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Title Responses to insecurity in Africa: the challenge of peacebuilding
Full text http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-2980
Date 2024
Author(s) Aning, Kwesi
Abstract Turning a blind eye to the complexity of insecurities in Africa, peacebuilding discourses and practices on the continent have been too much focused on military interventions in regions like the Sahel, notably Mali. This paper critiques prevalent conceptualizations and practices, highlighting their shortcomings in effectively addressing the specific regional realities of the continent. It argues for a more nuanced understanding of African contexts, emphasizing the need to incorporate local perspectives and traditional governance structures into peacebuilding efforts. Additionally, it critiques the dominance of Western methods and perspectives in peacebuilding policies and advocates for greater recognition of African agency in defining and addressing security challenges. Overall, the paper recommends a hybrid and inclusive approach to peacebuilding that integrates indigenous knowledge and local capacities alongside international frameworks. - Contents: Foreword [by Peter Wallensteen] -- Introduction -- Ake, post-colonial knowledge generation and peacebuilding -- Has peacebuilding become a wicked problem? -- Mali's slippery slope to collapse -- Positionality and reflexivity in peacebuilding? -- Regionally adaptive hybridity as a holistic, context-specific peacebuilding framework? -- The shift to 'regional peacebuilding' -- Conclusion -- Bibliography
Subject(s) Africa; Peace; Peacebuilding; Regional security; Regionalism; Political Science; Statsvetenskap
Language eng
Publisher Nordiska Afrikainstitutet; Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Peace and Conflict Research; Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana; Uppsala
Relation Claude Ake Memorial Papers, 1654-7489 ; 13
Type of publication Report; info:eu-repo/semantics/report; text
Format application/pdf
Rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Identifier urn:isbn:9789171069078; urn:isbn:9789171069085
Repository Sweden, Norway - NAI-DiVA-portal
Added to C-A: 2024-09-09;09:36:39