Challenge of Stability and Security in West Africa.
Marc, Alexandre.
Challenge of Stability and Security in West Africa. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (215 pages) - Africa Development Forum . - Africa Development Forum .
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Note -- References -- 1 An Overview of Conflict and Violence in West Africa -- The Nature of Violence and Conflict in West Africa -- The Rapidly Changing Nature of Violence in West Africa -- Notes -- References -- 2 Addressing Emerging Threats: Trafficking, Maritime Piracy, and Religious Extremism -- The Scourge of Narcotrafficking -- Maritime Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea -- The Rise of Religious Extremism in West Africa -- Recommendations for Addressing Emerging Threats -- Notes -- References -- 3 Tackling the Complex Challenges of Youth and Migration -- The Challenge of Youth Inclusion: Promise or Peril? -- Migration: A Subregion on the Move -- Notes -- References -- 4 Redressing Regional Imbalances and Distributing Mineral Resource Revenues More Equitably -- The Time Bomb of Regional Imbalances -- Avoiding the "Resource Curse" by Recognizing and Addressing Social Grievances -- Notes -- References -- 5 Managing the Competition for Power in Order to Reduce the Fragility of Political Institutions -- The Postcolonial Centralization of Power -- Military Coups -- The Lost Decade: The Unexpected Impact on Democratization -- The End of the Cold War and the Collapse of the State in Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, and Sierra Leone -- Difficult Steps toward Democratization -- Citizen Engagement: A Call to Action -- Citizenship and the Ethnicization of Politics -- Recommendations for Reducing the Fragility of Political Institutions -- Annex 5.A: Political Leadership in West Africa -- References -- 6 Reforming the Security Sector -- Authoritarianism, Ethnicization, and the Degradation of the Security Forces since Independence -- Human Rights Violations, Abuse of Power by the State, and the Weak Rule of Law -- Defense Budgets in West Africa. Challenges of Reform -- Areas in Need of Reform -- Recommendations for Reforming the Security Sector -- References -- 7 Addressing the Challenges of Legal Pluralism and Improving the Management of Land -- The Challenge of Legal Pluralism -- Options for Land Management -- Recommendations for Addressing the Challenges of Legal Pluralism and Improving the Management of Land -- Notes -- References -- 8 Lessons in Resilience: Learning from the End of the Conflicts in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Côte d'Ivoire -- Descriptions of the Conflicts -- Lessons Learned -- Note -- References -- 9 Improving the Way Donors and Development Agencies Support Stability -- Integrating the Stability Dimension into the Planning of Development Policies -- Supporting Institutional Development -- Using Development to Support Lagging Regions -- Strengthening Local Governance -- Improving Land Management and the Management of Extractives -- Improving Prospects for Youth and Displaced Persons -- Supporting Security Sector Reform and Strengthening Justice and the Rule of Law -- Increasing Transparency, Strengthening Accountability, and Supporting Regional Institution Building -- Note -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Boxes -- 1.1 Violence after the End of the Cold War -- 1.2 Legacy of Guinea-Bissau's Protracted and Violent Anticolonial Insurgency -- 1.3 Theories of Civil War and Political Violence: Greed versus Grievance -- 1.4 Overlapping Forms of Violence in Nigeria -- 1.5 Guinea-Bissau's Fragility Trap -- 1.6 Subregional Conflict Systems: The Example of the Mano River Basin -- 2.1 Niger: Holding Fast in a Troubled Neighborhood -- 4.1 Lessons from Ghana on Transparency in Extractives -- 5.1 Citizen Participation as a Lever of Good Governance. 5.2 The Politicization of Ethnicities in Guinea -- 6.1 Centers of Excellence for International Peacekeeping in West Africa -- 6.2 A New Chapter for Guinea-Bissau -- 6.3 Sustained Reform of the Security Sector in Sierra Leone -- 6.4 Senegal: A Model for Civil-Military Relations -- 8.1 The Important Role of ECOWAS in Developing West Africa's Security Architecture -- 8.2 Women's Role in Peacebuilding in West Africa -- Figures -- 1.1 State-Based Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Subregion, 1960-2012 -- 1.2 Fatalities from Organized Violence in West Africa, 1989-2012 -- 1.3 Estimates of Fatalities from Organized Violence in East, Central, and Southern Africa, 1989-2012 -- 1.4 Combination of Drivers That Created and Sustained Conditions for Civil War in Côte d'Ivoire -- Maps -- 1.1 Conflict Systems in West Africa -- 2.1 Flow of Cocaine from Latin America via West Africa to Europe -- 2.2 Piracy Incidents in the Gulf of Guinea, 2012 -- 3.1 Intraregional Migration within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) -- Tables -- 1.1 Selected Conflicts in West Africa -- 2.1 Estimated Value of Flows of Some Trafficked Goods in West Africa -- 4.1 Access to Electricity and Education in the North and South of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria -- 4.2 Access to Electricity and Education in Nigeria, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2008 -- 4.3 Access to Electricity and Education in Côte d'Ivoire, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2013 -- 4.4 Access to Electricity and Education in Ghana, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2009 -- 4.5 Gross Domestic Product and Significance of Extractive Industry Investment in West Africa, by Country, 2005 and 2012 -- 5.1 Fatalities as a Result of Election-Related Violence in West Africa -- 5.2 Successful Military Coups in West Africa since 1960, by Country -- 5A.1 Election-Related Violence in West Africa, 1990-2013. 5A.2 Manner in Which Longest-Serving Leaders in West Africa Left Office -- 5A.3 Years in Office of West African Leaders as of 2014 -- 5A.4 Number of Military Coups in Africa, by Subregion, 1960-2010 -- 5A.5 Presidential Term Limits in West Africa, by Country -- 7.1 Land-Related Conflicts in West Africa.
Since independence, the West African sub-region has been an arena for a number of large-scale conflicts and civil wars, as well as simmering and low-intensity uprisings. Contrary to perceptions, West Africa in its post-independence history has experienced fewer conflict events and fatalities from conflict than the other sub-regions on the continent. The turn of the millennium has witnessed the recession of large-scale and conventional conflict, and it has ushered in new and emerging threats. The specters of religious extremism, maritime piracy, and narcotics trafficking threaten toundermine some of the progress achieved in recent years.The Challenge of Stability and Security in West Africa critically examines the key drivers of conflict and violence, and the way in which they impact the countries of the sub-region. In addition to emerging threats, these drivers include the challenges of youth inclusion, migration, sub-regional imbalances, and extractives, as well as challenges related to the fragility of political institutions and managing the competition for power, reform of the security sector, and weakness of institutions related to land management. The book explores how the sub-region, under the auspices of the regional organization ECOWAS, has become a pioneer on the continent in terms of addressing regional challenges.The Challenge of Stability and Security in West Africa also identifies key lessons in the dynamics of resilience in the face of political violence and civil war drawn from Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, that can be useful for countries around the world in similar situations. It incorporates knowledge and findings from leading experts and provides insights from academics and development practitioners. Finally, the book identifies possible policy and programmatic responses and directions for policy dialogue at the national and international levels.
9781464804656
Conflict management -- Africa, West.
National security -- Africa, West.
Political stability -- Africa, West.
Electronic books.
HN820 .Z9 M37 2015
303.6;303.690966
Challenge of Stability and Security in West Africa. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (215 pages) - Africa Development Forum . - Africa Development Forum .
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Note -- References -- 1 An Overview of Conflict and Violence in West Africa -- The Nature of Violence and Conflict in West Africa -- The Rapidly Changing Nature of Violence in West Africa -- Notes -- References -- 2 Addressing Emerging Threats: Trafficking, Maritime Piracy, and Religious Extremism -- The Scourge of Narcotrafficking -- Maritime Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea -- The Rise of Religious Extremism in West Africa -- Recommendations for Addressing Emerging Threats -- Notes -- References -- 3 Tackling the Complex Challenges of Youth and Migration -- The Challenge of Youth Inclusion: Promise or Peril? -- Migration: A Subregion on the Move -- Notes -- References -- 4 Redressing Regional Imbalances and Distributing Mineral Resource Revenues More Equitably -- The Time Bomb of Regional Imbalances -- Avoiding the "Resource Curse" by Recognizing and Addressing Social Grievances -- Notes -- References -- 5 Managing the Competition for Power in Order to Reduce the Fragility of Political Institutions -- The Postcolonial Centralization of Power -- Military Coups -- The Lost Decade: The Unexpected Impact on Democratization -- The End of the Cold War and the Collapse of the State in Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, and Sierra Leone -- Difficult Steps toward Democratization -- Citizen Engagement: A Call to Action -- Citizenship and the Ethnicization of Politics -- Recommendations for Reducing the Fragility of Political Institutions -- Annex 5.A: Political Leadership in West Africa -- References -- 6 Reforming the Security Sector -- Authoritarianism, Ethnicization, and the Degradation of the Security Forces since Independence -- Human Rights Violations, Abuse of Power by the State, and the Weak Rule of Law -- Defense Budgets in West Africa. Challenges of Reform -- Areas in Need of Reform -- Recommendations for Reforming the Security Sector -- References -- 7 Addressing the Challenges of Legal Pluralism and Improving the Management of Land -- The Challenge of Legal Pluralism -- Options for Land Management -- Recommendations for Addressing the Challenges of Legal Pluralism and Improving the Management of Land -- Notes -- References -- 8 Lessons in Resilience: Learning from the End of the Conflicts in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Côte d'Ivoire -- Descriptions of the Conflicts -- Lessons Learned -- Note -- References -- 9 Improving the Way Donors and Development Agencies Support Stability -- Integrating the Stability Dimension into the Planning of Development Policies -- Supporting Institutional Development -- Using Development to Support Lagging Regions -- Strengthening Local Governance -- Improving Land Management and the Management of Extractives -- Improving Prospects for Youth and Displaced Persons -- Supporting Security Sector Reform and Strengthening Justice and the Rule of Law -- Increasing Transparency, Strengthening Accountability, and Supporting Regional Institution Building -- Note -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Boxes -- 1.1 Violence after the End of the Cold War -- 1.2 Legacy of Guinea-Bissau's Protracted and Violent Anticolonial Insurgency -- 1.3 Theories of Civil War and Political Violence: Greed versus Grievance -- 1.4 Overlapping Forms of Violence in Nigeria -- 1.5 Guinea-Bissau's Fragility Trap -- 1.6 Subregional Conflict Systems: The Example of the Mano River Basin -- 2.1 Niger: Holding Fast in a Troubled Neighborhood -- 4.1 Lessons from Ghana on Transparency in Extractives -- 5.1 Citizen Participation as a Lever of Good Governance. 5.2 The Politicization of Ethnicities in Guinea -- 6.1 Centers of Excellence for International Peacekeeping in West Africa -- 6.2 A New Chapter for Guinea-Bissau -- 6.3 Sustained Reform of the Security Sector in Sierra Leone -- 6.4 Senegal: A Model for Civil-Military Relations -- 8.1 The Important Role of ECOWAS in Developing West Africa's Security Architecture -- 8.2 Women's Role in Peacebuilding in West Africa -- Figures -- 1.1 State-Based Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Subregion, 1960-2012 -- 1.2 Fatalities from Organized Violence in West Africa, 1989-2012 -- 1.3 Estimates of Fatalities from Organized Violence in East, Central, and Southern Africa, 1989-2012 -- 1.4 Combination of Drivers That Created and Sustained Conditions for Civil War in Côte d'Ivoire -- Maps -- 1.1 Conflict Systems in West Africa -- 2.1 Flow of Cocaine from Latin America via West Africa to Europe -- 2.2 Piracy Incidents in the Gulf of Guinea, 2012 -- 3.1 Intraregional Migration within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) -- Tables -- 1.1 Selected Conflicts in West Africa -- 2.1 Estimated Value of Flows of Some Trafficked Goods in West Africa -- 4.1 Access to Electricity and Education in the North and South of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria -- 4.2 Access to Electricity and Education in Nigeria, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2008 -- 4.3 Access to Electricity and Education in Côte d'Ivoire, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2013 -- 4.4 Access to Electricity and Education in Ghana, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2009 -- 4.5 Gross Domestic Product and Significance of Extractive Industry Investment in West Africa, by Country, 2005 and 2012 -- 5.1 Fatalities as a Result of Election-Related Violence in West Africa -- 5.2 Successful Military Coups in West Africa since 1960, by Country -- 5A.1 Election-Related Violence in West Africa, 1990-2013. 5A.2 Manner in Which Longest-Serving Leaders in West Africa Left Office -- 5A.3 Years in Office of West African Leaders as of 2014 -- 5A.4 Number of Military Coups in Africa, by Subregion, 1960-2010 -- 5A.5 Presidential Term Limits in West Africa, by Country -- 7.1 Land-Related Conflicts in West Africa.
Since independence, the West African sub-region has been an arena for a number of large-scale conflicts and civil wars, as well as simmering and low-intensity uprisings. Contrary to perceptions, West Africa in its post-independence history has experienced fewer conflict events and fatalities from conflict than the other sub-regions on the continent. The turn of the millennium has witnessed the recession of large-scale and conventional conflict, and it has ushered in new and emerging threats. The specters of religious extremism, maritime piracy, and narcotics trafficking threaten toundermine some of the progress achieved in recent years.The Challenge of Stability and Security in West Africa critically examines the key drivers of conflict and violence, and the way in which they impact the countries of the sub-region. In addition to emerging threats, these drivers include the challenges of youth inclusion, migration, sub-regional imbalances, and extractives, as well as challenges related to the fragility of political institutions and managing the competition for power, reform of the security sector, and weakness of institutions related to land management. The book explores how the sub-region, under the auspices of the regional organization ECOWAS, has become a pioneer on the continent in terms of addressing regional challenges.The Challenge of Stability and Security in West Africa also identifies key lessons in the dynamics of resilience in the face of political violence and civil war drawn from Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, that can be useful for countries around the world in similar situations. It incorporates knowledge and findings from leading experts and provides insights from academics and development practitioners. Finally, the book identifies possible policy and programmatic responses and directions for policy dialogue at the national and international levels.
9781464804656
Conflict management -- Africa, West.
National security -- Africa, West.
Political stability -- Africa, West.
Electronic books.
HN820 .Z9 M37 2015
303.6;303.690966