{"product_id":"9783030951788","title":"Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene: An Overview","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCivil Society and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene: An Overview\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eKiyala, Jean Chrysostome K.; Harris, Geoff Thomas\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines civil society's peacebuilding role in sub-Saharan Africa in the context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof climate change and the pursuit of environmental peace and justice in the Anthropocene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive main research themes emerge from its 20 chapters:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· The roles of environmental peacemaking, environmental justice, ecological\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeducation and eco-ethics in helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· Peacebuilding by CSOs after violent conflicts, with particular reference to\u003c\/p\u003eaccountability, reconciliation and healing\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· CSO involvement in democratic processes and political transition after violent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econflicts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· Relationships between local CSOs and their foreign funders and the interactions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebetween CSOs and the African Union's peace and security architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· The particular role of faith-based CSOs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book underlines the centrality of dialogue to African peacebuilding and the indigenous\u003c\/p\u003ewisdom and philosophies on which itis based. Such wisdom will be a key resource in\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econfronting the existential challenges of the Anthropocene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book will be a significant resource for researchers, academics and policymakers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econcerned with the challenge of climate change, its interactions with armed conflict and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epeacebuilding role of CSOs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· This pathbreaking book shows why peacebuilding analysis and efforts need to be\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eurgently re-oriented towards the existential challenges of environmental peace and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· It explains the emerging conceptual frameworks which are needed for this new role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· It explains the critical role that CSOs - local and international - will play in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimplementing this new peacebuilding approach, with particular reference to sub-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaharan Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2022-04-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030951788\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-95179-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 580.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383612825740,"sku":"9783030951788","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030951788.jpg?v=1765514620","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030951788","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}