Preventing Violent Conflict in Africa

1. Introduction: Disentangling the Linkages between Horizontal Inequalities and Political Institutions
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Arnim Langer, Yoichi Mine

2. Comparing Political Institutions: Institutional Choice and Conflict Prevention in Africa
Yoichi Mine, Mari Katayanagi, Satoru Mikami

3. ‘Twin Countries’ with Contrasting Institutions: Post-Conflict State-Building in Rwanda and Burundi
Shinichi Takeuchi

4. Horizontal Inequalities, Ethnic Politics and Violent Conflict: The Contrasting Experiences of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire
Arnim Langer

5. Beyond Ad hoc Power-Sharing: Comparing South Africa and Zimbabwe
Yoichi Mine

6. Is Ethnic Autonomy Compatible with a Unitary State? The Case of Uganda and Tanzania
Yuichi Sasaoka, Julius E. Nyang’oro

7. The Politics of Identity, Horizontal Inequalities and Conflict in Kenya
Mwangi S. Kimenyi

8. Managing Horizontal Inequalities and Violent Conflicts in Nigeria
Ukoha Ukiwo

9. The Relationship between Objective and Subjective Horizontal Inequalities: Evidence from Five African Countries
Arnim Langer, Satoru Mikami

10. Findings and Implications: The Role of Development Cooperation
Frances Stewart, Thandika Mkandawire, Mari Katayanagi

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Conflict Studies, African Politics, Development Studies, Development Policy, International Relations, Poverty, Aid and Development