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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790939103321

Titolo

Indigenous conflict management strategies : global perspectives / / edited by Akanmu G. Adebayo, Jesse J. Benjamin and Brandon D. Lundy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4985-5042-8

0-7391-8805-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Disciplina

305.8

Soggetti

Ethnic conflict

Conflict management

Peace-building

Indigenous peoples

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

Introduction : indigeneity and modernity, from conceptual category to strategic juridical identity in the context of conflict / Jesse Benjamin and Brandon D. Lundy -- Weaving indigenous and western methods of conflict resolution in the Andes / Fabiola Córdova -- Traditional decision-making in contemporary child welfare : relying on Dane-Zaa laws to care for and protect children and families / Tara Ney, Vanessa Currie, Maureen Maloney, Crystal Reeves, Jillian Ridington, Robin Ridington, and Judith Zwickel -- Addressing disputes between first nations : an exploration of the indigenous legal lodge / Jessica Dickson -- Globalization and indigenous conflict management : experiences from Africa / Afua Bonsu Sarpong-Anane -- Indigenous conflict resolution strategies in monarchical systems : comparison of the nature, effectiveness and limitations of the Yoruba and Akan models / Joseph Kingsley Adjei and Akanmu G. Adebayo -- Land ownership in Nigeria : land use act versus traditional land tenure system / Olusegun O. Onakoya -- The intra-Tutsi schism and its effect on truth, justice, and reconciliation in the Rwandan Gacaca courts / Birthe C. Reimers -- Successful integration of western and indigenous conflict management



: Swaziland case study / Mallory Primm -- Monitoring conflicts of interest : social conflict in Guinea-Bissau's fisheries / Brandon D. Lundy -- The changing roles of traditional institutions in conflict management : a historical perspective from the Bamenda grassfields, Cameroon / Walter Gam Nkwi -- Jirga an indigenous institution for peace building in the Pukhtoon belt of Pakistan / Ali Gohar -- FATA : finding common ground in uncommon places / Paul Paterson -- Mesopotamia's indigenous revival : political discourse, imagined sovereignty, and contemporary Kurdish representations of identity / Haluk Baran Bingol and Jesse Benjamin -- Socio-political change and the evolution of irrigation disputes in rural China : the Jianghan Plain, 1870s-2011 / Jiayan Zhang -- Conclusion : culture and conflict management : the need for a paradigm shift / Debarati Sen, Ferdinand Kwaku Danso, and Natalia Meneses.

Sommario/riassunto

Indigenous Conflict Management Strategies: Global Perspectives presents a variety of traditional conflict management approaches as well as several cases of both successful and unsuccessful integrations of indigenous and Western strategies. As it explores these approaches, this books also analyzes the central characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of a multitude of indigenous systems from around the globe.