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UNINA9910463200503321 |
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Titolo |
Managing conflicts in Africa's democratic transitions [[electronic resource] /] / Akanmu G. Adebayo, [editor] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-94040-X |
0-7391-7264-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (368 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AdebayoA. G <1956-> (Akanmu Gafari) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Democratization - Africa |
Conflict management - Africa |
Political violence - Africa - Prevention |
Electronic books. |
Africa Politics and government 1960- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Managing Conflicts in Africa's Democratic Transitions; CONTENTS; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface & Acknowledgments; Part One: Understanding Africa's Democratization, Elections, and Conflicts; 1 Dreams and Nightmares: Democratization, Elections, and Conflicts in Africa; 2 Security in Post-Civil War Democratic Transitions in Africa; 3 Traumatics: The Representation of Trauma in Yvonne Vera's; Part Two: Domestic and International Issues and Actors; 4 Democratization and Post-Election Conflicts in Nigeria since Independence: A Historical Reconsideration |
5 Incumbency as a Factor: Appropriation of State Security Resources and Electoral Governance in Nigeria6 Religion and Political Activism in Egypt; 7 Democratization in Senegal: The Failure of the Sopi Revolution; 8 The Involution of Democracy in Lusophone West Africa; 9 Conflict Analysis of the 2007 Post-election Violence in Kenya; 10 The French Press and Position on Post-Election Crisis in Côte d'Ivoire; 11 United States Foreign Policy Responses to Africa's Transitional Conflicts; Part Three: Conflict Management Options |
12 Post-Election Conflict Resolution in Africa: Lessons from |
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AfricanPeace Paradigms13 An African Model? Conflict Management in Ghana's 2008 Presidential Elections; 14 Lessons from South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for Managing Africa's Conflicts; 15 Could Forgiveness and Amnesty Be a Panacea for Kenya's Post-Election Conflict Era?; 16 Establishing Electoral Conflict Management Panels: A Case Study of South Africa; 17 Post-Electoral Conflict in la Côte d'Ivoire: Road Map to Peace; About the Editor; About the Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores the nascent and complex terrain of democratization and peaceful political transitions in Africa. It analyzes major election-related conflicts across the continent, explains their root causes and major consequences, and offers measures that may be undertaken to prevent, manage, and resolve election-induced conflicts. It charts a path for the future political and democratic stability in Africa. |
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