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Torn by ongoing civil and military violence, Africa presents a challenge to scholars interested in the root causes of conflict. Each conflict is unique, but overall they exhibit common patterns. The contributors of this book employ an eclectic array of current explanations of civil strife and how to resolve it. The first half of the book provides the relevant theoretical background. Theories of conflict and conflict resolution, the larger context of African strife in Africa, and patterns and trends of conflict are discussed. Shifting from the general to the particular, the remaining chapters of this volume gauge the accuracy and usefulness of the current thinking on conflicts by grounding it in case studies drawn from the Great Lakes Region, Liberia, Nigeria, and Zambia.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction by Ida Rousseau Mukenge
Theories of Conflict and Conflict Resolution by George Klay Kieh, Jr.
The Context of Civil conflict in Africa by George Klay Kieh, Jr.
Civil COnflict in Africa: Patterns and Trends by George Klay Kieh, Jr.
Conflict and Conflict Management in the Great Lakes Region of Africa by Musifiky Mwanasali
Understanding the Liberian Civil War by Augustine Konneh
Military Rule and Socio-Political Crises in Nigeria by Pita Ogaba Agbese
The Somali Civil War by George Klay Kieh, Jr.
Democratic Consolidation and Civil Conflict in Zambia by Julius Ihonvbere
Index
About the author
GEORGE KLAY KIEH, JR., is Professor of Political Science at Morehouse University, Atlanta, GA.
IDA ROUSSEAU MUKENGE is Professor of Sociology at Morehouse University, Atlanta, GA.
Summary
Torn by ongoing civil and military violence, Africa presents a challenge to scholars interested in the root causes of conflict. Theories of conflict and conflict resolution, the larger context of African strife in Africa, and patterns and trends of conflict are discussed.
