The Palgrave Handbook of Peacebuilding in Africa

Part I. The Theory and Practice of Pax Africana

1. Introduction: Towards a New Pax Africana

Tony Karbo

2. Towards a Concept of “Pax Africana”
Ali A. Mazrui

3. Squaring the Circle: The Role of the African Peace and Security Architecture
Dan Kuwali

4. Pillars of Africa’s Peace and Security Architecture: The African Standby Force
Dawn Nagar

Part II. Conflict Prevention and Peacemaking

5. The International Criminal Court and Conflict Prevention in Africa
Sarah M. H. Nouwen

6. Preventing Mass Atrocities in Africa: The Case of the Two Sudans
Francis M. Deng

7. The 2008 Kenyan Mediation Process: Lessons and Dilemmas for Conflict Prevention in Africa
Njoki Wamai

8. Peacemaking in Somalia: AU and UN Peace Operations
John L. Hirsch

Part III. The Practice of Peacekeeping

9. A Life in Peacekeeping
James O. C. Jonah

10. The UN Security Council and Africa: Playing New Games and Applying New Rules and Moves
Bruno Stagno Ugarte

11. The Politics of Peacekeeping
Ibrahim A. Gambari

12.
Pax Nigeriana Versus Pax Gallica: ECOWAS and UN Peacekeeping in Mali
Adekeye Adebajo

Part IV. Themes in Peacekeeping

13. Accountability of Peacekeepers in Peacekeeping Missions
Kwame Akonor

14. Managing HIV/AIDS in Peace Support Operations in Africa
Paul Mulindwa, Oscar Siwali

15. Staging the Peacekeeping Narrative: Hollywood’s Portrayal of Peacekeeping Efforts in Africa
Ines Mzali

Part V. Peacebuilding

16. The Political Economy of Peacebuilding in Africa
Kenneth Omeje

17. The Impact of Inequality on Peacebuilding and State-Building in Africa
Oliver P. Richmond

18. Women, Gender, and Peacebuilding
Antonia Porter

19. The UN Peacebuilding Commission: Facts, Fictions, and Frustrations
Ejeviome Eloho Otobo

20. The Practice of Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in Somalia
Augustine Mahiga

Part VI. The Role of External Actors

21. The UN and Africa’s Regional Organisations: An Insider’s Perspective
Margaret Vogt

22. French Military Interventions in Africa
Douglas A. Yates

23. Britain’s Role in Promoting Security Sector Reform in Sierra Leone
Ismail Rashid

24. South Asian Peacekeepers in Africa
Kudrat Virk

25. Conclusion
Tony Karbo

Nyckelord: Political Science and International Relations, International Security Studies, Peace Studies, African Politics, Regionalism, Governance and Government, International Relations Theory