The State of Peacebuilding in Africa Kartoniert (TB)

This open access book on the state of peacebuilding in Africa brings together the work of distinguished scholars practitioners and decision makers to reflect on key experiences and lessons learned in peacebuilding in Africa over the past half century. The core themes addressed by the contributors include conflict prevention mediation and management post-conflict reconstruction justice and Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration the role of women religion humanitarianism grassroots organizations and early warning systems and the impact of global regional and continental bodie s. The book's thematic chapters are complemented by six country region case studies: The Democratic Republic of Congo Rwanda Sierra Leone Sudan South Sudan Mozambique and the Sahel Mali. Each chapter concludes with a set of key lessons learned that could be used to inform the building of a more sustainable peace in Africa. The State of Peacebuilding in Africa was born out of the activities of the Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding (SVNP) a Carnegie-funded continent-wide network of African organizations that works with the Wilson Center to bring African knowledge and perspectives to U.S. African and international policy on peacebuilding in Africa. The research for this book was made possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.