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Preventing Violent Conflict in Africa: Inequalities, Perceptions and Institutions (Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity)
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Hardcover. A global cast of contributors explore ways to prevent violent conflict by addressing political subjectivity and comparing patterns of horizontal inequalities and political institutions in Africa. Editor(s): Mine, Yoichi; Stewart, Frances; Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko; Mkandawire, Thandika. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; GTJ; JPWQ; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
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's subjective perceptions. The contributors examine experiences in country pairs and probe into the reasons why neighbouring countries, sharing common historical traits, sometimes took contrasting pathways of peace and violent conflict. Combining quantitative analysis and qualitative anatomy of historical experiences of conflict ... Read more
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's subjective perceptions. The contributors examine experiences in country pairs and probe into the reasons why neighbouring countries, sharing common historical traits, sometimes took contrasting pathways of peace and violent conflict. Combining quantitative analysis and qualitative anatomy of historical experiences of conflict ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity
Number of Pages
325
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137329691
SKU
V9781137329691
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Ref
99-15
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Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, The New School, USA Mari Katayanagi, JICA Research Institute, Japan Mwangi S. Kimenyi,The Brookings Institution, USA Arnim Langer, University of Leuven, Belgium Satoru Mikami, JICA Research Institute, Japan Yoichi Mine, Doshisha University, Japan Thandika Mkandawire, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Julius E. Nyang'oro, University of North Carolina, USA Yuichi Sasaoka, Meiji University, Japan Frances Stewart, ... Read more
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