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1 online resource (xii, 427 pages .) |
| Contents |
Democracy, violence and peace in one house : the dilemma of post-colonial Africa / Ngonidzashe Marongwe & Munyaradzi Mawere -- From victims to agents : Zimbabweans and xenophobic violence in post-apartheid South Africa / Fidelis Peter Thomas Duri -- Ethnicity, xenophobic attacks and counter-attacks in Africa / Nkwazi Mhango -- Social support and the violence of individualistic ontologies : insights from Namibian female and male youths' experiences / Artwell Nhemachena -- Enhancing democracy and surmounting the challenges of election management in Africa : insights from Nigeria / Johnson O. Olaniyi -- Violence and the politics of the movement for democratic change -- Tsvangirai's (MDC-T) mobilisation and continued survival, 1999-2014 / Ngonidzashe Marongwe & Peter Makaye -- 'Mere paper covering the cracks?' the case of South Africa's mediation role in Zimbabwe's crisis, 2008-2013 / James Hlongwana and Tasara Muguti -- Two party 'de facto' and the future of democracy in Africa : the Nigerian experience / Abdulrasheed Alada Muhammad -- Xenophobic violence and the future of intra-African relations : the case of post-apartheid South Africa / Tasara Muguti -- 'Third World' elections, peace and democracy : lessons from selected African countries / Jacob Tagarirofa & Tobias David -- A phenomenological impact and legacy of the military on africa democratic experiment : the Nigeria's example since 1966 / Paul Ilesanmi Akanmidu -- Intra- and inter-party violence in Africa : narratives and reflections from Zimbabwe / Bernard Pindukai Humbe and Munyaradzi Mawere -- Symbolic violence and troubled citizenship : re-imagination xenophobia and foreignness in post-colonial Zimbabwe -- Ngonidzashe Marongwe & Ishmael Mazambani. -- Peace education and peace culture : panaceas for sustainable peace and security in Nigeria / Abudullahi G. Olatunji; Isaah Moshood; Abubakar Y. Muhammed & Ebenezer E. Lawal |
| Summary |
The myths of peace and democracy in Africa are at the heart of this volume. Democracy and peace have become buzz words across postcolonial Africa. The gospel of democracy and peace is preached by national governments and by civil society and international organisations alike. But to what extent are the ongoing sideshows and charades of quasi-oligarchies in Africa really democracy? What do ordinary Africans mean when they hunger and thirst for democracy and peace? Positive and noble as the loud sounding rhetoric about democracy and peace in Africa might seem, the reality of propaganda and dissemblance and of multi-dimensional violence are simply too overwhelming not to be disillusioning. This book interrogates the rampant violence, enduring conflicts, autocratic governance, and facades of democracy amidst claims and calls for enduring peace on the continent. This is a monumental resource book for human rights activists, conflict management practitioners, civil society activists, political scientists, statesmen and development practitioners. It poses a challenge to those African governments who claim to embrace principles of democracy and respect for human rights to rethink and reconsider their role as ambassadors of peace, hope, transformation, and good governance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Peace-building -- Africa
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Democracy -- Africa
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Democratization -- Africa
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace
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Democracy
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Democratization
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Peace-building
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Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Marongwe, Ngonidzashe, editor, contribuotor.
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Mawere, Munyaradzi, editor, contribuotor.
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| ISBN |
9789956764600 |
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9956764604 |
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