Publications

This issue describes the Niger Delta region as the next Gulf and represents analysis of the Niger Delta crisis. It raises some pertinent questions: has the Niger Delta crisis really degenerated to a s...chevron_right

This paper aims to interrogate how the increasing commodification of violence challenges the notion of the Weberian state. It contends that military functions should not be delegated to private agents...chevron_right

This issue of ACCORD Conflict Trends investigates social and political issues facing various African states, with a focus on gender issues, power and post-conflict reconstruction. Topics covered inclu...chevron_right

This issue of ACCORD Conflict Trends addresses elections and constitutional democracy in Africa. Contributions reflect on definitions of democracy and constitutionalism, the importance of local govern...chevron_right

This issue of ACCORD Conflict Trends explores the outlook for peacekeeping in Africa. Contributions evaluate the concept of developmental peace missions, discuss the coordination of civil-military rel...chevron_right

This issue of ACCORD Conflict Trends focuses on leadership in Africa. Contributions analyze democratization and rising ethnic tensions in Nigeria, leadership issues in post-conflict transitions, and t...chevron_right

This paper situates the Zimbabwe crisis within the global environment, which is characterized by triumphant neo-liberalism. It locates the Zimbabwean crisis at the interface between marginalization an...chevron_right

This issue of the African Journal on Conflict Resolution (AJCR) discusses cases in conflict management, identity, democracy, security and development in selected African countries. It considers identi...chevron_right

This issue of the African Journal on Conflict Resolution (AJCR) discusses cases of conflict management and mitigation in selected African countries. It reviews the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC)...chevron_right

The success of the referendum in Burundi has been overshadowed by the killing of the 13 peacekeepers in Ituri region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). What are we to make of these two eve...chevron_right

This issue of Conflict Trends highlights the plight of refugees, asylum seekers and displaced populations in Africa and the communities affected by their displacement. It contains policy recommendatio...chevron_right

This journal focuses on peace and security issues in the Great Lakes region of East Africa. It discusses the impact of the Dar es Salaam Declaration of 2004, the fight against the Lord’s Resistance Ar...chevron_right

This journal opens with an overview of the transition from classical peacekeeping to more complex peacebuilding missions globally. Next, it discusses what civilian capacities the African Standby Force...chevron_right

This journal issue explores conflict trends, focusing on terrorism in Africa. It explores numerous aspects of the theme including US Counter-Terrorism Programmes in Africa, the ramifications of the 'w...chevron_right

This issue begins with an article about the role of the UN in bridging gaps between unilateral and multilateral approaches to foreign policy among its members. It also contains articles discussing the...chevron_right