are to be successful, such efforts must be wide in scope, involving security and political issues, as well as economic development and socio-psychological reconciliation. Additionally, they must be extended over long periods of time and, above all else, anchored in the local community.Peacebuilding is a difficult process, subject to frequent setbacks, and sometimes outright failure. Durable Peace concludes that any peacebuilding effort must include at least four building blocks: a secure environment, new political institutions that are broadly representative, a healthy economy, and a mechanism for dealing with injustices of the past and future. How these blocks are put together will vary, but if they are arranged to fit the specific local circumstances, the outcome will likely be self-sustaining peace.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910739452303321

Titolo

Match-Fixing in International Sports : Existing Processes, Law Enforcement, and Prevention Strategies / / edited by M.R. Haberfeld, Dale Sheehan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

3-319-02582-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (375 p.)

Disciplina

300

344.099

344099

364

Soggetti

Criminology

International law

Criminology and Criminal Justice, general

International Sports Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

I. Corruption in Sport: Match Fixing Definitional and Operational Issues -- Introduction -- Match Fixing in Western Europe -- Match Fixing in Eastern Europe -- Corruption in Sports: An Argument for the Nodal Approach -- Regional Reflections: A Study of East Africa -- II. Preventing Match Fixing -- Facilitators and Responses to Match-Fixing: A Comparative Approach -- Which Factors Favor Betting Related Cheating in Sports?- Theoretical Model: A Case of Supply and Demand -- Compliance Mechanism as a Tool of Prevention?- III. Future: Where Do We Go From Here? - INTERPOL's Response -- Way Forward: Law Enforcement- An Academic Paradigm.

Sommario/riassunto

Match-fixing includes everything from bribery of players, to putting undue influences on the owners of the soccer clubs, managers, coaches and others who have the ability to affect the final scores. In addition, match-fixing spills over into the arena of illegal betting (in person and online), which creates a host of additional organized crime



opportunities, including human trafficking, prostitution, drugs, extortion and even terrorism. This timely volume brings together international contributions with an aim is to increase awareness of the problems associated with match-fixing and the degree to which key agents in sport, particularly young people, are vulnerable.The contributions are based on INTERPOL’s Global Experts Meeting in Singapore, in November 2012, which brought together key speakers to discuss issues surrounding match-fixing and how to combat corruption in football through channels of education. The purpose of this meeting was to identify ways that academia can play a role in developing and implementing training modules and academic courses, including certification procedures,  to prevent match-fixing and develop lines of study at all educational levels.   This unique work reflects the gravity of the situation around the world together with possible solutions. It will be of interest to researchers studying organized crime and criminal networks, as well as related areas of sports research and international law.