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  • Preventing Violent Conflict in Africa

    Inequalities, Perceptions and Institutions

    Edited by Y. Mine, F. Stewart, S. Fukuda-Parr, T. Mkandawire ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Horizontal inequalities are root causes of violent conflict in Africa. Yet, people take actions not because of statistical data on inequalities, of which they might not be aware, but because of injustices they perceive. This volume analyses the results of original surveys with over 3,000 respondents in African cities and towns, exposing clear discrepancies between objective inequalities and people ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Getting Better

    Why Global Development Is Succeeding--And How We Can Improve the World Even More

    by Charles Kenny ...
    As the income gap between developed and developing nations grows, so grows the cacophony of voices claiming that the quest to find a simple recipe for economic growth has failed. Getting Better, in sharp contrast, reports the good news about global progress. Economist Charles Kenny argues against development naysayers by pointing to the evidence of widespread improvements in health, education, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Today We Drop Bombs, Tomorrow We Build Bridges

    How Foreign Aid became a Casualty of War

    by Peter Gill ...
    'An indispensible inquiry into our moral health and humanity.'LSE Review of BooksThe war on terror has politicised foreign aid as never before. Aid workers are being killed at an alarming rate and civilians in war-torn countries abandoned to their fate.From the ravaged streets of Mogadishu to the unending struggle in Helmand, Peter Gill travels to some of the most conflict-stricken places on earth ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Inside South Africa’s Foreign Policy

    Diplomacy in Africa from Smuts to Mbeki

    by John Siko ...
    South Africa is still the major-player in African diplomacy, its military resources far outstripping those of other nations on the continent. It also has traditionally taken the lead role in Africa's united negotiations with other power blocs. Yet the recent consensus has been that South Africa's diplomacy over the last decades has been a disappointing failure - from appearing to back the ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Global, Regional and Local Dimensions of Western Sahara’s Protracted Decolonization

    When a Conflict Gets Old

    Edited by Raquel Ojeda-Garcia, Irene Fernández-Molina, Victoria Veguilla ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explores the traces of the passage of time on the protracted and intractable conflict of Western Sahara. The authors offer a multilevel analysis of recent developments from the global to the local scenes, including the collapse of the architecture of the UN-led conflict resolution process, the advent of the War on Terror to the the Sahara-Sahel area and the impact of the ‘Arab Spring’ ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Politics and Policies in Upper Guinea Coast Societies

    Change and Continuity

    Edited by Christian K. Højbjerg, Jacqueline Knörr, William P. Murphy ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines the radical changes in social and political landscape of the Upper Guinea Coast region over the past 30 years as a result of civil wars, post-war interventions by international, humanitarian agencies and peacekeeping missions, as well as a regional public health crisis (Ebola epidemic). The emphasis on ‘crises’ in this book draws attention to the intense socio-transformations in ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Caring in Crisis? Humanitarianism, the Public and NGOs

    by Irene Bruna Seu, Shani Orgad ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Drawing on an original UK-wide study of public responses to humanitarian issues and how NGOs communicate them, this timely book provides the first evidence-based psychosocial account of how and why people respond or not to messages about distant suffering. The book highlights what NGOs seek to achieve in their communications and explores how their approach and hopes match or don’t match what the ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Education for Sustainable Peace and Conflict Resilient Communities

    by Borislava Manojlovic ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book articulates a practice and theory of education that aims to facilitate the emergence of sustainable peace and conflict-resilient communities in societies plagued by conflict. It does so by examining the agency of conflict-resilient communities and the dynamic processes of their interactions with larger societal structure. Although education is seen as a human right, the design of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the European Union (EU)

    Regionalism and External Influence

    by Johannes Muntschick ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explores regionalism in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and highlights the influence of the European Union (EU) as an extra-regional actor on the organization and integration process. The analysis is guided by theory and explains the emergence, institutional design and performance of SADC’s major integration projects in the issue areas of the economy, security and ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Rwanda Fast Forward

    Social, Economic, Military and Reconciliation Prospects

    by Patrick Noack ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The authors explore the outlook of Rwanda in the context of development of East Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. They examine Rwanda's vision, achievements and uncertainties in terms of national unity, institutional leadership, the spectre of industrial policy and economic development,perceptions of civil society engagement, etc. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Contemporary Issues in African Society

    Historical Analysis and Perspective

    Edited by George Klay Kieh, Jr. ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines the twin critical processes of state-building and nation-building in Africa and the confluence of major domestic and global issues that shape them. The book covers topics such as the expansive role of non-governmental organizations, the growing influence of charismatic Pentecostalism, ethnic conflicts in East Africa, the failure of the African Union’s peacekeeping efforts in ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Africa Toward 2030

    Challenges for Development Policy

    Edited by E. Lundsgaarde ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Combining studies of demography, climate change, technology and innovation, political development, new actors in international development, and global governance frameworks, this book highlights the major underlying determinants of change in the African context and key uncertainties about the continent's future development prospects. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD