Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene: An Overview

Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala (Curatore)

Geoff Thomas Harris (Curatore)

Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2022

This book examines civil society's peacebuilding role in sub-Saharan Africa in the context of climate change and the pursuit of environmental peace and justice in the Anthropocene. Five main research themes emerge from its 20 chapters: · The roles of environmental peacemaking, environmental justice, ecological education and eco-ethics in helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change · Peacebuilding by CSOs after violent conflicts, with particular reference to accountability, reconciliation and healing · CSO involvement in democratic processes and political transition after violent conflicts · Relationships between local CSOs and their foreign funders and the interactions between CSOs and the African Union's peace and security architecture. · The particular role of faith-based CSOs The book underlines the centrality of dialogue to African peacebuilding and the indigenous wisdom and philosophies on which itis based. Such wisdom will be a key resource in confronting the existential challenges of the Anthropocene. The book will be a significant resource for researchers, academics and policymakers concerned with the challenge of climate change, its interactions with armed conflict and the peacebuilding role of CSOs. · This pathbreaking book shows why peacebuilding analysis and efforts need to be urgently re-oriented towards the existential challenges of environmental peace and justice. · It explains the emerging conceptual frameworks which are needed for this new role. · It explains the critical role that CSOs - local and international - will play in implementing this new peacebuilding approach, with particular reference to sub- Saharan Africa.

• Curatore: Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala, Geoff Thomas Harris
• Editore: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
• Collana: The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science
• Anno: 2022
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 580 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9783030951788

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