Elections and Conflict Management in Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Elections and Conflict Management in Africa write by Timothy D. Sisk. This book was released on 1998. Elections and Conflict Management in Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Elections have emerged as one of the most important, and most contentious, features of political life on the African continent. In the first half of this decade, there were more than 20 national elections, serving largely as capstones of peace processes or transitions to democracies. The outcomes of these and more recent elections have been remarkably varied, and the relationship between elections and conflict management is widely debated throughout Africa and among international observers. Elections can either help reduce tensions by reconstituting legitimate government, or they can exacerbate them by further polarizing highly conflictual societies. This timely volume examines the relationship between elections, especially electoral systems, and conflict management in Africa, while also serving as an important reference for other regions. The book brings together for the first time the latest thinking on the many different roles elections can play in democratization and conflict management.
Civil War and Democracy in West Africa
Civil War and Democracy in West Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Civil War and Democracy in West Africa write by David Harris. This book was released on 2011-12-13. Civil War and Democracy in West Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the aftermath of explosive civil wars in Africa during the 1990s and 2000s, the establishment of multi-party elections has often been heralded by the West as signaling the culmination of the conflict and the beginning of a period of democratic rule. However, the outcomes of these elections are very rarely uniform, with just as many countries returning to conflict as not. Here, David Harris uses the examples of Sierra Leone and Liberia to examine the nexus of international and domestic politics in these post-conflict elections. In doing so, he comes to the conclusion that it is political, rather than legal, solutions that are more likely to enhance any positive political change that has emerged from the violence. This book is thus of significance to Western and African policy makers, and also to students and scholars who wish to engage with the critical issues of conflict resolution and reconciliation both in Sierra Leone and Liberia in particular and in the wider region in general.
Elections, Violence and Transitional Justice in Africa
Elections, Violence and Transitional Justice in Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Elections, Violence and Transitional Justice in Africa write by Elias O. Opongo. This book was released on 2022-05-29. Elections, Violence and Transitional Justice in Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Elections in Africa are competitive in nature and can be manipulated by incumbents to extend and entrench their rule through changes to constitutions, intimidation of opponents, excess use of police force and, in some cases, assassinations of dissident voices. Ethnic cleavages are also exploited by contestants to incite and mobilize unsuspecting masses to pursue their electoral ambitions which can lead to political instability. In many African countries, violence before, during and after elections has become a regrettable norm rather than the exception. The function of transitional justice is to address the legacy of human rights atrocities, political violence and societal harm resulting from prior misrule or violent conflicts, with a view to establishing fair, democratic and inclusive societies. This book interrogates the potential intersection between transitional justice and electoral processes. Specifically, it examines the hypothesis that transitional justice interventions that strive to address historical injustices perpetrated by violence, conflict and entrenched by socio-political impunity, can initiate preventive measures against electoral violence through redress, accountability and institutional reforms. The contributors to this volume have engaged with country case studies from across Africa, while examining the intersection between transitional justice and electoral processes. Hence, this is a timely volume that highlights the uninterrogated nexus between elections, violence and transitional justice in Africa.
Managing Conflicts in Africa's Democratic Transitions
Managing Conflicts in Africa's Democratic Transitions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Managing Conflicts in Africa's Democratic Transitions write by Akanmu G. Adebayo. This book was released on 2012-08-31. Managing Conflicts in Africa's Democratic Transitions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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?
Election-Related Disputes and Political Violence
Election-Related Disputes and Political Violence - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Election-Related Disputes and Political Violence write by African Union Panel of the Wise. This book was released on 2010-07. Election-Related Disputes and Political Violence available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
