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Indigenous Legal Traditions in Transitional Justice Processes: Examining the Gacaca in Rwanda and the Bashingantahe in BurundiLitanga, Patrick B. 18 April 2012 (has links)
No description available.
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Making a difference? : European Union's response to conflict and mass atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (1994-2009)Bizimana Kayinamura, Ladislas January 2013 (has links)
This dissertation scrutinises two related claims that were particularly heightened in 2009 as the European Union (EU) was celebrating the first tenth anniversary of its European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), the implementing arm of its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). First, the two policy frameworks allegedly embodied sufficient added value for bettering EU intervention for human protection purposes in third places. Second, the ESDP supposedly enabled the EU to make a difference in its response to two bloody wars that broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) successively in 1996 and 1998. This thesis argues that the alleged added value and difference have been overstated at best. While various studies have taken a similar position, they have important shortcomings for at least four reasons: lack of a comprehensive account of the CFSP motives, capacities, and response; exclusive focus on civil and military operations; focus on the post-Second Congo War period; and a lack of conceptual clarity regarding two key terms – ‘conflict resolution’ and ‘peacebuilding’. This thesis goes beyond generalisation and undertakes a forensic examination of the CFSP statements, decisions, and actions precisely through the lens of Conflict Resolution (CR): a specific subject area of study with its own normative, theoretical, and practical advantages and shortcomings; and with a more comprehensive and indeed seminal conceptualisation of peacebuilding. The outcome is a far more nuanced assessment of failure and success of the EU’s peace endeavours in this context than can be obtained through a broad-brush approach to analysis.
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The struggle to defend Indian authority in the Ohio Valley-Great Lakes region, 1763-1794Fierst, John Timothy, January 1900 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.
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Rozvojová politika jako nástroj vnější politiky EU / Development policy as an instrument of the EU external policyŠutová, Martina January 2011 (has links)
External policy of the European Union as it is defined by the Lisbon Treaty incorporates, among others, the development cooperation policy and the Common foreign and security policy. Development assistance, as a shared policy, represents a traditional form of cooperation between the Union and the developing countries and as such works as a mean to promote the objectives of its external policy. On the other hand the Common foreign and security policy was established by the Maastricht Treaty and until today the decisions made depend on the will of the Member states. The aim of this thesis is to analyze how the European Union uses the development cooperation to achieve the objectives of its external policy and to demonstrate, that using the means of the Common foreign and security policy is essential as well. To do this, the thesis will study the African Great Lakes region in particular.
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Bezpečnostní komplex oblasti afrických Velkých jezer / Security Complex of African Great LakesPfeifer, Tomáš January 2009 (has links)
The thesis focuses on analysis of causes of armed conflicts within security complex of the African Great Lakes region. Explored period is situated between 1990 and present. The major part of text is devoted concrete analysis of causes of conflicts according to sector approach. The thesis attempts to describe main causal frameworks of conflicts within researched area eventually to find some their common features.
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The International Conference on the GreatLakes Region : Analysis of the organization's efforts to transform the conflict in the Great Lakes RegionNgubu, Michael Fubu January 2021 (has links)
Since the 1990s the Great Lakes Region has continued to be mired in intractable conflict, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) being at the center of it. The aim of this study is therefore an attempt to understand how the InternationalConference of the Great Lakes Region has fared in the transformation of conflict in the region, through its attempts in the DRC. For the purpose of the study, conflict transformation as presented by John Paul Lederachwas used as a theory of analyzing the selected peace efforts by the ICGLR. Furthermore, the data used in the study were secondary data which consists of archival records and documentation. The study revealed two key issues in the ICGLR’s approach to peace attempts in DRC; it showed that there are gaps in the conflict transformation approach of the earlier attempts by the ICGL, which favored more political solutions. Secondly, a rethink of the approach revealed a much more robust approach, which seeks to address not only the political conflicts but also seeks to address the historical and structural conflicts in the region. However, with the positive change in the approach, there are still high levels of conflict in the DRC.
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Making a Difference? European Union’s Response to Conflict and Mass Atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (1994-2009)Bizimana Kayinamura, Ladislas January 2013 (has links)
This dissertation scrutinises two related claims that were particularly heightened in 2009 as the European Union (EU) was celebrating the first tenth anniversary of its European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), the implementing arm of its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). First, the two policy frameworks allegedly embodied sufficient added value for bettering EU intervention for human protection purposes in third places. Second, the ESDP supposedly enabled the EU to make a difference in its response to two bloody wars that broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) successively in 1996 and 1998. This thesis argues that the alleged added value and difference have been overstated at best. While various studies have taken a similar position, they have important shortcomings for at least four reasons: lack of a comprehensive account of the CFSP motives, capacities, and response; exclusive focus on civil and military operations; focus on the post-Second Congo War period; and a lack of conceptual clarity regarding two key terms – ‘conflict resolution’ and ‘peacebuilding’. This thesis goes beyond generalisation and undertakes a forensic examination of the CFSP statements, decisions, and actions precisely through the lens of Conflict Resolution (CR): a specific subject area of study with its own normative, theoretical, and practical advantages and shortcomings; and with a more comprehensive and indeed seminal conceptualisation of peacebuilding. The outcome is a far more nuanced assessment of failure and success of the EU’s peace endeavours in this context than can be obtained through a broad-brush approach to analysis / European Community-funded Sustainable Peacebuilding (SPBUILD) Research Training Network; University of Deusto’s ‘RETOS’ research group on socio-cultural and human rights challenges in a changing world.
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The management of knowledge : a model for the African RenaissanceVelthuizen, Andreas Gerhardus 06 1900 (has links)
The study goes beyond knowledge existing in the literature study of the philosophy and
theory of knowledge, knowledge management, African knowledge and the management of
knowledge by African institutions, including the peace and security architecture of Africa, to
reveal a coherent conceptual framework and themes to guide the field research. During the
field studies of specific cases in the Great Lakes region of Africa, principles and practices
emerged that formed a framework for a constructed Trans-dimensional Knowledge
Management Model (TDKM-M) to develop a theoretical model for the management of
knowledge for conflict resolution as the first step towards the revival of Africa. The study
proposes practical solutions for the management of knowledge that would empower decisionmakers
to intervene successfully in conflict situations. Furthermore, the study serves to
expand the knowledge base in the field of trans-disciplinary African studies, transcending the
boundary between political science and epistemology to navigate the middle ground between
disciplines and the space that lies beyond all disciplines and dichotomised thinking towards a
new holistic understanding. A systems approach using MIT (multi-disciplinarity, interdisciplinarity
and trans-disciplinarity) and qualitative research methodology on a transnational
level was followed. The study consists of a literature study and a field study
consisting of a pilot study, semi-structured interviews and participation in communities of
practice to access the worldviews of diverse cultures. An observable knowledge dimension,
consisting of a normative foundation, empirical knowledge domain and analytical knowledge
domain, is identified. Furthermore, a tacit metaphysical knowledge dimension is identified
that is informed by the observable dimension. The two dimensions transacts with each other
to attain a higher level of trans-dimensional knowledge. The TDKM-M proposes principles
and practices of how trans-dimensional knowledge, including indigenous African knowledge
and external knowledge, can be managed in a collective middle ground to produce holistic
understanding. This higher level of understanding can activate intervention into the causes
and consequences of conflict. Innovation of African society could follow, achieving desired
outcomes such as peace, justice, human rights, self-empowerment and innovation towards
transformative growth, competitiveness and negotiate equilibrium with the global
community, and ultimately the revival of Africa. / Political Sciences / D. Litt. et Phil. (Politics)
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The management of knowledge : a model for the African RenaissanceVelthuizen, Andreas Gerhardus 06 1900 (has links)
The study goes beyond knowledge existing in the literature study of the philosophy and
theory of knowledge, knowledge management, African knowledge and the management of
knowledge by African institutions, including the peace and security architecture of Africa, to
reveal a coherent conceptual framework and themes to guide the field research. During the
field studies of specific cases in the Great Lakes region of Africa, principles and practices
emerged that formed a framework for a constructed Trans-dimensional Knowledge
Management Model (TDKM-M) to develop a theoretical model for the management of
knowledge for conflict resolution as the first step towards the revival of Africa. The study
proposes practical solutions for the management of knowledge that would empower decisionmakers
to intervene successfully in conflict situations. Furthermore, the study serves to
expand the knowledge base in the field of trans-disciplinary African studies, transcending the
boundary between political science and epistemology to navigate the middle ground between
disciplines and the space that lies beyond all disciplines and dichotomised thinking towards a
new holistic understanding. A systems approach using MIT (multi-disciplinarity, interdisciplinarity
and trans-disciplinarity) and qualitative research methodology on a transnational
level was followed. The study consists of a literature study and a field study
consisting of a pilot study, semi-structured interviews and participation in communities of
practice to access the worldviews of diverse cultures. An observable knowledge dimension,
consisting of a normative foundation, empirical knowledge domain and analytical knowledge
domain, is identified. Furthermore, a tacit metaphysical knowledge dimension is identified
that is informed by the observable dimension. The two dimensions transacts with each other
to attain a higher level of trans-dimensional knowledge. The TDKM-M proposes principles
and practices of how trans-dimensional knowledge, including indigenous African knowledge
and external knowledge, can be managed in a collective middle ground to produce holistic
understanding. This higher level of understanding can activate intervention into the causes
and consequences of conflict. Innovation of African society could follow, achieving desired
outcomes such as peace, justice, human rights, self-empowerment and innovation towards
transformative growth, competitiveness and negotiate equilibrium with the global
community, and ultimately the revival of Africa. / Political Sciences / D. Litt. et Phil. (Politics)
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Élites dirigeantes, sortie de crise et reconstruction post-conflit dans les États africains de la Région des Grands Lacs.1990-2013 / Governing Elites, end of crisis and post-conflict reconstruction in the African States of the Great Lakes RegionDemba, Guy-Eugène 31 January 2014 (has links)
Depuis plus de deux décennies, un nombre d’Etats africains dits du champ de la Conférence Internationale sur la Région des Grands Lacs sont enlisés dans des conflits armés à la fois intra-étatiques et internationalisés. Du génocide rwandais aux guerres civiles au Congo-Brazzaville, en Angola, en Ouganda, au Burundi, ou encore aux violences politiques armées incessantes en Centrafrique, en passant par la Grande Guerre Africaine en RDC, nombreux et importants sont les mécanismes de résolution de conflits qui ont été expérimentés, de nature aussi bien bilatérale, communautaire, régionale, qu’onusienne. Malheureusement, les concepts de sortie de crise et de reconstruction post-conflit demeurent de vains mots, eu égard aux résurgences et aux prolongements des conflits dans cette Région. Ainsi, en mobilisant l’approche néo-élitiste s’inscrivant dans un dépassement de la réalité empirique, après avoir passé en revue toutes les grandes théories philosophico-politico-sociologiques des élites, défendues par les auteurs classiques comme Wilfredo Pareto, Gaetano Mosca etc., d’un côté, et en recourant à la théorie de Johan Galtung de paix négative versus paix positive, d’autre part, cette étude se propose de mettre en évidence le rôle des élites dirigeantes dans la dynamique de pacification de la Région. Et après avoir défini et déterminé celles-ci, le travail démontre la difficulté de résoudre les conflits due à l’hétérogénéité sociologique caractérisant la Région. Puis, il souligne les mécanismes de l’entretien d’une paix négative par les élites dirigeantes, en interaction avec les autres protagonistes. / For more than two decades, a number of African States within the scope of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region have sunk into both armed intrastate and domestic conflicts. From the Rwandan genocide to civil wars in Congo-Brazzaville, Angola, Uganda, and Burundi, or the constantly armed political violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), through the Great African War in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), numerous and important mechanisms for conflict resolution have been experienced, bilateral, communitarian, regional, as well as Onusian. Unfortunately, the concepts relative to the end of crisis and post-conflict reconstruction still remain empty words, given the revivals and extensions of conflicts in that Region. Thus, by mobilizing the neo-elitist approach which goes the empirical reality, after reviewing all the major elitist philosophical, political and sociological theories defended by the classical authors such as Wilfredo Pareto, Gaetano Mosca, etc. On one hand, and by resorting to Johan Galtung’s theory on negative peace versus positive peace, on the other, this dissertation aims at highlighting the role played by governing Elites in the peace process within the Region. After defining these elites, this monography shows the difficulties of solving conflicts due to the regional sociodemographic heterogeneity. Then, it emphasizes mechanisms for keeping negative peace by the governing Elites, in interaction with other protagonists.
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