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Book SynopsisPresents a range of debates and perspectives on the history and politics of conflict, highlighting the complex internal and external sources of both persistent tension and creative peace-building
Trade ReviewThe African Great Lakes Region has been overwhelmingly shaped by war. An international group of scholars examines the region's conflicts and efforts to re-establish peace, observing that no single approach will suffice by itself.Dec. 2014 - Jan.2015
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction: Conflict and Peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region Kenneth Omeje and Tricia Redeker Hepner
Part I. The Great Lakes Region: Challenges of the Past and Present
1. Understanding the Diversity and Complexity of Conflict in the African Great Lakes Region
Kenneth Omeje
2. The History and Politics of Regionalism and Integration in East Africa
Hannington Ochwada
3. Multipolar Politics and Regional Integration in East Africa: Opportunities and Challenges for Non-State Actors
Doreen Alusa
Part II. Case Studies of Conflict and Peacebuilding in the Great Lakes
4. Historical Dynamics of Northern Uganda Conflict: A Longitudinal Struggle for Nation-Building
Elias Omondi Opongo
5. Kofi Annan's Conflict Resolution Model and Peacebuilding in Kenya
Alfred Anangwe
6. Justice versus Reconciliation: The Dilemmas of Transitional Justice in Kenya
Ozonnia Ojielo
7. Climate Change and Peacebuilding among Pastoralist Communities in Northeastern Uganda and Western Kenya
Julaina A. Obika and Harriet K. Bibangambah
Part III. Social and Cultural Dimensions of Conflict and Peacebuilding in the Great Lakes
8. Media Sustainability in a Post-Conflict Environment: Radio Broadcasting in the DRC, Burundi and Rwanda
Marie-Soleil Frère
9. Youth in Transition: The Arts and Cultural Resonance in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
Lindsay M. McClain and Tricia Redeker Hepner
10. Gender Issues in Reintegration: A Feminist and Rights-Based Analysis of the Experiences of Formerly Abducted Child Mothers in Northern Uganda
Eric Awich Ochen
11. "The Ambivalence of the Sacred": Christianity, Genocide and Reconciliation in Rwanda Janine Natalya Clark
List of Contributors
Index
