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This book is a critical comparative reflection of the post-colonial
conflict Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of
ex-combatants in Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. It offers an
up-to-date comparative analysis of how specific analytical elements
that transcend state boundaries shaped DDR in the three southern
African countries. The author explores structural and
organizational frameworks, target groups, state leadership in DDR,
linkages between DDR and SSR in nation and state building, and
types of post-conflict violence. The volume draws on fieldwork
including interviews with policy makers and government officials as
well as ex-combatants and experts to provide valuable insights into
how post-colonial conflict DDR can provide knowledge crucial to
understanding and addressing the problems of post-conflict peace
building in Africa. The book is aimed at academics, researchers and
students working on Southern Africa; African and Western
policymakers concerned with problematic post-conflict situations on
the continent, where improvising DDR processes will be vital to
success; as well as the general reader interested in political,
security and other developments in the region. It will be of use in
postgraduate courses in the inter-related fields of international
relations, comparative government, conflict resolution and
peacebuilding.
How successful have Southern African states been in dealing with
the major issues that have faced the region in recent years? What
could be done to produce more cohesive and effective
region-building in Southern Africa? In this original and
wide-ranging volume, which draws on an interdisciplinary team of
mainly African and African-based specialists, the key political,
socio-economic, and security challenges facing Southern Africa
today are addressed. These include the various issues confronting
the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its
institutions; such as HIV/AIDS, migration and xenophobia,
land-grabbing and climate change; and the role of the main external
actors involved with the region, including the United Nations, the
European Union, the United States, and China. The book also looks
at the Southern African Customs Union and Southern African
Development Finance Institutions, including the Development Bank of
Southern Africa and Industrial Development Corporation, and issues
of gender and peacebuilding. In doing so, the book goes to the
heart of analyzing the effectiveness of SADC and other regional
organisation, suggesting how region-building in Southern Africa may
be compared with similar attempts elsewhere in Africa and other
parts of the world.
How successful have Southern African states been in dealing with
the major issues that have faced the region in recent years? What
could be done to produce more cohesive and effective
region-building in Southern Africa? In this original and
wide-ranging volume, which draws on an interdisciplinary team of
mainly African and African-based specialists, the key political,
socio-economic, and security challenges facing Southern Africa
today are addressed. These include the various issues confronting
the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its
institutions; such as HIV/AIDS, migration and xenophobia,
land-grabbing and climate change; and the role of the main external
actors involved with the region, including the United Nations, the
European Union, the United States, and China. The book also looks
at the Southern African Customs Union and Southern African
Development Finance Institutions, including the Development Bank of
Southern Africa and Industrial Development Corporation, and issues
of gender and peacebuilding. In doing so, the book goes to the
heart of analyzing the effectiveness of SADC and other regional
organisation, suggesting how region-building in Southern Africa may
be compared with similar attempts elsewhere in Africa and other
parts of the world.
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