Description
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies in West Africa is a compilation of twenty-one papers detailing the views of leading scholars in peace and conflict studies, with a focus on West Africa.12345678910
The book is divided into three parts11. The first part delineates the basic th12eory and concepts involved in peace and conflict studi13es, from the African point of vie14w. The second part is a critical analysis of15 conflict management styles around the g16lobe. It describes conflict management styles like mediation, 17Islamic and African conflict intervention methods, peace education18 and peer mediation. The third part examines issues in peace and conflict studies. Topical issues like the effect of conflict on the environment, women and children are looked i19nto. This section underscores the roles of ECOWAS, civil society, globali20sation and women in peace and conflict studies.2122
Written by distinguished academics in Nigeria and the University for Peace in Costa Rica, this book will be of immense value to all those in peace and conflict studies and public policy. It should also be an invaluable gu23ide for the newly introduced course, Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies (GST 222), in the Nigerian universities’ curriculum.
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