Infrastructures for Peace in Sub-Saharan Africa

Cultures of violence are characteristic of many countries in sub-Saharan Africa and attempts to move towards cultures of peace have often proved difficult and ineffectual. And yet, the wide variations in levels of violence within and between countries show that it is not inevitable; rather, it is th...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hove, Mediel (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Harris, Geoff (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 1 Putting a tape measure around violence in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 2 The biggest violence: a case study of gender-based violence in urban Bindura, Zimbabwe. Part II: The Case for Nonviolence
  • 3 Violence or Nonviolence? A comparison of costs and effectiveness
  • 4 Why non-violent movements failed in Zimbabwe, 2000-2015. Part III: Nonviolent Initiatives
  • 5 Collaborative conflict resolution: a case study of conflict transformation in peri-urban Zimbabwe
  • 6 Collaborative conflict resolution: a case study of women's self-help groups in north-western Zimbabwe
  • 7 Building peace through local peace committees: African experiences
  • 8 Local peace committees and election violence in Burundi, 2015
  • 9 The necessity of peace education in Zimbabwe
  • 10 Peace clubs in schools: African experiences
  • 11 Mediating post-electoral violence in Kenya, 2007-2008
  • 12 Establishing Ministries of Peace in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Part IV: Future Challenges
  • 13 Youth bulge: a blessing or curse to Zimbabwe's peace?- 14 The challenges of climate change for nonviolence
  • Part V: Final Reflections
  • 15 Let a thousand peace infractructures bloom. .