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The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainable Peace and Security in Africa

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Explores critically how sustainable peace could be achieved in Africa

  • Offers a comparative and comprehensive engagement of Africa’s current peace and security issues

  • Features policy recommendations by academics and practitioners to guide governments and policy makers

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiii
  2. Conceptualising Sustainable Peace and Security in Africa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Dan Kuwali
      Pages 3-14
    3. The Concept of Peace: An African Perspective

      • Desire Hakorimana, Godard Busingye
      Pages 15-34
    4. Sustaining Peace in Africa

      • Youssef Mahmoud, Chimwemwe A. Fabiano
      Pages 35-46
  3. A Regional Focus to Peace and Security in Africa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
    2. Securing Peace and Security in North Africa

      • Dan Kuwali, Prince Bright Majiga
      Pages 81-93
    3. Building Peace in East Africa

      • Godard Busingye
      Pages 95-107
    4. Securing Lasting Peace in West Africa

      • Bright Nkrumah
      Pages 109-124
    5. Peace and Security in Central Africa

      • Peter J. Mugume
      Pages 125-142
    6. Sustaining Peace and Security in Southern Africa

      • Mphatso Jones Boti Phiri
      Pages 143-155
  4. Emerging Threats to Peace and Security in Africa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
    2. Cybersecurity Threats in Africa

      • Tabitha Mwangi, Tracy Asava, Iretioluwa Akerele
      Pages 159-180
    3. Countering Violent Extremism in Africa

      • Dan Kuwali
      Pages 197-216
    4. The Future of Violence in Africa

      • Dan Kuwali
      Pages 217-240
    5. Social Media, Peace and Security in Africa

      • Peter Makossah, Gilbert Mittawa
      Pages 241-251
    6. Emerging Epidemics and Pandemics in Africa

      • Chikondi M. Mandala, John C. Phuka
      Pages 253-271
  5. Perennial Problems to Peace and Security in Africa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273

About this book

This handbook takes stock of the African Union’s Vision 2020 to rid the African continent of wars, civil conflicts, human rights violations, and humanitarian disasters – including violent conflicts and genocide – and provides recommendations on how to address contemporary threats to peace and security in Africa. It explores the continent’s current peace and security landscape, including new actors, emerging threats, and the prospects for achieving sustainable peace. With contributions from highly respected experts in the field, both academics and practitioners, the volume unpacks the sources of conflict, instability and the challenges of peace and development, and provides research-based policy advice to guide and inform African governments, policy makers, practitioners, and scholarly audiences on the continent and beyond.

Keywords

  • African Development
  • Peace and Security in Africa
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • Silencing the Guns
  • Agenda 2063
  • Vision 2020
  • African Agenda

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    Dan Kuwali

About the editor

Dan Kuwali serves as Chief of Legal Services and Judge Advocate General in the Malawi Defence Force. He is also Extraordinary Professor of International Law at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and Adjunct Professor of Strategic Studies, Malawi University of Science and Technology, Malawi.

Bibliographic Information

Buying options

eBook USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-030-82020-6
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)