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Navigating Governance, Peace, and Conflict in Africa: Churning Waters book cover

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Navigating Governance, Peace, and Conflict in Africa Churning Waters

Edited By Pamela Aall, Chester A. Crocker, Susan Stigant Copyright 2027
320 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This edited book examines the link between peace or violent conflict and the practice of governance in African states. Exploring the historical roots of today's African challenges, the chapters explore the sources of legitimacy in African states and help to clarify how a strengthened social contract can be built in societies facing the fact or threat of conflict. The volume includes a variety... Read more

1. Governance, Peace and Conflict: A Complex Relationship, Pamela Aall, and Chester A. Crocker  2. Putting African Governance in Context, George Moose  PART I: GOVERNANCE AND CONFLICT: OVERVIEW OF THE CHALLENGES  3. Africa’s Changing Landscape of Conflict, Pamela Mbabazi  4. Toward a Distinctive African Way of Governance, Hesphina Rukato  5. The Governance Roots of Africa’s Conflict Challenges, Chester A. Crocker and Miriam Frost  6. Governance and Conflict Management in Africa: Hopes and Failures, I. William Zartman  PART II: POLITICS AND CONFLICT  7. Linkages between Political Parties and Political Violence: Some Lessons from Kenya and South Africa, John Rabuogi Ahere  8. Elections and Political Transitions in Africa: A Critical Analysis, Melvis Ndiloseh and Robert Gerenge  9. Accountability and Conflict Resolution in Africa’s Traditional Institutions of Governance, Kidane Mengisteab  10. The Emerging Influence of Women and Youth on Civic Engagement in Africa, Idayat Hassan  11. Youth and the African Union’s Peace and Security Agenda, Rhuks Temitope Ako and Rafiu Adeniran Lawal  PART III: THE LARGER ENVIRONMENT  12. State-Society Relations in Conflict Dynamics in Africa, Chris Fomunyoh and Sophia Moestrup  13. Social Justice: The Key to Consolidating Governance in Post-conflict Societies, Tim Murithi   14. Economic Governance and Peacebuilding in Africa, Raymond Gilpin 15. The African Union’s Response to the Challenges of Governance, Khabele Matlosa  16. The Great Game: African Agency in a New Era of Global Competition, Judd Devermont  PART IV: CONCLUSION  17. Unlocking Africa's Peace and Security Potential, Joseph Sany and Susan Stigant

Biography

Pamela Aall is a visiting scholar at George Mason University, Washington DC. Prior to this, she was senior advisor for conflict prevention and management and senior vice president for education and training at the U.S. Institute of Peace. She is author or editor of 14 books, including most recently, Responding to Violent Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises: A Guide to Participants (2021).

Chester A. Crocker is an emeritus professor of strategic studies at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and senior fellow at its Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. He is author or editor of over a dozen books, including, most recently, Diplomacy and the Future of World Order (2021).

Susan Stigant is deputy director at the Dialogue Advisory Group and practitioner in peace mediation. She has authored and edited policy-focused research on constitution design, powersharing and prevention of election-related violence. From 2014-2025, she served as the Africa director at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

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