Kale Ewusi, Ebenezer Akwanga, Ebenezer Akwanga Bsc Kale Ewusi

Gebundenes Buch

Burundi's Negative Peace

The Shadow of a Broken Continent in the Era of Nepad

Beschreibung

We take you on a discovery of the root causes of African conflicts; the attempts by continental organizations such as the Organization of African Unity to resolve these conflicts; the reasons for the inability of the OAU/AU to succeed in conflict resolution; the root causes of the Burundi Conflict; the Burundi Peace process as a reflection of how conflicts are resolved in Africa and why we think it does not lead to sustainable peace which we term "negative peace." Burundi's Negative Peace explores the largely unknown area of negative peace in Africa and specifically Burundi in the wake of the manner in which conflicts are resolved throughout the continent. The use of mediation among warring parties, the implementation of ceasefire agreements, the establishment of a transitional government and the organization of elections has been the conflict resolution trajectory that has been religiously applied in resolving African conflicts. What then is the missing link? The authors fervently believe that the above mentioned techniques do not lead to sustainable peace. In fact it leads to negative peace which is not peace at all. The peace studies' theorist, Galtung, decreed that "Peace is not the absence of violence, but peace of mind."

Autor

Dr. Kale Ewusi was formerly the Head of Department of Politics and International Relations at the North-West University in South Africa. He holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Peace Studies and International Relations from the North-West University, A Master of Science in International Relations and an LLB in Law. Dr. Ewusi is now a Senior Associate and United Nations Consultant with Africa Strategy Group International in Washington, DC, USA. Ebenezer Akwanga, Jr. is a human rights activist from the Cameroons. He holds an Associate and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from University of Phoenix. He is a candidate for a Master of Arts Degree in Diplomacy with specialization in Conflict Resolution from the School of Graduate Studies of Norwich University. He is co-authoring this book with cousin, friend, and longtime classmate after eighteen years of physical separation. He currently resides in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and USA

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Author Solutions Inc
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 717g
• ISBN-13: 9781426923548
• ISBN-10: 1426923546
• Artikelnr.: 28346512