Open AccessAn Anatomy of Conflict Resolution in Africa’s Civil Conflicts
Author(s) -
George Kieh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
peace and conflict studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 1082-7307
DOI - 10.46743/1082-7307/2010.1118
Subject(s) - conflict resolution , colonialism , peacebuilding , spanish civil war , civil conflict , state (computer science) , political science , political economy , corporate governance , displacement (psychology) , civil society , order (exchange) , development economics , law , sociology , psychology , politics , finance , algorithm , computer science , economics , psychotherapist
The crises of the post-colonial state in Africa have led to civil wars in various African states. In several of these war affected countries, the state has disintegrated and occasioned myriad adverse consequences, including deaths, injuries, the mass displacement of people, and the collapse of the systems of governance. Against this background, this article examines the methods that have been used to terminate civil wars in Africa, and to set into motion the processes of peacebuilding. The article argues that in order to build durable peace in Africa’s post-conflict societies, the post-colonial state needs to be democratically reconstituted.