Governance as Conflict Management: Politics and Violence in West Africa

Zartman, I.W. (1996). Governance as Conflict Management: Politics and Violence in West Africa. Washington: Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 978-0815797050

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Abstract

Africa is known as a continent of conflict. Entire regions have been caught up in violent conflicts that have sometimes resulted in state collapse. Yet during its nearly four decades of independence, West Africa has known comparatively little violent conflict and has had diverse experiences in managing the conflicts of demand-bearing groups.

As this book demonstrates, governance is conflict management. Governments are needed to handle the conflicting demands posed by groups in society and to reduce the conflicts that arise among the groups themselves. Unmanaged, these conflicts can escalate into violence; but managed, they give governments choice and direction, as well as energies to carry out essential programs.

The authors examine the efforts of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria to manage their conflicts and evaluate the prospects of the three nations for effective regimes for managing conflicts in the future. By suggesting explanations for their past successes and failures, this study of West Africa contributes to an understanding of governance and conflict management. The lessons are far-reaching and applicable well beyond the African continent.

Item Type:	Book
Research Programs:	Processes of International Negotiation Network (PIN)
Bibliographic Reference:	Brookings Institution Press, Washington, DC, USA [1996]
Depositing User:	IIASA Import
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2016 02:07
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 17:36
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/4752

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