Info
- Utilizzare la checkbox di selezione a fianco di ciascun documento per attivare le funzionalità di stampa, invio email, download nei formati disponibili del (i) record.
Durable peace : challenges for peacebuilding in Africa / / edited by Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews
| 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 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (460 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.1/72/096 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico |
Peace-building - Africa
Peace-building - Africa - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-02257-1
9786612022579 1-4426-7413-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455819803321 |
| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Durable peace : challenges for peacebuilding in Africa / / edited by Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews
| 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 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (460 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.1/72/096 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico |
Peace-building - Africa
Peace-building - Africa - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-4426-5428-7
1-282-02257-1 9786612022579 1-4426-7413-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Post-civil war transitions in Ethiopia / John Young -- Obstacles to peacebuilding in Rwanda / Timothy Longman -- Uganda : the politics of 'consolidation' under Museveni's regime, 1996-2003 / John Kiyaga-Nsubuga -- Reconstructing peace in Liberia / William Reno -- The peace dividend in Mozambique, 1987-1997 / Alexander Costy -- Postwar and post-apartheid : the costs and benefits of peacebuilding, South African style / John S. Saul -- Zimbabwe and sustainable peacebuilding / Hevina Dashwood -- Somalia : international versus local attempts at peacebuilding / Hussein M. Adam -- Failures in peacebuilding : Sudan (1972-1983) and Angola (1991-1998) / Taisier M. Ali, Robert O. Matthews, and Ian Spears -- Development and peacebuilding : conceptual and operational deficits in international assistance / James Busumtwi-Sam -- Structural deficits and institutional adaptations to conflict and peacebuilding in Africa / James Busumtwi-Sam, Alexander Costy, and Bruce D. Jones -- Conclusion : the long and difficult road to peace / Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780693903321 |
| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Durable peace : challenges for peacebuilding in Africa / / edited by Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews
| 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 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (460 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.1/72/096 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico |
Peace-building - Africa
Peace-building - Africa - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-4426-5428-7
1-282-02257-1 9786612022579 1-4426-7413-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Post-civil war transitions in Ethiopia / John Young -- Obstacles to peacebuilding in Rwanda / Timothy Longman -- Uganda : the politics of 'consolidation' under Museveni's regime, 1996-2003 / John Kiyaga-Nsubuga -- Reconstructing peace in Liberia / William Reno -- The peace dividend in Mozambique, 1987-1997 / Alexander Costy -- Postwar and post-apartheid : the costs and benefits of peacebuilding, South African style / John S. Saul -- Zimbabwe and sustainable peacebuilding / Hevina Dashwood -- Somalia : international versus local attempts at peacebuilding / Hussein M. Adam -- Failures in peacebuilding : Sudan (1972-1983) and Angola (1991-1998) / Taisier M. Ali, Robert O. Matthews, and Ian Spears -- Development and peacebuilding : conceptual and operational deficits in international assistance / James Busumtwi-Sam -- Structural deficits and institutional adaptations to conflict and peacebuilding in Africa / James Busumtwi-Sam, Alexander Costy, and Bruce D. Jones -- Conclusion : the long and difficult road to peace / Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813066903321 |
| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Empire, global coloniality and African subjectivity [[electronic resource] /] / Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
| Empire, global coloniality and African subjectivity [[electronic resource] /] / Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni |
| Autore | Ndlovu-Gatsheni Sabelo J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.1096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Globalization - Political aspects - Africa
Nationalism - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-85745-952-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part 1. Global imperial designs and empire -- Introduction: empire and global coloniality: towards a decolonial turn -- Global imperial designs and pan-Africanism -- Coloniality of power and African development -- Part 2. Subject, subjection and subjectivity -- The ticklish subject in Africa -- Subjection and subjectivity in South Africa -- Nationality of power in Zimbabwe -- Part 3. Coloniality, knowledge and nationalism -- Coloniality of knowledge and higher education -- African national project and national question -- Part 4. Conclusion -- Global crisis and Africa today. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453111803321 |
Ndlovu-Gatsheni Sabelo J
|
||
| New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Empire, global coloniality and African subjectivity [[electronic resource] /] / Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
| Empire, global coloniality and African subjectivity [[electronic resource] /] / Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni |
| Autore | Ndlovu-Gatsheni Sabelo J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.1096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Globalization - Political aspects - Africa
Nationalism - Africa |
| Soggetto non controllato | Colonial History |
| ISBN | 0-85745-952-X |
| Classificazione | MI 10086 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part 1. Global imperial designs and empire -- Introduction: empire and global coloniality: towards a decolonial turn -- Global imperial designs and pan-Africanism -- Coloniality of power and African development -- Part 2. Subject, subjection and subjectivity -- The ticklish subject in Africa -- Subjection and subjectivity in South Africa -- Nationality of power in Zimbabwe -- Part 3. Coloniality, knowledge and nationalism -- Coloniality of knowledge and higher education -- African national project and national question -- Part 4. Conclusion -- Global crisis and Africa today. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779842103321 |
|
Ndlovu-Gatsheni Sabelo J
|
||
| New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Empire, global coloniality and African subjectivity [[electronic resource] /] / Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
| Empire, global coloniality and African subjectivity [[electronic resource] /] / Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni |
| Autore | Ndlovu-Gatsheni Sabelo J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.1096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Globalization - Political aspects - Africa
Nationalism - Africa |
| Soggetto non controllato | Colonial History |
| ISBN | 0-85745-952-X |
| Classificazione | MI 10086 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part 1. Global imperial designs and empire -- Introduction: empire and global coloniality: towards a decolonial turn -- Global imperial designs and pan-Africanism -- Coloniality of power and African development -- Part 2. Subject, subjection and subjectivity -- The ticklish subject in Africa -- Subjection and subjectivity in South Africa -- Nationality of power in Zimbabwe -- Part 3. Coloniality, knowledge and nationalism -- Coloniality of knowledge and higher education -- African national project and national question -- Part 4. Conclusion -- Global crisis and Africa today. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807293303321 |
|
Ndlovu-Gatsheni Sabelo J
|
||
| New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Famille et politique en Afrique : entre le meilleur et le pire / / Ibou Sané, Jean-Claude Angoula ; préface de Boubacar Ly
| Famille et politique en Afrique : entre le meilleur et le pire / / Ibou Sané, Jean-Claude Angoula ; préface de Boubacar Ly |
| Autore | Sané Ibou |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Editions L'Harmattan |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AngoulaJean-Claude |
| Soggetto topico |
Families - Political aspects - Africa
Elite (Social sciences) - Africa Democratization - Africa |
| ISBN |
2-336-76851-8
2-14-001615-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910151694103321 |
|
Sané Ibou
|
||
| Editions L'Harmattan | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
La Fédération des étudiants d'Afrique noire en France : (F.E.A.N.F.) / / Sekou Traore
| La Fédération des étudiants d'Afrique noire en France : (F.E.A.N.F.) / / Sekou Traore |
| Autore | Traore Sekou |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Editions L'Harmattan |
| Disciplina | 378/.198/089967044 |
| Soggetto topico |
Students, Black - Political activity - Africa - History - 20th century
Students, Black - Political activity - France - History - 20th century |
| ISBN | 2-296-34492-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910159423803321 |
|
Traore Sekou
|
||
| Editions L'Harmattan | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Foreign Intervention in Africa after the Cold War : : Sovereignty, Responsibility, and the War on Terror / / Elizabeth Schmidt
| Foreign Intervention in Africa after the Cold War : : Sovereignty, Responsibility, and the War on Terror / / Elizabeth Schmidt |
| Autore | Schmidt Elizabeth |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens : , : Ohio University Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (489 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.6009049 |
| Soggetto topico |
History / Africa
History |
| ISBN |
0-89680-504-2
0-89680-321-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Outsiders and Africa: Political and military engagement on the Continent (1991/2017) -- The post/cold war context: Shifting paradigms and misconceptions -- Identifying the actors: Who intervened and why -- Somalia: Conflicting missions and mixed results (1991/2017) -- Sudan and South Sudan: Conflicting interests and inadequate solutions (1991/2017) -- Rwanda: Genocide and the failure to respond (1991/94) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo: Outside interests and Africa's world war (1994/2017) -- Liberia and Sierra Leone: Regional war and license to plunder (1990/2003) -- Cøte d'Ivoire: Civil war and regime change (2002/11) -- The Arab Spring in North Africa: Popular resistance, backlash, and the struggle for the future (2011/17) -- Mali and Nigeria: Military intervention and unforeseen consequences (2009/17) -- US Africa policy after the Cold War (1991/2017) -- Epilogue: Trump and Africa (2017/) -- Conclusion: Assessing the impact of foreign intervention. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910316451903321 |
|
Schmidt Elizabeth
|
||
| Athens : , : Ohio University Press, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The future of Africa : challenges and opportunities / / Jakkie Cilliers
| The future of Africa : challenges and opportunities / / Jakkie Cilliers |
| Autore | Cilliers Jakkie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVII, 421 pages) : 57 illustrations, 55 illustrations in color |
| Disciplina | 330.9600112 |
| Soggetto topico | Economic development - Africa |
| Soggetto non controllato |
African Politics
Development Studies Political Economy/Economic Systems Political Economy and Economic Systems Africa demographics population development development in Africa African Union China political economy in Africa Open access Politics & government Political economy |
| ISBN | 3-030-46590-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 The Growing Gap -- The Growing Income Divergence -- South Korea and Ghana -- The Importance of Labour and Demographics -- Productivity and Economic Structure -- The Global Context -- Dealing with Africa's Diversity-Using Country Income Groups -- Previous Studies and the International Futures Forecasting Platform -- Structure of the Book -- Further Reading -- 2 Africa's Current Path -- From Brundtland to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- The Impact of the Structural Adjustment Programmes -- Africa's Growing Dependence on Commodities -- The Challenges of Commodities-Dependent Growth -- Rising Debt Levels -- The Third Wave of Democratisation in Africa -- Africa's Slow Pace of Urbanisation -- The Current Path Scenario -- 3 Health -- The Impact of HIV and AIDS -- Africa's Approaching Health Transition -- Urbanisation and Health Services -- Current Path: Access to Basic Infrastructure -- Modelling the Impact of Better Health and WASH Infrastructure: The Improved Health Scenario -- Impact on Disability Adjusted Life Years -- Conclusion: Planning Comprehensively and Long-Term -- Further Reading -- 4 Getting to Africa's Demographic Dividend -- What History Reveals -- The Impact of the Demographic Dividend -- Comparing Niger, Egypt, Japan and Sweden -- Africa's Slow Demographic Transition -- The Peak and Length of the Demographic Dividend -- The Potential Benefits of Reducing Fertility Rates -- The Components of the Demographic Dividend Scenario -- Scenario Impact on Global Population -- Impact of the Demographic Dividend on Africa -- Conclusion: Reducing Fertility Rates and Working Towards Africa's Demographic Dividend -- Further Reading -- 5 Wanted: A Revolution in Agriculture -- After Independence -- Agriculture Today.
Obstacles to a Revolution in Agriculture -- Achieving Food Security -- The Challenge for the Future -- Lessons from Elsewhere -- Modelling a Coordinated Push on Africa's Agricultural Sector: The African Agriculture Revolution Scenario -- The Contributions from Technology and Innovation -- Conclusion: Aiming at Food Security and Growth -- Further Reading -- 6 Boosting Education -- Recent Education Trends in Africa -- Comparing Education in Africa with Other Regions -- The Low Quality of Education in Africa -- Rates of Gender Exclusion -- Africa's Future Education Requirements -- Modelling the Impact of Improved Quality, Quantity and Nature of Education Across Gender: The Boosting Education Scenario -- From Basics to Technology -- Conclusion: Prioritising Education Outcomes -- Further Reading -- 7 Poverty, Inequality and Growth -- Globalisation and the Sense of Relative Deprivation -- The Interplay Between Inequality and Growth -- The SDGs and Measuring Extreme Poverty -- The Impact of the Additional Poverty Lines -- The Current Situation in Africa -- The Potential of Social Grants to Reduce Poverty -- The Promise of an African Welfare State? -- Modelling the Impact of Using Tax Revenues for Social Grants: The Social Grants for Africa Scenario -- Conclusion: Reducing Poverty Through Rapid and Inclusive Economic Growth -- Further Reading -- 8 Changing Productive Structures -- The Contribution of Services to Growth -- The Impact of the Diffusion of Knowledge -- Manufacturing in Africa -- Composition of African Economies -- Industrialisation and Growth in Africa -- Modelling the Impact of Industrialisation: The Made in Africa Scenario -- Costs and Benefits of a Manufacturing Pathway -- Conclusion: Promoting and Intensifying Local Production and Trade -- Further Reading -- 9 The Future of Work in Africa -- Trends in Employment. Automation and the Threat to Work -- The Impact of Digitisation in Ghana -- The Promise of Greater Economic Formalisation in Ghana -- Conclusion: Thinking Differently About the Future -- Further Reading -- 10 Technological Innovation and the Power of Leapfrogging -- The Shale and Tight Oil Revolution in the USA -- The Potential of Renewable Energy in Africa -- The Challenge of Energy Storage (Power-to-X) -- Mobile Phones and Access to the Internet-A Big Leap for Africa -- M-Pesa and Innovation in Mobile Banking -- Mobile Phones and Social Change -- Formalising the Informal Sector -- Modelling the Impact of Improved Electricity Access, ICT and Digitisation: The Leapfrogging Scenario -- Conclusion: Harnessing Technology for the Future -- Further Reading -- 11 Trade and Growth -- From GATT to the Decline of Multilateralism -- The Impact of Preferential Access: Everything But Arms and AGOA -- Africa's Shifting Trade Relations with the Rest of the World -- Intra-African Trade and Efforts at Advancing Regional Integration -- The Need for Connecting Infrastructure-And the Challenge of Non-Tariff Barriers -- Perspectives on the Promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) -- The Potential Impact of AfCFTA? -- Modelling the Impact of Regional Economic Integration: The Africa Free Trade Area Scenario -- Conclusion: Advancing Africa's Trade -- Further Reading -- 12 Prospects for Greater Peace -- Trends in Conflict -- Africa's Leadership in Conflict Prevention and Management -- Changing Characteristics of Organised Violence -- More Riots -- Structural Drivers of Violence -- Regime Capacity, Type and Regime Dissonance -- Youth and Unemployment -- Poor Governance and High Levels of Inequality -- Modelling the Prospects for Greater Peace: The Silencing the Guns Scenario -- Conclusion: Focusing on Conflict Prevention -- Further Reading. 13 Good Governance, Democracy and Development -- The State of Democracy in Africa -- Is Democracy Making a Difference to Development Prospects in Africa? -- The Realities of Neopatrimonialism in Africa -- The Role of Leadership in Development -- Modelling the Impact of More Democracy: The Fourth Wave of Democracy Scenario -- Conclusion: Promoting Democracy, State Capacity and Human Development -- Further Reading -- 14 Aid, Remittances and Foreign Direct Investment -- The Shifting Global Aid Landscape -- Leveraging Foreign Direct Investment for Africa -- China's Growing Footprint in Africa -- Remittance Flows to Africa -- Modelling Increased FDI, Aid and Remittances: The External Support Scenario -- The Impact of the Combined External Support Scenario -- Conclusion: Unlocking Foreign Assistance -- Further Reading -- 15 Climate Change -- Africa as a Climate Change Taker -- The Global Energy Transition -- Carbon Emissions and Energy in Africa -- The Impact of Climate Change -- Comparing Carbon Emissions in Different Scenarios -- Responding to Climate Change -- Development as a Coping and Planning Mechanism -- Conclusion: Finding an Environmentally Sustainable Pathway -- Further Reading -- 16 Closing the Gap -- Prospects in the Close the Gap Scenario -- GDP Per Capita in the Close the Gap Scenario -- Size of Economies in the Close the Gap Scenario -- Extreme Poverty in the Close the Gap Scenario -- Carbon Emissions in the Close the Gap Scenario -- Structural Change of Economies in the Close the Gap Scenario -- Comparing the Impact of Individual Scenarios Over Time -- Scenario Comparison Using Income Per Person as Key Indicator -- Scenario Comparison Using Progress with the Human Development Index, Inequality and Extreme Poverty -- What Is Possible? A Comparison with China -- A Passion for Knowledge and Development -- In Conclusion -- Further Reading. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Future of Africa |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910473454203321 |
|
Cilliers Jakkie
|
||
| Springer Nature, 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
