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1 online resource (292 pages) |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. Normative Framework of Sovereignty; Genesis of Sovereignty; Anatomy of Conflict in Africa; African Policy Agenda; Mediating Sovereignty, Responsibility, and Accountability; Responsible Sovereignty in Perspective; 2. Governance; Conflicts to Be Managed; Ways of Management-How to Tame Conflict; Agents of Management-Who Governs?; Good Governance-African and International Roles; 3. Identity; Anatomy of Identity; Conflict of Identities; Perspectives from the Case Studies; Identity Issues in Perspective; 4. Economics; Long-Term Considerations in Managing Conflict |
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Policy Implications of Different Levels of ConflictDomestic Management of Economic Conflicts; Regional Management of Economic Conflicts; International Management of Economic Conflict; Conclusion; 5. Regional Dynamics; Regional Security Systems; Regionalization of Conflict; Conclusions-Future Roles for Regional Organizations; 6. International Actors; The Limits of Mediation; Agencies of Intervention; The Problems of Postagreement Peace Building; Conclusion; 7. Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
The authors assert that sovereignty can no longer be seen as a protection against interference, but as a charge of responsibility where the state is accountable to both domestic and external constituencies. In internal conflicts in Africa, sovereign states have often failed to take responsibility for their own citizens' welfare and for the humanitarian consequences of conflict, leaving the victims with no assistance. This book shows how that responsibility can be exercised by states over their own population, and by other states in assistance to their fellow sovereigns. Sovereignty as Responsi |
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Africa Politics and government 1960- |
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Conflict management Africa |
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Sovereignty |
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Print version record |
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Conflict management -- Africa
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Sovereignty.
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sovereignty.
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Conflict management
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Politics and government
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Sovereignty
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Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001573
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Africa
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Kimaro, Sadikiel
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Lyons, Terrence
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Rothchild, Donald
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Zartman, I. William
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| ISBN |
9780815719731 |
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0815719736 |
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