AJCR Volume 10 No. 1, 2010
Foreword
All of the articles appearing in this issue are on the wavelength of our journal’s name and ACCORD’s name. They come with case studies about the attainment of conflict resolution or the orientation towards conflict resolution. They share information about approaches and agreements, attitudes and traditions. They are honest about shortcomings and threats, but also […]
Implications of the Bakassi conflict resolution for Cameroon
Abstract This paper sketches a conceptual framework of international conflict dynamics and resolution, examines the geopolitics of the Bakassi dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon, and outlines socio-economic implications of its peaceful settlement. Neglect and subsequent discovery of oil deposits subjected the Bakassi Peninsula to claims and counter-claims for sovereignty, military occupation and recourse to the […]
The international community and post-war reconciliation in Africa
Abstract The decade-long armed conflict and political unrest in Sierra Leone deeply affected the civilian population. Since the end of the war in 2002, the government of Sierra Leone and the international community have been involved in peacebuilding activities, national reconciliation and reconstruction. The reconciliatory process necessitated the setting up of a Truth and Reconciliation […]
Ye Shakoch Chilot (the court of the sheikhs)
Abstract Traditional institutions of conflict resolution play a very significant role in the day-to-day lives of Africans in general and Ethiopians in particular. In Ethiopia, a country that has adopted ethnic federalism as its policy, such traditional institutions help to blur political boundaries and bring people from different ethnic and regional backgrounds together. Furthermore, they […]
Women in conflict and indigenous conflict resolution among the Issa and Gurgura clans of Somali in Eastern Ethiopia
(Note: The names and details of two of the co-authors do not appear in the printed copies of this issue, since due to an unfortunate misunderstanding this information arrived only after the printing had already been completed.) Abstract This article tries to show the impacts of conflict on women, the role of women in conflict […]
Explaining inter-ethnic harmony in Enugu city, South-eastern Nigeria
Abstract Ethnicity is a prominent feature in Nigeria’s socio-economic environment and is fervently exhibited within the context of the ‘indigene-settler dichotomy’. As this encourages exclusivism, it has been a major factor responsible for violent conflicts across the country. While many urban spaces in the country have witnessed such conflicts, a few have not. This study […]
From soldiers to citizens: Demilitarization of conflict and society
The focus of this book falls into the greater discussions of peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) process and delves into an even deeper conversation about the concept and practice of Reintegration. The authors use empirical research on the Angolan DDR process to assess […]
Peace: A world history
In Peace: A world history Antony Adolf challenges the assumption that peace is solely the absence of war, and aims to provide a history of peace as an independent and self-sufficient concept. The author undertook the work … in the belief that coming closer to terms with how and why the world’s peaces came or […]