ISBN:
9789956764785
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (466 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als African virtues in the pursuit of conviviality
DDC:
338.96
Keywords:
Africa Economic conditions
;
1960-
;
Africa Social conditions
;
1960-
;
Africa Politics and government
;
1960-
;
Electronic books
;
Afrika
;
Wert
;
Konfliktregelung
Abstract:
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- About the Contributors -- Contents -- Part One - Conceptual and Contextual Issues -- Chapter 1 - Introduction: Achieving Peace and Coexistence through African Potentials -- 1.1. Defining 'African Potentials' -- 1.2. Critiquing the View of Liberal Peace as Self-Evident -- 1.3. Two Paths to Exploring 'African Potentials' -- 1.3.1. Empirical and Experiential Inquiries -- 1.3.2. Philosophical, Theoretical and Ideological Inquiries -- 1.4. The Experiences of the Five African Forums -- 1.5. Expressions of African Potentials -- 1.5.1 Interface Function -- 1.5.2. Aspiration for Pluralism -- 1.5.3. Collective Agency and Networking -- 1.5.4. Dynamism and Flexibility -- 1.5.5. Resilience and Tolerance -- 1.5.6. Innovativeness and Creative Expression -- 1.6. Organisation of the Book -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 - The Potentials of African Customary Law: Reflections on Concepts, Values, and Knowledge Generation -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Towards Conceptual Clarity -- 2.2.1. Types of Incompatibility -- 2.2.2. Methods of Handling Incompatibility -- 2.2.3. Approaches to Ending Incompatibility -- 2.3. Values and Virtues of Customary Law -- 2.3.1. Restoration of Social Order -- 2.3.2. Quest for Truth -- 2.3.3. Public Participation -- 2.3.4. Collective Responsibility -- 2.3.5. Accessibility, Efficiency and Affordability -- 2.4. Systematic and Comparative Research -- 2.4.1. The Structure of Customary Courts -- 2.4.2. The Procedures of Customary Courts -- 2.4.3. Legal Pluralism -- 2.5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 - New Challenges for African Potentials in Mediating Conflicts: The Case of Turkana, Northwestern Kenya -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Background -- 3.2.1. The Area -- 3.2.2. Local Conflict Resolution Mechanisms and Pastoral Conflicts -- 3.2.3. Challenges for Local Conflict Resolution Mechanisms.
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