Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (31 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Working Papers Global and Area Studies No 4
Keywords:
Afrika, Subsahara Konflikt
;
Konfliktmanagement
;
Frieden
Abstract:
Current thinking on African conflicts suffers from misinterpretations (oversimplification, lack of focus, lack of conceptual clarity, state-centrism and lack of vision). The paper ana lyses a variety of the dominant explanations of major international actors and donors, showing how these frequently do not distinguish with sufficient clarity between the `root causes` of a conflict, its aggravating factors and its triggers. Specifically, a correct assess ment of conflict prolonging (or sustaining) factors is of vital importance in Africa`s linger ing confrontations. Broader approaches (e.g. "structural stability") offer a better analytical framework than familiar one-dimensional explanations. Moreover, for explaining and dealing with violent conflicts a shift of attention from the nation-state towards the local and sub-regional level is needed.
Description / Table of Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. The Case for Adequate Differentiation of Conflict Causes -- 3. Conflict Prolonging Factors -- 3.1. Oil and Warfare -- 3.2. Illegal Trafficking of Precious Resources -- 3.3. Small Arms and War as a Profession -- 3.4. Declining States -- 3.5. Diaspora and Other Factors -- 4. The Diverging and Simplistic Understanding of Conflict Causes by International Actors -- 4.1. The United Nations -- 4.2. The European Union -- 4.3. The World Bank -- 4.4. OECD DAC -- 4.5. The G8 (and Its Africa Action Plan) -- 4.6. United Kingdom -- 4.7. United States of America -- 4.8. France -- 4.9. Germany -- 5. Conclusions and Perspectives -- Bibliography
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 33-42Zusammenfassung in deutscher Sprache
Permalink
