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We know that since the end of the Cold War, conflicts in
non-Western countries have been frequent, frequently violent,
largely intra-state, and protracted. But what do we know about
conflict management and resolution strategies in these societies?
Have the dominant Western approaches been transplantable, suitable,
effective, durable, and sustainable? Would conflicts in non-Western
societies be better handled by the adaptation and adoption of
customary, traditional, or localized mechanisms of mitigation?
These and similar questions have engaged the attention of scholars
and policy-makers. Indigenous Conflict Management Strategies:
Global Perspectives is offered as a global compendium on indigenous
conflict management strategies. It presents diverse perspectives on
the subject. Fully aware of the tendency in the literature to
over-generalize, over-romanticize, and over-criticize the localized
and customary mechanisms, the book takes a slightly different
approach. It presents a variety of traditional conflict management
approaches as well as several cases of the successful integration
of the indigenous and Western strategies in the contemporary
period. The main features, strengths, challenges, and weaknesses of
a multitude of indigenous systems are also presented.
We know that since the end of the Cold War, conflicts in
non-Western countries have been frequent, frequently violent,
largely intra-state, and protracted. But what do we know about
conflict management and resolution strategies in these societies?
Have the dominant Western approaches been transplantable, suitable,
effective, durable, and sustainable? Would conflicts in non-Western
societies be better handled by the adaptation and adoption of
customary, traditional, or localized mechanisms of mitigation?
These and similar questions have engaged the attention of scholars
and policy-makers. Indigenous Conflict Management Strategies:
Global Perspectives is offered as a global compendium on indigenous
conflict management strategies. It presents diverse perspectives on
the subject. Fully aware of the tendency in the literature to
over-generalize, over-romanticize, and over-criticize the localized
and customary mechanisms, the book takes a slightly different
approach. It presents a variety of traditional conflict management
approaches as well as several cases of the successful integration
of the indigenous and Western strategies in the contemporary
period. The main features, strengths, challenges, and weaknesses of
a multitude of indigenous systems are also presented.
The democratization process which bolstered a culture of periodic
elections has also fostered election-related violent conflicts. As
democratic transitions gained currency in the new millennium,
orderly transitions through the ballot boxes began replacing
military coups but deaths and destructions came in the wake of
elections in many countries. Inspired by decades-long pro-democracy
movements across Africa that culminated in the Arab Spring of
2010-2011, and motivated by the desire to find long-term solutions
to election-related violent conflicts in the continent, this book
explores the terrain of democratization, elections, and conflict
management. It raises and answers many questions, such as: What are
the root causes of election-related conflicts? How free, fair, and
credible are elections in many African countries? What
institutional mechanisms are available for ballot and voter
security and for mandate protection? What has been the role of
civil society organizations in conflict prevention and management?
What are the responsibilities of the international community,
especially regional organizations like the Economic Community of
West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU), in
conflict resolution? What indigenous mechanisms for conflict
management have been identified that may be proactively engaged?
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