Researching Peacebuilding in Africa: Reflections on Theory, Fieldwork and Context

Book Overview

This book examines the multifaceted nature of conflict and the importance of the socio-economic and political contexts of conflict and violence and shows how to support ongoing initiatives and programs to build sustainable peace on the African continent.

Drawing on a range of conceptual framings in the study of peace and conflict, from gender perspectives to institutionalist to decolonial perspectives, the contributors show how peacebuilding research covers a whole range of questions that go beyond concerns for post-conflict reconstruction strategies. Chapters focus on the methodological, theoretical and practical aspects of peacebuilding and provide a toolbox of perspectives for conceptualizing and doing peacebuilding research in Africa. Anchored in African-centered perspectives, the book encourages and promotes high-quality interdisciplinary research that is conflict-sensitive, historically informed, theoretically grounded and analytically sound.

This book will be of benefit to scholars, policy makers and research institutions engaged in peacebuilding in Africa.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367629860
• ISBN13: 9780367629861
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"