The Palgrave Handbook of Peace, Conflict and Security in Africa is a groundbreaking reference resource that offers an interdisciplinary and decolonial exploration of peace, conflict, and security across the African continent. It features theoretical articulations that explore new approaches to peacebuilding in Africa, rethinking peacebuilding strategies and decolonized approaches to governance and peace sustainability. The volume is organized into three thematic sections—Peace, Conflict, and Security—each addressing the theoretical foundations, methodological innovations, and emerging challenges that shape Africa’s unique peace and security landscape. The chapters provide both theoretical and methodological insights while highlighting locally grounded strategies and alternatives to dominant Western frameworks.
1. General Introduction.-
2. Reconceptualizing Theories in Peace,
Conflict, and Security Studies in Africa.-
3. Peace and Conflict Studies in
Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview of the Field and Practice.-
4. Education for
Peace: The Case of Anglophone Cameroon.-
5. Reconciliation, Art, and Culture
in Divided Societies in Africa: A Case of Uganda and Rwanda.-
6. Transitional
Justice in Post-Conflict Societies in Africa: A Call for Contextualization.-
7. Parachute Peacebuilding: Interrogating CSOs and NGOs in Peace and
Development in Africa.-
8. Of African Ways: Understanding Peace, Conflict,
and Security through African Traditional Approaches.-
9. Peace, Culture, and
Indigenous Conflict Resolution in Zimbabwe & South Africa.-
10. Peacebuilding
and Mental Health: A Review of Psychosocial Support Strategies in
Post-Conflict Africa.-
11. News Media and Communication of Elections in East
Africa: Implications for Peace Sustainability.-
12. Slave Trade, Firearms,
and the Colonial Soundscapes of Mimicked Insecurity in Modern Africa.-
13.
We Shall Not Wait for Karamoja to Develop: Contextualizing Out-Migration in
Uganda.-
14. Militias Gone Rogue: Why Pro-Government Militias Turn Against
Their Sponsors.-
15. Violent Extremism, Religion, and Security in Somalia and
Kenya.-
16. Democracy, Citizen Participation, and Violence: Rethinking
Democracy in Africa.-
17. Rethinking the Role of Traditional Leaders in
Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Africa.-
18. Education and
Decolonization in East Africa: Kenyas Airlift Scholarships in the Cold War
Period.-
19. Conflict Monitoring and Early Warning Research in Kenya,
Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Democratic Republic of Congo.-
20. State
Fragility, Small Arms Proliferation, and Security in West Africa.-
21.
Climate Security in Africa: Climate Change, Displacement, and Conflict in
Northern Mozambique.-
22. Peace Policy Research, Advocacy, and Political
Change in Africa: A Methodological Assessment.-
23. Gender, Conflict, and
Peacebuilding Theories in Africa: Theorizing Loketio as a Deterrence Theory.
24. Decolonizing Peace Agreements: Localizing Disarmament and Conflict
Resolution in the Central African Republic.-
25. Reconceptualizing
Demobilization, Demilitarization, and Reintegration in Post-Conflict Africa.-
26. Youth Crime and Urban Security in Africa: A Gendered Analysis for
Inclusive Peacebuilding.
Dr. Elias Omondi Opongo, (lead editor) is an associate professor of peace studies and international relations, and Director at the Centre for Research Training and Publications, Hekima University College, Kenya
Dr. David Kaulem is the Dean of the School of Education and Leadership at Arrupe Jesuit University in Harare, Zimbabwe
Professor Susan Kilonzo is a Lecturer in the Department of Religion and Sociology at Maseno University, Kenya
Dr. Sarah Njeri is a Lecturer in the Department of Humanitarianism and Development, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK
