This book examines civil society's peacebuilding role in sub-Saharan Africa in the context
of climate change and the pursuit of environmental peace and justice in the Anthropocene.
Five main research themes emerge from its 20 chapters:
· The roles of environmental peacemaking, environmental justice, ecological
education and eco-ethics in helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change
· Peacebuilding by CSOs after violent conflicts, with particular reference toaccountability, reconciliation and healing
· CSO involvement in democratic processes and political transition after violent
conflicts
· Relationships between local CSOs and their foreign funders and the interactions
between CSOs and the African Union's peace and security architecture.
· The particular role of faith-based CSOs
The book underlines the centrality of dialogue to African peacebuilding and the indigenouswisdom and philosophies on which it is based. Such wisdom will be a key resource in
confronting the existential challenges of the Anthropocene.
The book will be a significant resource for researchers, academics and policymakers
concerned with the challenge of climate change, its interactions with armed conflict and the
peacebuilding role of CSOs.
· This pathbreaking book shows why peacebuilding analysis and efforts need to be
urgently re-oriented towards the existential challenges of environmental peace and
justice.
· It explains the emerging conceptual frameworks which are needed for this new role.
· It explains the critical role that CSOs - local and international - will play in
implementing this new peacebuilding approach, with particular reference to sub-
Saharan Africa.
Part I Civil Society Organisations as Key Players in Peacebuilding in the Anthropocene
This book examines civil society's peacebuilding role in sub-Saharan Africa in the context
of climate change and the pursuit of environmental peace and justice in the Anthropocene.
Five main research themes emerge from its 20 chapters:
· The roles of environmental peacemaking, environmental justice, ecological
education and eco-ethics in helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change
· Peacebuilding by CSOs after violent conflicts, with particular reference toaccountability, reconciliation and healing
· CSO involvement in democratic processes and political transition after violent
conflicts
· Relationships between local CSOs and their foreign funders and the interactions
between CSOs and the African Union's peace and security architecture.
· The particular role of faith-based CSOs
The book underlines the centrality of dialogue to African peacebuilding and the indigenouswisdom and philosophies on which it is based. Such wisdom will be a key resource in
confronting the existential challenges of the Anthropocene.
The book will be a significant resource for researchers, academics and policymakers
concerned with the challenge of climate change, its interactions with armed conflict and the
peacebuilding role of CSOs.
· This pathbreaking book shows why peacebuilding analysis and efforts need to be
urgently re-oriented towards the existential challenges of environmental peace and
justice.
· It explains the emerging conceptual frameworks which are needed for this new role.
· It explains the critical role that CSOs - local and international - will play in
implementing this new peacebuilding approach, with particular reference to sub-
Saharan Africa.
Part I Civil Society Organisations as Key Players in Peacebuilding in the Anthropocene
1 General Introduction.- 2 Peace Ecology in the Anthropocene for Africa.- 3 Civil Society, Climate Change, Security Risks Management and Peacebuilding in the Anthropocene.- 4 Faith-based Organisations and Environmental Peace: Impact of Laudato Si’ and Its Relevance in the Anthropocene.- 5 Healing Nature and Creation in the Anthropocene: A Reflection on the Role of Religion.- 6 Empowering Women to Build Peace: A Case Study of Grace to Heal Trust in Lupane District.- 7 Peacebuilding through Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Lessons from Civil Society Organisations in Zimbabwe.- 8 Civil Society and Peacebuilding in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.- 9 Zimbabwe’s National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and Civil Society: Partners in Peacebuilding?.- 10 Civil Society and Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Opportunities, Challenges and Recommendations.- 11 Promoting Democratisation in DR Congo: The Case Study of Act for Transparent and Peaceful Elections.- 12 Civil Society Organisations and School Peace Clubs in South Africa: An Outcome Evaluation.- 13 The Challenges and Opportunities for Civil Society in Peacebuilding: Lessons from the Matabeleland Collective, Zimbabwe.- 14 The Role of Civil Society Participation in Social Cohesion Processes in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.-15 Building the Capacity of Civil Society Organisations in Nonviolent Campaigning: A Case Study from South Sudan.- 16 How Informal Peace Committees Complement Macro-infrastructures for Peace in Zimbabwe.- 17 Protecting and Nurturing Children Born from Rape in South Kivu Communities: A Challenge for Civil Society.- 18 Indigenous Peacebuilding Approaches and the Accountability of Former Child Soldiers: African Case Studies.- 19 Navigating Channels for Civil Society Participation in Conflict Prevention and Peace-Making in the African Peace & Security Architecture.- 20 Centre-periphery Relations Between Civil Society Organisations and External Funding Partners: A Case Study of South Kivu’s Peace and Development Agenda.
Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala (South Africa, DRC) is Assoc. Prof.,
Univ. of Bandundu, DRC & Senior Lecturer, International Centre of
Nonviolence, Durban Univ. of Technology (DUT). He holds Diplomas &
B.A.s in Philosophy, Theology, Mission and in Religious Studies,
M.Phil. from St Augustine College, a conferred M. Tech. in Public
Management, and in 2016, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Management
Sciences (Peacebuilding programme) by DUT. His research interests
comprise child soldiering, restorative justice, transitional
justice, and peacebuilding. Geoff Harris (South Africa,
Australia) is Prof., International Centre for Nonviolence, Durban
University of Technology, where he set up its postgraduate
Peacebuilding Programme. His research interests include
restorative justice, reintegration of prisoners and
demilitarisation. He held posts at La Trobe Univ., Australia
(1969-71), Univ. of Papua New Guinea (1972-78), Lincoln Univ., New
Zealand (1978-80), Univ. ofNew England, Australia (1980-99), Univ.
of Natal and Univ. of KwaZulu-Natal (1999-2011) and at DUT (2012-
), South Africa.
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