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Book SynopsisWe 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
Trade ReviewThis book convincingly stimulates a wider and deeper engagement with indigenous conflict management strategies in a world that has blinded many to the potency of non-Western traditions of conflict resolution, reconciliation, and peacebuilding. It is a welcome and essential resource for scholars and students of politics, culture, and conflict transformation who appreciate the relevance of culture and tradition as essential ingredients of peace, amity, friendship, and global understanding. -- Olutayo C. Adesina, University of Ibadan
This compendium successfully integrates indigenous and Western strategies of conflict management and peace building...a topic of great urgency to our generation as we rebuild that elusive bridge to the future we desire. The book's global examples should read as freshly and remain as relevant to our grand children as it does to us. -- Chapurukha M. Kusimba, American University
Indigenous processes of peacemaking, dismissed as irrelevant and backward tribal rituals for the last five centuries by the state based legal system, and neglected by the newly emerging field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), at long last have begun to gain the attention of a few scholars. The publication of this book elevates the currently fledging scholarship on this critical subject to a much higher level. This book is the first comprehensive volume on the subject of indigenous processes of peacemaking. As such, it will serve as a pioneering piece of scholarly work for years to come. Its scope is comprehensive, its analytical approaches are deep, and it employs interdisciplinary perspectives. It is a must read for those who are interested in this important subject. -- Hamdesa Tuso, University of Manitoba
Table of Contents1.Introduction: Indigeneity and Modernity, From Conceptual Category to Strategic Juridical Identity in the Context of Conflict Jesse Benjamin and Brandon D. Lundy The Americas 2.Weaving Indigenous and Western Methods of Conflict Resolution in the Andes Fabiola Córdova 3.Traditional Decision-Making in Contemporary Child Welfare: Relying on Dane-zaa Laws to Care for and Protect Children and Families Tara Ney, Vanessa Currie, Maureen Maloney, Crystal Reeves, Jillian Ridington, Robin Ridington, and Judith Zwickel 4.Addressing Disputes between First Nations: An Exploration of the Indigenous Legal Lodge Jessica Dickson Africa 5.Globalization and Indigenous Conflict Management: Experiences from Africa Afua Bonsu Sarpong-Anane 6.Indigenous Conflict Resolution Strategies in Monarchical Systems: Comparison of the Nature, Effectiveness and Limitations of the Yoruba and Akan Models Joseph Kingsley Adjei and Akanmu G. Adebayo 7.Land Ownership In Nigeria: Land Use Act Versus Traditional Land Tenure System Olusegun O. Onakoya 8.The “Intra-Tutsi Schism” and Its Effect on Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation in the Rwandan Gacaca Courts Birthe C. Reimers 9.Successful Integration of Western and Indigenous Conflict Management: Swaziland Case Study Mallory Primm 10.Monitoring Conflicts of Interest: Social Conflict in Guinea-Bissau’s Fisheries Brandon D. Lundy 11.The Changing Roles of Traditional Institutions in Conflict Management: A Historical Perspective from the Bamenda Grassfields, Cameroon Walter Gam Nkwi Asia 12.Jirga an Indigenous institution for peace building in the Pukhtoon belt of Pakistan Ali Gohar 13.FATA: Finding Common Ground in Uncommon Places Paul Paterson 14.Mesopotamia’s Indigenous Revival: Political Discourse, Imagined Sovereignty, and Contemporary Kurdish Representations of Identity Haluk Baran Bingol and Jesse Benjamin 15.Socio-political Change and the Evolution of Irrigation Disputes in Rural China: the Jianghan Plain, 1870s-2011 Jiayan Zhang Conclusion 16.Conclusion: Culture and Conflict Management: The Need for a Paradigm Shift Debarati Sen, Ferdinand Kwaku Danso, and Natalia Meneses Bibliography
