dc.contributor.author | Hagg, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Kagwanja, P | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-06-17T13:31:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-06-17T13:31:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier.citation | African Journal on Conflict Resolution Vol 7, No 2 (2007) | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajcr/article/view/39409 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/85015 | |
dc.description.abstract | The emergence of intra-state wars based on identity requires a reconfiguring
of existing conflict resolution mechanisms. The article recognises
the limitations of liberal peace models originally configured to deal with
inter-state conflicts, but increasingly applied to inter-ethnic conflicts with
limited success and often disastrous effects. The article argues for the
reconceptualisation of identities as building blocks of sustainable peace,
justice and reconciliation. The article also calls for the recognition of the
role of regional peace and security mechanisms in conflict resolution,
as far as possible the use of traditional justice mechanisms, especially in
the context of increasing state failure on the continent. The article cautions
against enthusiastic embrace of international justice mechanisms
that may sometimes create stumbling blocks to peace and reconciliation.
Rather the article suggests nuanced interventions in identity-based
conflicts that reconcile democracy and justice, guaranteeing the rights of
both majority and minority groups. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.title | Identity and Peace: Reconfiguring Conflict Resolution in Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |