{"product_id":"governance-as-conflict-management-politics-and-violence-in-west-africa-paperback","title":"Governance as Conflict Management: Politics and Violence in West Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eI. William Zartman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTessy D. Bakary\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eA. A. Du Boahen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrica 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the editor, the contributors are Tessy D. Bakary, Laval University, Quebec; A. Adu Boahen, University of Ghana at Legon; Alex Gboyega, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; and Donald Rothchild, professor of political science at the University of California, Davis.\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. William Zartman\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the African Studies and Conflict Management programs at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University. \u003cb\u003eTessy D. Bakary\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of political science at Laval University. \u003cb\u003eA. Adu Boahen\u003c\/b\u003e was Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Ghana, Legon. \u003cb\u003eAlex Gboyega\u003c\/b\u003e is senior fellow at the Foundation for Development and Environmental Initiatives. \u003cb\u003eDonald Rothchild\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of political science at the University of California, Davis. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eSovereignty as Responsibility: Conflict Management in Africa \u003c\/i\u003e(Brookings, 1996), author of \u003ci\u003eRacial Bargaining in Independent Kenya\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press, 1973), and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe International Spread of Ethnic Conflict: Fear, Diffusion, and Escalation\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.95 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584427081949,"sku":"9780815797050","price":54.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/fJeGNNixnt9780815797050.webp?v=1773612891","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/governance-as-conflict-management-politics-and-violence-in-west-africa-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}