From Intra-State War to Durable Peace. Conflict and its Resolution in Africa after the Cold War
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International Relations Studies Series, 12(International Studies Library, 23)Based on three departure points - a novel analytical framework, previously unpublished data on conflict and conflict resolution in Africa, and a survey of external and internal structural constraints facing the continent - this volume is a comprehensive examination of intra-state armed conflicts in Africa after the Cold War; attempts to terminate them and challenges to successful war termination. The focus is on short-term concerns: demilitarisation, issues related to human and collective security, and the post-conflict distribution of political power. Chapters centre on key explanatory factors influencing the volatile periods just before and after a war is terminated, when negotiation replaces fighting and when peace agreements are being hammered out and implemented, often in an environment of fear, mistrust and resource scarcity.TABLE OF CONTENTSAbout the AuthorsList of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgements1. Introduction- Thomas OhlsonPART I. Theoretical Framework and Data Survey2. Understanding Causes of War and Peace - Thomas Ohlson3. Transnational Dimensions of African Civil Wars and the Triple-R Framework - Hanne Fjelde4. Armed Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Africa, 1989-2007 - Lotta Harbom and Erika ForsbergPART II. Resolving Armed Conflict: Challenges to War Termination5. Sanctions in Africa: International Resolve and Prevention of Conflict Escalation - Peter Wallensteen6. Violence in the South African Peace Process: An Impetus for Change - Kristine Höglund7. Partial Peacemakers: Explaining Mediation Success in African Armed Conflicts - Isak Svensson8. Inclusive Peace Deals: A Path to Durable Peace in Africa? - Desirée Nilsson9. From Rebel Groups to Political Parties: Renamo in Mozambique and RUF in Sierra Leone - Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs10. A Disempowering Peace: Explaining why Ex-Combatants Re-engage in Organised Violence - R. Anders Nilss
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